Profile:
Highly skilled art director, designer and producer
with 20 years of experience in the Advertising and Publishing industry. Expertise includes art direction, design, marketing, brand management, product
development, and photo/video production. Exceptional technical qualifications with an innate sense of
creativity and strong communication skills in a
multi-team environment.
Education:
University of Kansas: School of Journalism: BSJ
Major: Advertising, Minor: Russian (1991)
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Film Production Summer Program
Disciplines:
• Art Direction
• Graphic Design
• Web Design & Interactive
• Photo & Video Production
• Social Media
• Event Planning
• Photo Prop Styling
• Location Scouting
Software Expertise: Mac & Windows Based:
Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator,
Photoshop, Muse, Acrobat)
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Bluebeam
Some Flash and html
Languages:
English, Russian, some French
Professional Creative Organizations:
AAF
IAGA
Community Involvement & Board Positions:
AAF
BNI
MS Society
MOCSA
Owen Cox Dance
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www.vickyfrenkel.com
ART DIRECTOR DESIGNER PRODUCER
Black & Veatch: 2014 - Present
Senior Graphic Designer
Developed visual solutions for a variety of print, pop and digital projects while maintaining brand guidelines through strong visual identity for an internationally recognized engineering firm.
Vicky Frenkel Studio: 2008 - 2014
Creative Director
Specializing in art direction, graphic design, publishing, marketing, brand manage- ment and production for local companies and national organizations. Logo/Brand Design and Development, Book/Catalog and Package Design, Web/Digital Design, and Social Media, Banner and Promotional Design. Clients include: Simon & Schuster, Hallmark Cards, Bernstein-Rein, Husch Blackwell, Grantham University, Burns & McDonnell, Lee Jeans, Barkley, VML, Bozell, Applebee’s, Houlihan’s, Popeyes, UMKC, Gear for Sports and Peruvian Connection. ADDY Award Winner. Kenny Johnson Photography: 2001 - 2008
Producer, Creative Director, Photo Editor, Studio Manager, and Artist Rep Producer, Creative Director, Photo Editor, Studio Manager, and Artist Rep Oversaw day-to-day creative direction, visual execution of material, operations and business development for a premier commercial photographer. Clients include: Applebee’s, Sprint, Colgate, McDonald’s, Embassy Suites, Lee Jeans, Hallmark Cards, HNTB, The Buckle, IBM, Wal-Mart, American Century Investments, Cerner Corporation, Bayer Corporation, Anheuser-Busch and Radio Shack as well as numerous magazine groups. ADDY Award Winner.
Hallmark Cards, Inc.: 1997 - 2001
Art Director/Designer
Art Director, designer and line planner for greeting card and stationary product. Strategized, conceptualized, and designed entire lines of greeting cards for specific seasons and promotions with a focus on consumer, marketplace and cost management.
Andrews McMeel Universal: 1993 - 1997
Art Director/Designer
Designed, art directed, produced and coordinated in-house and licensed gift and stationary products as well as in-store design. Worked with various clients including Far Side, Frasier, Friends, Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central. Louie Award Winner.
Bagel & Bagel Inc. (Now Einstein Brothers Inc.): 1991 - 1993 Assistant Art Director/Advertising Coordinator
Responsible for design, production and coordination of all promotional and advertising materials, product design and media placement for the brand. Assisted in opening several franchise locations.
VICKY FRENKEL