Marketing Director

Art Director

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Art Director

Brainerd, MN

Experience

Brainerd, MN

May 2008 - Present

Art Director

Adventure Advertising

Spearheading projects ranging from catalogs for international companies to TV spots for regional healthcare clients. I performed in a leadership role directing, concepting & organizing projects, while still getting my hands dirty in the creative and technical executions. I have created unified marketing efforts across multiple mediums utilizing both new and old media, combining generative art with print, social media and augmented reality with direct mail. My creative vision, and a touch of pragmatism, have been key in allowing Adventure Advertising to more then triple in size and expand in to international markets.

Duluth, MN

Aug 2012 - Present

Cheif Marketing Officer, Member

Blacklist Beer

Further pursuing my long term love of craft beer my partner, Brian Schanzenbach, and I founded Blacklist. After managing a successful Kickstarter capital campaign we are currently in production of the Beer + Art Project 2013. Milesotnes have not only includes navigating the challenging regulitory enviroment of the alcohol industry and production but doing so in a manner that injects unpresidented amounts of creativity into the Minnesota craft beer scene.

St Paul

May 2006

President/ Owner

Affect Print & Creative

Harnessing my knowledge and natural entrepreneurial tendency, I have built a client base of over 50 clients, ranging from small non-profits to contracting for larger agencies. I have become a consultant to numerous companies managing overall marketing endeavours and resource allocation. I have brought clear concise direction to otherwise convoluted marketing endeavours by managing strategic, conceptual and logistical elements simultaneously.

White Bear Lake, MN

Aug 2005 - Feb 2007

Marketing & Production Manger

Glyph Printing

My goal upon entering this small printing business was to create a viable, sustainable business. My efforts included rebranding and new client recruitment via marketing and networking. I managed nearly every aspect from marketing to production, perfecting many technical skills along the way. The business proved to be successful and was bought by a local printing conglomerate.

Education

Minneapolis, MN

Aug 2000 - May 2005

Bachelors in Fine Art, Advetising Design

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

As part of a rigorous 4 year program. I have taken classes exclusively in the field of creative and marketing. Surrounded by top industry professionals I have had work studies at numerous prominent agencies including: Fallon, Carmichael Lynch, Olson & Company and Target Corporation. I have been prepared to exceed mere technical accomplishment and expand creative thinking into societal, historical & philosophical terms.

Minneapolis

Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

Mini MBA

St Thomas University

This executive mini MBA program help solidify my knowledge of the business side of advertising. It help expand my ability to function from a strategic perspective and established a broader knowledge base of business practices and theories.

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