Michael DeBiase
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Creative Director / PrincipalJanuary 2004 - Present
San Francisco, CA
Lead and execute effective marketing and brand solutions
Provide creative direction for designers and developers
Design websites, ads and motion graphics from concept to completion
Build and manage client relationships, cost estimates and project durations
Negotiate, hire and manage freelance designers and developers
Host websites and provide support for clients
Senior Design Manager / Global Marketing
November 2009 - September 2012
Marketing Design ManagerNovember 2005 - December 2010
Los Gatos, CA
Design and optimize the user experience for the non-member website
Conceptualize and produce online ads, print ads and other marketing campaigns
Work with engineers to ensure correct implementation of designs
Create motion graphics and 3D animations for TV, film and other presentations
Present new designs and ideas to test qualitative and quantitative
Work with other designers to develop and maintain the Netflix brand
Provide art direction for video and photo shoots
Design creative and provide support for PR events
Negotiate, hire and manage freelance designers
Write and edit copy for marketing communication
Multimedia Designer / MarketingJuly 2001 - July 2005
New York, NY
Design and develop websites, banner ads and emails for Playboy.com
Conceptualize and design print ads for Playboy Magazine
Produce sizzle reels and other video presentations
Work with project mangers on branded and co-branded campaigns
Provide support for Marketing, Sales, Editorial, PR and other departments
Design creative and help produce PR events
Research, negotiate and hire vendors
Intern / Motion Graphic DesignerMay 1997 - August 1999
New York, NY
Design 2D & 3D graphics for post-production
Assist in video production needs for Viz Solutions
Provide technical and visual support
EXPERT SKILLS:
Web & Mobile Design
User Experience
User Interface
Flash
HTML
Actionscript
Javascript
CSS
XML
SEO
Graphic Design
Brand Development
Advertisements
Compositing
Color Correction
Retouching
Motion Graphics
Storyboarding
Video Editing
Compositing
Special Effects
Animation
Audio
Recording
Optimizing
Editing
Other
Aquisition
Online Ads
Email Marketing
Problem Solving
A/B Testing
Quantitative Research
Qualitative Research
Leadership
Management
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
Adobe Creative Suite
After Effects
Dreamweaver
Flash
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Photoshop
Premiere
Soundbooth
Apple
Final Cut Pro
Keynote
Motion
Soundtrack Pro
Microsoft Office
Excel
PowerPoint
Word
Other
Autodesk Maya
QuarkXPress
Operating Systems
Mac
Windows
EDUCATION:
School of Visual Art
New York, NY
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY
AWARDS:
Certificate in Computer Arts
Curriculum Award Certificate
Honors Convocation Certificate
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
National Deans List
LANGUAGES:
English
Italian
MY PORTFOLIO
c 2012 Michael DeBiase. References available upon request.