DAN BRILL

CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL

WORK eXPERIENCE

Education

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Freelance: GREY

Midwest, Barefoot

Proximity, Tremor,

Department 26,

Salesforce and

others...

Brill Creative, llc

Digital Marketing

& Design

Cincinnati (Central)

Academy of Design

Creative professional with 22 years of extensive advertising and marketing experience leading and supporting teams from concept to development in both print and digital formats.

Proactive, confident, creative problem solver with an effective ability to communicate with diverse audiences, including creative, technology, executive and corporate teams.

Experience in roles as both creative director and graphic designer enhances my ability to lead a top agency in its goal to provide outstanding design and implementation as well as customer service. Creative JOAT

Since stepping away from HyperDrive in 2018 I began working with my own diverse client roster once again, developing successful integrated digital ecosystems for regional, national and global brands such as: Dewey’s Pizza, Busken Bakery, Wild Eggs, Anthem BCBS, LEBO Art Miami, Gorilla Glue, O’Keeffe’s Skincare and Mike Albert Fleet.

Associate of Arts

Premier school for advertising & commercial art.

Entrepreneur/Business Owner

Successfully managed all aspects of Brill Creative for eight years, providing a wide range of print and digital deliverables for local start-ups as well as Fortune 500 brands; acquired by HyperDrive in 2015

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https://danbrill.myportfolio.com/

Skills

Proficiency in Adobe CC/Mac

Keen understanding of digital

marketing and data-driven

strategies

Concept and ideation relevant to

current trends, process

and workflow

Creative messaging and client

partnering to develop brand vision

Contract drafting/review/

negotiation

Vendor and talent collaboration

and management

HONORS

AMA Pinnacle Award Finalist –

Best Integrated Marketing

Campaign June 2017

Presented by: Cincinnati American

Marketing Association (AMA)

HONORS

INTERESTS

SOCIAL CAUSES

AMA Pinnacle Award Finalist –

Best Marketing Effectiveness

Campaign April 2017

Presented by: Cincinnati American

Marketing Association (AMA)

Communicator Award –

Best Integrated Marketing

Campaign May 2010

Presented by: The Communicator Awards

Martial arts

Cross-Fit

Travel & hiking

Live music

Skiing

Tennis

Stained glass

Technology

Art, in general

Veteran’s PATH

Transitions Global (Hope for Justice)

Arthritis Foundation

Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition

Transitions, Inc. Recovery Centers

Gateway Community Outreach

Madeira Farmers Market

WORK experience

2018-Current

Freelance: GREY

Midwest, Barefoot

Proximity, Tremor,

Department 26,

Salesforcce and

others...

2015-2018

HyperDrive

Interactive

2007-2015

Brill Creative, llc

2003-2007

U.S. Bank

Corporate

Marketing

I often partner with other agencies covering roles from creative direction, art direction, design and production for their client rosters. Agencies such as: GREY Midwest (Rockfish, VML, Possible), Barefoot Proximity, Tremor, and Department26. The work spans UI/UX, integrated print & digital ecosystems, enterprise level email marketing, advertising concepts, TV spots and storyboards, Amazon EDC, landing pages and display advertising

Art Director & New Business Development

> Delivered solid creative services for HyperDrive Interactive, a leading data-driven digital agency serving various industries

> Managed all areas of creative direction for key clients such as U.S. Bank, LaRosa’s, Tyson Foods, Sysco, Dreamfields Pasta, Montgomery Inn and CincyFavs

> Collaborated and strategized with project managers, developers, creatives and agency partners to deliver effective messaging in line with clients’ return goals

> Succeeded in bringing new business to the agency

> Sourced talent for photo and video shoots as well as managed freelance partners

Founder and Creative Director

> Founded Brill Creative, a branding and design agency offering a full suite of creative services ranging from concept to deliverables

> Managed all areas relevant to owning a business for eight profitable years, including accounting, new business development, strategizing with clients, idea generation and producing campaigns that effectively delivered the clients’ objectives

> Acquired projects with a dedicated team of top contract talent for brands such as Fifth Third Bank, U.S. Bank, Macy’s, Cincinnati Bell, Transitions Inc. Recovery Centers, Hope for Justice and AAA Allied Group, Inc.

Graphic Designer

> Served the in-house art department for the U.S. Bank marketing team as a graphic designer

> Collaborated with the art department to support marketing tools and materials used company-wide in more than 2,400 branches nationwide

> Developed national advertising campaigns, a mobile branch, environmental space design for U.S. Bank-affiliated arenas, numerous ads, brochures, flyers, direct mail campaigns, posters, promotional items and more

> Participated in U.S. Bank’s rebranding which served as valuable marketing experience

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