Art Director

DANIEL CARRIERO

*** **** **** ****, *** Fairfield, CT 06812

203-***-**** • ***********@***.***

PROFILE

Highly creative and multi-talented designer with extensive experience in print and multimedia design. Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills; team player as well as leader with well-developed communication abilities. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations. Passionate creator in the following areas:

Print: Environmental Design, Branding, Trade Show Design, Corporate Identity and Print Collateral

Photography: Retouching, Photo Restoration, Product Photography

Multimedia: Flash Animation, Web Design

Technical Proficiency

Platforms: Mac OS 10 / Windows XP

Applications, Mac/Windows: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Flash and Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress 7.0, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Carriero Design, New Fairfield, Connecticut, 2001-Present

Founder/Designer

Successfully run part-time freelance business, creating various print and multi-media projects. Clients include: BreakThru Family Fitness, Data Guard Storage, Fun4Kids Arcade, TJ Interior Designs, Healthful Directions, Professional Auditing Services and Scarsdale Improvement Corporation.

UST, Inc., Stamford, CT 2003-Current

Art Director

Supervise and motivate creative staff ensuring superior design standards are met on time and within budget.

Key Achievements: Branded new headquarters building including designs for 16 branding walls and 10 conference rooms. Designed the US Smokeless Tobacco 2k sq. ft.

presence at the National Association of Convenience Store Conference. Designed Flash training presentation for 7-11 convenience stores. Designed UST’s corporate brochure, 2004 and 2007.

Mechtronics, White Plains, New York 2002-2003

Graphic Design Manager

Responsible for design of 2-D graphics on various Point of Purchase (P.O.P) displays. Work as a liaison between client and engineering department to assure graphics adhere appropriately on displays. Keep in direct contact with vendors to assure deadlines are met and within budget.

Key Achievements: Redesign companies corporate identity. Designed display graphics for Ralph Lauren display used in Home Depot.

Channell Communications, Inc., New York, NY 1995-2001

Art Director

Successfully managed a team of 6 graphic designers and coordinated projects from concept through completion for Merrill Lynch, CBS Radio, BMG music and Schwab Capital Markets. Worked closely with clients to create vision and conceive designs. Effectively motivated and directed design and production teams to ensure the clients objectives are met on time and within budget. Coordinated freelance designers, consultants and vendors to meet all project requirements. Created and conducted sales and marketing presentations. Conducted interviews for perspective new graphic designers and prepared performance evaluations for current designers. Oversee production schedule and budgets. Responsible for managing multiple concurrent projects is different stages.

Key Achievements: Managed and designed all print material for Merrill Lynch’s National Client Conference.

Created collateral material for Merrill Lynch’s sponsorship of the 1996, 1998 and 2000 Olympics.

Provided proposal layout and design for million-dollar corporate contracts under extremely tight deadlines.

Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY 2002-present

Adjunct Instructor

Responsible for instruction of college level students in Adobe Illustrator & Adobe Photoshop. Create & implement course of study. Encourage creativity through weekly assignments and inspire students during group critiques.

Connecticut Institute of Art, Greenwich, CT 1995-2001

Adjunct Instructor

Instruction of college level students in QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash and Multi-level Design Curriculum. Created & implemented new class curriculum which gave students a real life experience working directly with clients.

EDUCATION:

State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY, – Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, 1990

Connecticut Institute of Art, Greenwich, CT Web Design/HTML, 1999

Portfolio and references furnished upon request.

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