Senior Art Director / Designer Web & Print Resume

SUMMARY

A detailed driven marketing professional with over 17 years experience in the web, print, and packagingindustries, with a desire to know how everything works and how it affects everything around it. An eye for detail, I am very intrigued when it comes to the organization, management, application of workflow procedures, techniques and how they affect the inner workings of each business.
My easy - going sense of humor has been a defining management style which brings out the best in everyone, instills pride and ownership, and helps everyone do their best work.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Senior Art Director / Designer Web & Print

Responsibilities:

Creative direction from concept through completion of web, print, packaging and branding projects.
UX, concept and Confidential of responsive websites, landing pages and email Confidential .
Experience in working in both Waterfall and Agile Environments.
Assure the quality and craftsmanship of third-party freelancers, photographers and web developers.
Art Direct photoshoots and attend press checks.
Participate in new business opportunities and client presentations.
Acted as the Account Executive and Project Managed many of my own clients projects in the absence of the president of the company.
Mentor both Confidential and project management staff in helping them become more resourceful.
Implemented new departmental processes and procedures in the print, web and I.T. areas of business.
Participate at the leadership level in the EOS Traction entrepreneurial operating system process to achieve greater efficiencies in all aspects of firm's business.

Confidential

Senior Designer / Production Manager

Responsibilities:

Creative development and Confidential in print, packaging and web projects from concept to completion.
Participate in client facing meetings.
Worked closely with our Creative Director and ensuring that the client's vision is on par with final creative.
Art Directed photoshoots, and attended press checks.
Oversaw print production files from designers and made sure they were print ready.
In communication with printers, vendors, photographers and freelance professionals.
Implemented a Confidential, production and project management process for both print and web.
I.T. Support for Mac and PC computers including implementing new servers, raid, wifi and backup. A setup that changed the company's productive output for years to come.

Confidential

Designer / Production Artist

Responsibilities:

Designed for print, packaging and web.
Production Artist on all print and web projects.
Attend creative client meetings, new business pitches, press checks, and meet with print vendors.
Art Direction and supervision of photoshoots.
Provided SEO, keyword and web trend reports.
I.T. Support of server, printers and help desk support for Mac and PC computers.