Resumé

DENNIS MARLAIRE
10640 Egret Haven Lane Riverview, Florida 33578
813-777-7806 • dennismarlaire@verizon.net

Brief
Art/creative director with long track record of embracing client goals and developing relevant, targeted and innovative design and marketing solutions. Talented manager, adept at finding solutions and managing internal and external creative teams, keeping work on strategy and on brand, creating business-winning design, specializing in premiums and sales promotion. Production specialist, well versed in printing and production time lines, specifications and management. Areas of expertise include:

• Concept & Creative Development
• Premium & Product Development • Package Design
• Campaign Management • Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Art by Design, Riverview, Florida
Creative Director
My own graphic design and creative development service specializing in logo, brochure, print ad, package design, magazine layout & design, product and concept development.

THE MARKETING STORE, Lombard, Illinois
One of the world’s largest integrated marketing communications companies. Expertise in Promotional Marketing, Brand Design & Activation, Retail Activation, Design & Manufacturing of Consumer Products.

Director of Creative Development, New Business
Integral part in the creative development of all promotional & marketing campaigns for New Business Group which helped secure key McDonald's Happy Meal business and other national accounts. Consistently managed and executed simultaneous creative efforts using both staff and freelance talent. Traveled nationally & internationally presenting creative concepts and campaigns to existing and prospective clients. Influential in starting 3D modeling effort to enhance company’s competitive edge.
Clients: McDonald's, Frito-Lay, Gillette, Target, Kraft, Home Depot, Ohio Arts and Russell Stover.

FRANKEL AND COMPANY, Chicago, Illinois
Frankel & Co. is one of the leading marketing services firms in the United States.

Senior Art Director
Managed projects, concept development and brainstorming sessions through the design of packaging, brochures, premiums, and point-of-purchase material to support McDonald's Happy Meal programs and other clients such as Citibank, Ford Trucks, Kraft, and First Nationwide Bank. Supervised prepress development and press proofing of related promotional and marketing materials.

Computer: Photoshop, Illustrator, Form Z,


EDUCATION

Communication and Design
Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, Illinois

Illustration and Graphic Design
Chicago Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois

Illustration and Graphic Design
American Academy of Art, Chicago, Illinois

Projects by Dennis Marlaire