Sr. Art Director-Graphic Designer

Senior Art Director-Graphic Designer

Objective:

To bring my creative talents to a dynamic creative environment.

Contact:

** *. ********* *******, **. Prospect, IL 60056

*****@********.***

c. 847-***-****

http://www.creativehotlist.com/dlundahl

Professional Experience:

Educational Publishing Design K-12. Graphic Design. Advertising. P.O.P. Direct Mail. Logo Design. Packaging. Promotional Design. Business to Business. Front End Web Site Design.

BrainWorx Studio, Inc. Chicago, IL

05/06 – 11/09

Senior Graphic Designer

Concept and design developing powerful solutions for covers and interiors for student and teacher editions K­–12 and higher education through all stages of design and production. Prototype design and development. Working with design managers, editors, clients, freelance designers, production, pre press and printers. Managing illustrators and photo research. Extensive knowledge of pre press and printing process.

› Benchmark Education

› Scott Foresman

› McGraw Hill-Glencoe

› Voyager Expanded Learning

Dawne Parrilla Design, Chicago, IL

04/88 – 05/06

Design Director-Art Director Graphic Designer

Responsible for managing my own freelance design studio working off and on site for clients. Lead on all creative aspects of projects from client contact and briefing, brainstorming, design and art direction to presentation of concepts to clients. Creating powerful solutions in a competitive marketplace for advertising campaigns, P.O.P., package design, direct mail and business to business. Managing and hiring freelance designers, art directors, writers, production, illustrators, photographers, food stylists, prop stylists and printers. Art direction on photo shoots and illustrations. New business pitches. Extensive knowledge of buying printing, working with paper houses, pre press and overseeing press checks.

› Rapp Collins Marcoa: First Union Bank, JBC Credit Card,

(New Business pitches for Federal Express, Pratt & Whitney and Hyatt Hotels)

› Gordon Hanrahan Advertising: BestFoods, Sara Lee, Superior Coffee & Tea, Maple Leaf Farms and USA Rice Council

› Hart Martorelli: Baxter Health care—Clintec

› Olson Communications: Quaker Oats, new business pitches

› Bradford Exchange

› Rigby Education

› Sony Electronics

› Emlin Cosmetics

› Adrienne Weiss Corporation

› Andrea Joy

Marstellar Dawson, Johns and Black, Chicago, IL

12/86 – 04/88

Senior Art Director

Art direction and brainstorming, working on a team with creative directors, copywriters and account executives to develop powerful creative solutions for advertising campaigns and television commercials in a fast paced and highly competitive creative environment. Art directed photo shoots, television commercials on location and in studio, hiring photographers, casting models, working with make up artists, prop stylists, retouchers and production.

› Blue Cross and Blue Shield

› Dow Chemicals

› Tribune Entertainment (Geraldo Rivera Show)

› Television commercials for Spiegel Outlet Stores

Sieber and McIntyre, Chicago, IL

04/84 – 12/86

Senior Art Director

Art direction and brainstorming working as a team with copywriters, creative directors and account executives developing powerful creative concepts and solutions for advertising campaigns, direct mail and television commercials.

› Mount Sinai Medical Center advertising campaign and television

commercials

› Dorsey Laboratories

› Marion Laboratories

› Burroughs Welcome

BBDO Advertising, Chicago, IL

04/83 – 04/84

Freelance Art Director In House

Art direction and brainstorming working with copywriters, creative directors, and account executives in a fast paced creative environment developing powerful creative solutions for advertising campaigns. Art direction casting models, props, working with make up artists, art directing photo shoots, hiring photographers, working with photo labs, retouchers, keyliners and final print production.

› WLS TV (Channel 7)

Zechman Advertising, Chicago, IL

04/81 – 06/83

Print Production Manager

W. J. Haughey Advertising, Boston, MA

1/80 – 06/80

Keyliner

Skills

Mac OSX

Adobe CS3: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat

Flight Check

Print Production and Press Checks

Word

Education

The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA

09/77 – 09/80

Bachelor of Arts

Assend Training, Chicago, IL

Advanced Training: Adobe InDesign CS2

06/08

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