Art Director

EXPERIENCE

Art Director _LUNCHBOX, L. P.| Culver City, CA | 6.08 - PRESENT

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Promoted within six weeks of hire

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES | Coordinated with creative director to ensure consistency with brand guidelines and strategic parameters | Developed and framed creative concepts with creative director through hands-on design work, brainstorming, storyboarding and wire framing | Created innovative solutions to meet clients’ marketing objectives |Experienced communicating with and managing studio mechanical artists and vendors | Managed designers as part of a team | Oversaw programs from concepts to completion

Art Director _Circle One Marketing, LLC East Norwalk, CT | 6.05 – 3.08

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS | Created the Duracell Power of Portability promotional website which was so well received that it is used as the example for all P&G promotional websites | Turned a Sunoco packaging redesign into a national rebranding initiative for the Sunoco APlus sub-brand | Only Circle One art director with work entered in the One Show | Promoted within a year

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES | Lead creative on Sunoco, Tastykake, and Kobrand, with work in traditional advertising, promotions, online and in-store | Extensive client interaction beyond and including presentation of creative | Responsible for developing and evolving brand look and feel | Part of cross-client agency brainstorming team tasked with big idea generation for all agency clients | Experienced communicating with and managing studio mechanical artists and vendors | Responsible for managing and mentoring junior art directors as part of a team | Strong concepting skills applied to marketing strategy and tactics as well as to creative layouts | Manage photo shoots, interactive development and radio recording sessions

Silver Creative Group South Norwalk, CT | Summer 2005 | Freelance designer

Responsibilities included: Updating United Rentals branding system with new logo | Designed Silver Creative Group’s summer promotional piece | Assisted with mock-up production for several national campaigns | Prepared final products for production | Coordinated specific production requirements with out-of-house printing companies

Coleman Brandworx, Inc New York, NY | Summer 2004 | Intern Designer

Internship with leading brand design firm, working with Senior Designers on multiple national accounts. Assignments and responsibilities included: Brainstorming and idea generation on selected campaigns | Concept design of promotional materials including Special plate associated with Splenda’s celebration of new product launch and direct mail pieces for Tylenol and Pillsbury

MANAGERIAL SKILLS

Excellent time manager | Strong background in conceptual research and development | Highly capable under pressure | Articulate communicator | Skilled in concept brainstorming and idea generation | Computer expert in systems management, installation, troubleshooting, and training | Adept at quickly becoming proficient using new software and hardware

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Illustrator CS3

Adobe InDesign CS3

Adobe Flash CS3

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3

Adobe Acrobat Platform CS3

Adobe Bridge CS3

Print Production Specifications

SiteGrinder Pro

EDUCATION

Syracuse University | BFA with a concentration in Communications Design, 2005

Dean’s list | Chancellor’s Scholarship

Studied at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. Summer 2002

Studied with the Syracuse University London Design Program Fall 2004 | Assisted with formation of pilot London abroad program

ORGANIZATIONS

New York Chapter of the AIGA

Member of the Art Director’s Club of New York City

Sister of the Pi Chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma, a social, academic, and philanthropic woman’s fraternity

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