Art Director

David Neil

Multimedia Designer, Illustrator, Animator, Developer

**** **** **** *****, ***********, Virginia 22151 | 703-***-**** | email: *******@*****.***

Portfolio: www.davidneil.net

SUMMARY Senior level creative with over twenty years experience managing, designing, illustrating, animating, and developing in digital media. Team leader responsible for direction and implementation of deliverables for online education, news and information sites, and television. Excellent communicator with strong leadership and organizational skills, problem solving abilities, and process improvement strategies. Experienced with a variety of soft¬ware applications including Adobe CS5 multimedia applications, Flash, ActionScript, and 3D.

EXPERIENCE ADAYANA GOVERNMENT GROUP | Falls Church, VA | July 2010–Present

Adayana serves government and private sector eLearning.

Art Director, Government eLearning

• Art Director for government courseware and immersive learning products.

• Manage team, train and mentor, ensure quality compliance, develop templates and best practices. Identify operational deficiencies and propose enterprise solutions.

K12., INC. | Herndon, VA | Jan. 2008–July 2010

K12, Inc. is a leader in online public and private education.

Lead Designer, Flash Illustrator / Animator, k12 Product Development

• Lead designer for online primary and secondary education interactive courses.

• Lead team, train and mentor team members, ensure quality compliance, develop standards and best practices. Continual process improvement and operational efficiency.

GANNETT CO., INC. | McLean, VA | Jan. 2006–Jan. 2008

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and digital information company.

Senior Designer, Multimedia, Gannett Market Development

• Lead artist developing online media for websites, marketing initiatives,

and digital products.

• Develop new products and processes, manage and mentor junior artists, ensure quality standards and production efficiency.

USA TODAY | McLean, VA | May 2000-December 2005

USA TODAY, is a leading online news site, and the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper.

Senior Designer, Broadcast / Web Animator, USA TODAY.com

• Lead artist developing broadcast animations supporting USA TODAY Live daily newscasts,

national television affiliates, cable partners, and USA TODAY.com.

• Lead artist on special projects developing multimedia graphics, videos, and animations for

USA TODAY.com.

USA TODAY | Arlington, VA | December 1995-May 2000

USA TODAY, is a leading online news site, and the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper.

Senior Designer, USA TODAY Promotions

• Senior artist on a variety of marketing and promotional products supporting the USA TODAY brand, and large advertisers. Lead training initiatives, and recommend capital purchases.

EDUCATION George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | Fall 2007

Web Designer/Developer Certificate, 150 hours of applied professional training and certification.

Northern Virginia Community College | Alexandria, VA | Fall 2006

Associate in Applied Science Degree, Communication Design 3.4 GPA, Magna Cum Laude.

Gaston College | Dallas, NC | Fall 1981–Summer 1983

Completed two years of curriculum towards a Bachelors in Fine Art

TECHNICAL Software and Development

• Proficient using Adobe CS5 Suite of multimedia applications, Flash, After Effects, and ActionScript 2.0 / 3.0. Proficient with NTSC, Flash, Quicktime, and Windows video formats. In addition: Strata 3D, Microsoft Office 2007, Macintosh OSX and Windows XP.

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