Senior Designer
Resume:
Brian Bradway
Creative
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brianbradwayportfolio.myportfolio.com
A highly diverse and results-driven creative leader with vast marketing, management, strategic planning, and leadership skills. With over 15 years of professional experience as a designer, illustrator, and video editor, I create visual communications that excite and compel.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
• Contractor Senior Designer, AQUENT 2018 - Current
• Client 1: HD SUPPLY
• Created over 50 impactful videos and animations.
• Met client objectives, leveraging expertise in typography, iconography, color theory, and design.
• Produced 30+ custom illustrations and 3D graphic elements.
• Client 2: WATERBOX AQUARIUMS
• Edited multiple videos and animations for bi-weekly live YouTube shows.
• Produced 2 live shows per week using a TriCaster TCI.
• Delivered photoreal images and animations with KeyShot and Photoshop weekly.
• Created custom illustrations and vector graphic elements.
• Built custom emails several times weekly using Klavio.
• Senior Art Director Creative Department Manager, Desidara Marketing 2010 - 2018
• Led an award-winning Creative Team of 15 designers, copywriters, and web developers.
• Hired, trained, and directed staff members, developing designs and preparing layouts for production.
• Led Creative, Digital, and Social teams to boost new hires by 250% for American transport company, KEENAN TRUCKING.
• Managed complex design projects from conception through final editing.
• Assisted team with illustration, design, and multimedia skills.
• Creative Director, Bradway Creative - 2007 - 2010
• Developed graphics and marketing assets for We’re Rolling Pretzel Shop, increasing brand awareness by 57%.
• Standardized creative design processes by developing and enforcing best practices.
• Created 3D models, illustrations, and animations for Timken Steel and the Pro Football Hall of Fame stadium.
• Re-imagined the Christmas book for Christopher Pop-In-Kins, increasing sales by 750% in its first season.
• Associate Creative Director, Innis Maggiore Group 1997 - 2006
• Executed brand vision and messages through creative direction with brands such as Nancy Lopez Golf, MSN, and Louisiana Pacific.
• Saved our agency approximately $200,000 per year with diverse skill set. No need to hire additional talent.
• Earned over 30 Gold and Silver Addy awards.
• Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): Visual Communication
Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA, Dec 1996
• Skills
• Creative Management
• Communication
• Color Theory
• Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro
• Illustration
• Design
• Motion Graphics
• 3D Design
• SKILLS:
Creative Management, Communication, Hard Working, Easy to Work With, Collaborative Results, Color Theory, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Video Editing, Sound Design, Multimedia, Premiere Pro, Traditional and Digital Illustration, Design, Motion Graphics, 3D Design, Final Cut Pro, Premirer, Project Management, Photography, Vector Graphics, Creative Concepts, Sketch, Paint, Adaptability, Leadership and Team Development, Planning Visual Sensability, Composition,Documentation, Articulation, Editorial, Graphic Design, Exploration, Animation. https://brianbradwayportfolio.myportfolio.com/work in reference to: Brian Bradway
Letters of recommendation
To the hiring manager:
Trying to encapsulate Brian Bradway’s depth and breadth of talent in a few paragraphs is a tall order. If I write that he can do it all, you might think I’m being trite or hyperbolic. But I’m serious, when it comes to visual art, the man can literally do it all. He’s a free-hand illustrator, a computer-aided 3-D modeler (he can create entire worlds with that thing), a cartoonist, an animated filmmaker, a motion graphics whiz, and, oh yeah, an award- winning, creative-director level graphic designer. The man thinks visually, all the time. In creative meetings, while other people might be taking notes, he’s sketching on his beloved graph paper. Graphic design is just how he interfaces with the world. Then he has the rare gift of being able to communicate with people across disciplines, making him the ultimate team player.
I’ve seen 10 people dump a mess of opinions in his lap, and he comes back a few hours later with a half-dozen fully realized concepts that make of sense of it all. I’ve seen him do it more than once, too.
Did you know he’s a children’s book illustrator? That he won a nationwide contest to design a T- shirt for Hall of Fame rock legends KISS? This stuff just doesn’t happen to regular people. Do you want to immediately strengthen your design team? Give it a solid anchor while keeping it shooting for the heavens? Turn out jaw-dropping work with none of the drama often associated with creative types?
Then the next move is yours. Hire Brian Bradway.
Sincerely,
Daryl R. Dirham
Director of Writing Services
Cunningham Baron, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Brian Bradway, as he seeks employment with a new company. Brian has led the art department at DESIDARA for many years. In his role, Brian displayed incredible artistic ability, authentic people skills, and a willingness to adapt to changing digital strategy. I’ve been privileged to work with Brian for the last 18 months.
Here’s what Brian brings to your organization:
1. Leadership: It is no easy task to manage a team of creative artists. Brian did so with grace, poise and a culture of accountability, eliminating any sense of ego among the group (a rare feat among artists!). 2. Expertise: With 25 years of experience in design, Brian can tackle nearly any creative project - from logo development to 3D modeling to custom videos. Having spent many years at a Fortune 500 company, I’ve seen the work of global marketing rms. Brian creates compelling, world-class content that is on par with those rms. 3. Vision: Brian sees beyond present circumstances. Because of his cutting-edge ideas and understanding of the changing digital landscape, he was chosen to spearhead a newly-created innovation team - made up entirely of young, social media minds. Throughout, Brian identi ed unique ways to grab the attention of consumers in a variety of industries - from large trucking companies to local nonpro ts. Above all else, Brian is a genuinely kind person, who builds sincere relationships with those around him. I’d welcome the opportunity to share more about Brian’s positive in uence in the workplace and can be reached at 330-***-****. Choose Brian. You’ll be glad you did.
Sincerely,
Colin Neidert
Chief Operating O cer
DESIDARA
June 6, 2018
July 2018
To whom it may concern:
Brian Bradway is an asset.
Brian is an atypical creative director. He marries creativity with common sense. The result? Wildly artistic expressions of concepts that can be captured, understood and acted upon. During his many years at my firm, I’ve watched Brian storytell through static images, motion graphics, video and 3D illustrations. He’ll tell you from the start: “Message drives creative.” As a writer, it’s been a joy to craft a message and watch Brian transform it into something that grabs the attention of the audience. His ingenuity recently helped my firm reinvent a local Salvation Army chapter that is anything but red-kettle focused. His designs moved grown men to tears during our pitch session. His talent should get him in your door. His character will keep him there.Brian is trustworthy, reliable and composed. He leads by example and through calm instruction. He manages change in stride. He builds camaraderie - with coworkers and clients.
In short: Hire him. Brian Bradway will make your organization stronger. If you’d like additional information, contact me at 330-***-****. Best regards,
Sue Grabowski
CEO
10689 CLEVELAND AVENUE N.W. UNIONTOWN, OHIO 44685 330-***-**** DESIDARA.COM
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