Multimedia Designer

Frank Albanese

Redding, CT

Phone: 203-***-****

Fax: 815-***-****

E-mail: *****@********.***

Portfolio: www.albanesedesign.com

Linked in: www.linkedin.com/in/albanese

SUMMARY

Senior graphic, web, and multimedia designer with more than 15 years experience designing for the web, print, and video. Self-driven creative marketer and motivated problem solver helps companies articulate their messages and translate them into identity and creative through a wide variety of media. Received company-wide awards for several high-profile projects.

TECHNOLOGY

Adobe Creative Cloud Master Suite

MS Office Suite

CSS3 /HTML5/ActionScript/JavaScript

Photography

Animation

SEO

Mac/Win OS

EXPERIENCE

Designed and created innovative multimedia videos and presentations for DVD, online, PowerPoint, viral marketing, corporate communications, and television on a very limited budget, saved the company up to $10,000 per video and received a Standing Ovation Award.

Created, filmed, and produced website and product demonstration videos for clients such as FYE, Bank of America, American Express, Fryer machine, and 53rd Bank, providing extra value to clients while saving the company $5,000 to $10,000 per video.

Created interactive video greeting cards which allow clients to insert their own photos and copy. Developed promotional videos to market video greetings.

Created a Flash interactive online campaign ordering tool to allow clients to design and order printed marketing materials, saving the company more than $30,000 in external costs.

Redesigned company website so it would be more consistent with company branding, load faster, be easier to navigate, while improving SEO.

Created, designed, and maintained corporate intranets, websites,microsites, small business Wordpress sites, and landing pages thathelped increase user enrollments.

Designed, revised and released email blast marketing efforts that increased customer engagement, incentivized site usage, increased member retention, provided product updates and company news.

Managed conception and layout of internal design projects, including: corporate catalogs, sellsheets, white papers, direct mail marketing campaigns, logo placement, price lists, in-store graphics, packaging,stationary, invitations, advertising layouts, and tradeshow exhibits. Provided original digital photography, video, image manipulation and animation for print, online, PowerPoint presentations, and Webinars.

Created diagrams, infographics, logos and branding for corporate products and services to support messaging initiatives.

Created Flash animations, animated graphics, feedback forms,banner ads, and other interactive artwork.

Worked closely with account executives, product managers, copywriters and VP of Creative Services to oversee and enforce corporate branding across all projects, communications, and maximize online enrollments. Partnered with IT on hosting and infrastructure issues.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Albanese Consulting Group

Creative Director, 2014 to Present

Provide contract Internet services for businesses and organizations to create and implement an Internet presence. Design and maintain Websites, HTML email, graphics, ads, videos and other marketing materials.

Partial client list includes:

Affinion Group

• Fryer Machines

• Lifereel

• Prospectiv

• VJ Associates

• MAZE Labs

• Bridgeport Tool & Stamping

• World’s Fair for Kids

• Prestoframe Inc.

• LBI Research

• Target Research Group

• The Cromwell Group

• Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

• Co-Options The Tie-in Agency

• The International Institute of CT

• Technology Marketing Corp

• SmallTownMommy.com

• Forza 5 fitness

• Pook Diemont & Ohl, Inc.

• Handsonfundraising.com

Affinion Group, Stamford, CT

Senior Multimedia Web Designer, 2007 to 2013

Provided Web design and production of online materials for marketing campaigns and membership websites using HTML, CSS and Flash to design Web pages, landing pages, HTML emails, banners, and Web graphics. Designed and created multimedia videos for internal and external clients.

Waterworks, Danbury, CT

Senior Web/Graphic Designer, 2005 to 2007

Lead designer responsible for developing marketing material for website, intranet, tear sheets, direct mail, email, signage, and advertising.

Aris Global, Stamford, CT, 2002 to 2005

Designed and created graphics and layouts for company website, intranet, signage, printed, and online ads, tradeshow displays, brochures, invitations, CD covers, and other marketing materials.

Greenfield Online, Wilton, CT

Web Design Manager, 2000 to 2001

Managed design and content for one of the top 100 most visited websites at the time greenfieldonline.com, as well greenfield.com.

Enterprise Technology Corporation, Woodbridge, CT

Webmaster/Graphic Designer, 1998 to 2000

Developed and maintained all aspects of company websites: etechnologycorp.com, stocksandmoney.com, mckenziewebster.com

Vallon Inc., CT/NY Region

Internet Business Advisor, 1997 to 1998

Developed new sales territory in the northeast region, addressed and consulted with small businesses to assess their Web site needs, develop an Internet presence and provide training.

Nikon Inc., Melville, NY

Technical Sales Representative, 1989 to 1997

Fulfilled the technical sales needs for photographic and mass market retailers in New England and New York. Performed demonstrations of photographic, digital and video equipment. Designed and executed A/V presentations and training seminars.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Southern Connecticut State University

Major - Graphic Design and Photography

Norwalk Technical College Webmaster courses

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