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Creative/Art director Resume
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| Desired Industry: Advertising |
SpiderID: 19668 |
| Desired Job Location: Tampa, Florida |
Date Posted: 3/5/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: Now |
| Desired Wage: Nego |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 50-75% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Other |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
Executive Summary:
- Extensive GM experience as well as other Fortune 500 Companies
- Created fully integrated campaigns with Digital, CRM, National and Regional teams
- Managed the creative department by project planning, staffing, evaluation and mentoring creative
- International experience
- Create brand-on, strategy-on, compelling, award winning creative work
- Managed client relations, expectations and objectives as creative lead
Experience:
Employment History:
JWT (Team Detroit)
Dearborn, MI
05/2006 – 10/2007
Creative Director
- Developed concepts/designs that were used for web
- Took strategies and created a digital environment
- Managed projects on tight timelines
- Built and led creative teams in building brand superiority
- Worked with planning to focus test campaigns and to develop creative briefs
- Took creative lead for specific business (Commercial Truck and Fleet)
- Presented creative work to client LMG meetings
- Helped pitch and win new business
- Launched 4 car/truck lines both traditionally and digitally
- Clients include: Ford
Leo Burnett (Detroit)
Troy, MI
08/2002 - 03/2006
SVP Group Creative Director
- Worked as the creative lead and manager of creative teams on The Cadillac account
- Directed all phases of creative work for Cadillac from concept through production
- Assisted in the management of the creative department by project planning, determining
Staffing, evaluation and coaching of creative staff
- Maintained a consistent creative quality of award-winning work
- Increased sales for Cadillac year over year for the four years I ran the department
- Helped Cadillac surpass Lincoln, Mercedes, and BMW to take the number 2 spot
- Cadillac's Dealer Advisory Board (that I helped form) was the benchmark at GM
- The work received major accolades and numerous awards
- Personally dealt with every level client on a day to day basis
- Won a New York Film Festival Award, The “D” Award and Short-listed at Cannes
- Clients include: Cadillac
Doner Advertising
Southfield, MI
01/1995 - 08/2002
Creative Director
- Personally generated award-winning creative that made Mazda and other clients stand
out in the market place
- Ran Mazda Canada for 3 years helping it surpass all sales quotas
- Built and led creative teams in building brand superiority for each client
- Helped ensure creative scope, schedule and budget are accurate.
- Developed and executed account strategies with account and planning
- Met and exceeded account goals set by the account supervisor’s lead
- Ran Greater Michigan, Texas, New England and Pittsburgh Ford dealer business
- Instrumental in helping pitch and win numerous new business assignments
- Won Partnership For Humanity Award (Michigan Humane Society)
- Clients include: Iams Pet Food, Ford, Lazy Boy Furniture, Mazda, Canadian Tire,
Royal Ontario Museum, Fuji Film, Arbys, BlockBuster Video, Michigan Humane
Society, PNC Bank, Eckerd Drugs
Paradigm Communications
Tampa, FL
08/1993 - 01/1995
Senior Art Director
- Interacted regularly with other agency departments to complete assigned projects
- Presented to the client as determined by supervisor
- Followed projects throughout all stages of production
- Solid understanding of client deliverables and the ability to take responsibility for them
- Prepared layouts on my own for completion of the assigned task
- Worked with outside suppliers (photographers, illustrators, directors) as required for
completion of work
- Assisted in winning new business
- Won Right Brain Award
- Clients include: Tampa Lightning Hockey, GTE Mobilnet, Cuesta Rey Cigars,
Florida Yellow Pages
Chiat Day
Venice Beach, CA
10/1992 - 08/1993
Senior Art Director
- Took lead on getting work finalized from concept through production
- Launched several Nissan’s including the Altima with enormous success
- Represented my own creative work to the client
- Prepared all layouts on my own for completion of the assigned task
- Worked with outside suppliers (photographers, illustrators, directors) as required for
completion of work
- Traveled throughout the states presenting Nissan’s latest creative work to the LMG’s
- Worked under Lee Clow
- Clients include: Nissan
Chiat Day
Manhattan, NY
11/1990 - 10/1992
Art Director
- Presented my own creative work to clients like Reebok, American Express and Nissan
- Solid understanding of client’s brand and the ability to take responsibility for it
- Prepared my own layouts for completion just short of mechanical stage
- Worked with outside suppliers (photographers, illustrators, directors)
- Followed projects throughout all stages of production
- Interacted with other agency departments as needed for completion of assigned projects
- Assisted key players at agency in securing new business
- Fluent in most Mac programs including: Photoshop, Quark, Indesign and Illustrator
- Presented creative work daily to advertising legends Jay Chiat and Tom McElligott
- Won several Addy’s
- Clients include: Reebok, Nynex Yellow Pages, Shearson Lehman, American Express,
Nissan
Falghren Martin
Tampa, FL
11/1989 - 11/1990
Art Director
- Learned to present work to clients
- Learned the intricacies of the client’s brand and how to take responsibility for it
- Started working with outside suppliers (photographers, illustrators, directors)
- Followed projects throughout all stages of production
- Helped pitch new business
- Became fluent in most Mac programs including: Photoshop, Quark, and Illustrator
- Won Scholastic Achievement Award
- Clients include: McDonalds, Marriott Resorts, Tampa Port Authority, Tampa Bay
Performing Arts Center, Jewel Grocery, Regional Cadillac
Education:
Professional Degree
Major: Advertising Design
Portfolio Center for Advertising Design
GA
Major: Business/Graphic Design
Western Michigan University
MI
Associates Degree
Major: Art/Art History
Mott Community College
MI
Skills:
- Experience working with brands at both a regional and national level
- In depth expertise in developing creative solutions for a wide range of clients, across
a broad range of media including: Advertising, Brand Building, Digital and CRM
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills that foster and develop existing and
new client relationships
- Solid Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Quark skills.
Additional Information:
Awards:
-New York Film Festival Award, Detroit Caddy Award, Right Brain Award, Addy Award, The “D” Award, Partnership for humanity, Scholastic Achievement Award, Short Listed at Cannes (France)
Reference:
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