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Award-Winning Freelance Associate Creative Director: http://www.behance.net/HeatherDanielsDesign

Heather Daniels

Chicago, IL
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    ****ATTN: Please view my Behance Portfolio as I keep that more updated with recent work! ****

    https://www.behance.net/HeatherDanielsDesign Email contact: [email protected] I am currently the owner/ Creative Director at www.LyonsPrints.com a special events design agency

    **Winner 2012 Communication Arts Advertising Annual 53: Self Promotion category.**

    I am a passionate Art Director/ACD/Designer/Entrepreneur and Comedian that puts all of the effort I have into every single project that I touch. I like to challenge myself and the work that I do, and I always try to think outside of the box. I am inspired by music, innovation, movies and fashion. I am a friendly, down to earth person and I prefer to work with same. The agency culture and environment that I work in is just as important to me as the type of work that I get to work on. I like to be inspired not discouraged.

    I have a background in design with experience in: Key Art, Home Entertainment, Direct, Retail, Branding, POS, Package, Web, Promotions/Events, Phone Apps and B2C advertising. I have experience working as an Art Director for LA entertainment advertising agencies such as BLT & Associates and Bemis Balkind. I have also worked for Leo Burnett in Chicago. Some accounts that I have worked on include Warner Bros, Universal Studios and Phillip Morris, USA to name a few. I also was the Owner/Buyer of a high-end designer children's boutique as well as the Owner/Creative Director of a clothing line called Urban Bratz that was distributed to over a few hundred retail locations worldwide .

  • Education
    • Advertising
      The Chicago Portfolio School
      2005 - 2005
    • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Design and Visual Communications, General
      The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
      2001 - 2004
    • Transferred March 2003 Graphic Design
      The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
      2002 - 2003
  • Experience
    • Owner/ Creative Director.
      Lyon's Prints
      Chicago, IL
      Jan 2013 - Present (13 years 5 months)
      Lyon's Prints is run by Award Winning Designer / Creative Director Heather Daniels. Specializing in custom designed invitations and party decor essentials for baby showers, birthdays, weddings and any other special event you may have! We are a one stop shop for all your DIY party, event planning needs! www.Lyonsprints.com
    • Freelance ACD
      Creative Circle
      2012 - Present (14 years)
      I am currently freelancing and available for hire
    • Freelance Associate Creative Director
      Draftfcb
      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Designed promotional print posters and business to consumer forms for Cox Telecommunications
    • Freelance Sr. Art Director
      Commonground Marketing
      May 2012 - May 2012
      Designed lottery tickets for the Illinois lottery and T-shirt designs for the Bacardi account.
    • Owner/ Creative Director
      Urban Bratz, LLC
      Apr 2009 - Apr 2012 (3 years)
      I was the owner and Creative DIrector of Urban Bratz, LLC, a children's clothing line. Urban Bratz is carried in over a few hundred retail locations worldwide including: The United States, The Netherlands, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Canada and the United Kingdom. Urban Bratz has been featured in many publications including Kids LA magazine, Earnshaw's Magazine, Hudson's Magazine and Fox Detroit News
    • Freelance Sr. Art Director
      Cold Open
      Mar 2012 - Mar 2012
      Designed title treatments for a new DIsney movie and print ads for a new television show for Cinemax
    • Freelance Sr. Art DIrector
      MSI ( Marketing Support, Inc.)
      Apr 2012 - 2012 (2 months)
      Concepted, designed and Art Directed holiday gift cards, POS retail displays and a 2012 advertising campaign for the Home Depot account. Campaign consisted of print, web banners, outdoor, in store retail displays ,and a phone app. Also Concepted, designed and Art Directed holiday gift cards for the Tractor Supply Co. account
    • Designer
      BLT & Associates
      Aug 2008 - Nov 2008 (3 months)
      Worked as a Designer on the ABC Television account. Designed the title treatment for TLC's Miss America countdown to the crown TV spot, designed print campaigns for LifeTime Network television shows The Two Mr.Kissels, designed the 2009 invitation for the CNN Heroes event that was distributed to 1000's.
    • Freelance Art Director
      Matli Group
      Aug 2008 - Oct 2008 (2 months)
      Designed retail branding new business campaigns for Best Buy and Warner Bros and designed trade show booths for Hagerty.
    • Freelance Art Director
      RedLane Studioes
      Jul 2008 - Aug 2008 (1 month)
      Designed home entertainment for Sony Pictures
    • Owner and buyer
      Lyon's Den Boutique
      Jun 2007 - Jun 2008 (1 year)
      I was the owner and buyer of a high end designer children's clothing boutique. My duties included staying up to date on children's fashion trends, attending trade shows, meeting with showrooms, placing orders, re-stocking units, product placement, visual store design, advertising, and retail management of staff of 6 people.
    • Art Director
      Leo Burnett
      Feb 2005 - May 2007 (2 years 3 months)
      Designed direct mail and POS for Philip Morris, USA. Worked on print campaign for Oronoco Rum, Diageo brand. Philip Morris brands consisted of Marlboro, Virginia slims, Parliament, Wides and Blend 27. I supervised a team of production designers in the design and development of collateral materials. I supervised and Art Directed photo shoots as well as illustration artists
    • Freelance Designer
      Burrell Communications
      Jan 2005 - Jan 2005
      Designed a leave behind book for Verizon Wireless
    • Art Director
      Bemis Balkind
      Feb 2002 - Dec 2003 (1 year 10 months)
      Art Directed theatrical and home entertainment campaigns for studios such as Newline Cinema, Universal, Warner Bros. Pictures, Dreamworks, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures, Imagine, Touchstone Pictures, DC Comics, Screen Jems, FOX, Regency, MGM, Showtime, FX, Roadshow Pictures.
  • Awards

    Communication Arts 2012 Advertising Annual 53



    PUBLICATIONS:

    Communication Arts Advertising Annual 53

    LogoLounge Master Library Series, Volume 1

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    • Art Direction
    • Creative Direction
    • Graphic Design
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