Graphic Web Design

Richard G. Email: *.**.*****@*****.*** Phone: 631-***-****

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in advertising/marketing that utilizes my advanced skills of graphic design, web development, animation, sound engineering and photography.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• After Effects CS4 • Fireworks CS4 • 3D Max

• Photoshop CS4 • HTML, CSS, PHP • Premier CS4

• Illustrator CS4 • MySQL, SQL • Flash CS4

• In Design CS4 • Flex Builder 3 • Fluent PC/Mac Platforms

• Dreamweaver CS4 • ColdFusion • Word, Excel, Power Point

EDUCATION

Studio Arts Center International Academy of Art College

Florence, Italy San Francisco, CA

MFA- Graphic Design BFA- Visual Communication

EXPERIENCE

Production/Creative Director (October 2009– Present) CBC Media/Advertising Firm, Islandia, NY

- Development in Web content, Commercials, media spots, news releases, data sheets,

collateral, white papers, catalogs, newsletters, direct marketing, packaging.

- Web analytics, performance and relevance, SEO and Google Analytics

- Managed the staff including Designers, production artists and writers

- Lead the content creation and development processes

- Ensure that the program scope and measurable success criteria have been defined

- Collaborated with business owners/stakeholders & write/analyze business needs &

requirements to translate to product/application functional specification document.

- Exercise cost effective procedures

- Conduct research, data compilation and analysis

- Personally create mechanical creative

- Participate in presentations

Web Developer (July 2009 – October 2009) Ambassador Bookstores, Farmingdale, NY

- Redeveloped the international portal for the Ambassador Bookstores community.

- Maintained merchandise Data Base for over 300 Universities

- Updated images, animated movies and copy for client websites.

- Designed and implemented a Web based application for an online report constructed to

reassign books to other students. Developed with Flex , MySQL 4 and WCF.

Art Director (July 2004 – July 2009) Sotheby’s International Realty Advertising Agency, Huntington, NY

- E Marketing and SEO Optimization

- Outdoor Media & Signage

- Public Relations, Branding & Advertising International/National

- Directed Photo Shoots for Luxury Homes

- Maintained an extensive international/national network of business contacts

- Developed International/National brand positioning for important company product lines

- Magazine, Brochures, Direct Mail, Pamphlets, Newsletters etc.

- Advanced Print Production Skills

- Corporate Copy and Tag Line Development

- Trained in-house staff to determine the desired appearance for training materials

Art Director (April 2004- June 2004) Superior Promos, Brooklyn, NY

Created, touched-up and color corrected low and high resolution logos for mass

production of marketing materials. Scheduled & managed art work, offset & web printers,

freight companies &mailing houses to insure on-time delivery.

Graphic Designer (January 2004 - April 2004) Paolo Bulletti Design Bureau, Florence, Italy

Conceived and designed an environmental park layout for the city of Florence in honor of

the Italian motor company FIAT including park signage and architectural concepts.

Selected to create numerous art exhibition invitations for mass distribution designed full color tri-fold brochures for local business owners

Graphic Designer (October 2003 - December 2003) Model T Advertising, Florence Italy

Worked in collaboration with creative team to develop a corporate identity for the

National Library Association I Tuscany. Work included: marketing research in

demographics, creating copyright and art direction as well as presentation of conceived

marketing campaign to board members.

Graphic Designer (May 2003 - August 2003) American Kennel Club, San Francisco, CA

Designer and coordinator of the 2004 Irish Terrier Calendar for National Distribution.

Directed photo shoots.

Marketing & Design (June 1995 - August 2003) Soccer & Sport Shop, Walnut Creek, CA

Created marketing materials, brochures, letterheads etc. Owned and Operated store

with staff of 4 and a $500,000 sales inventory.

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