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Freelance Art Director
Wickliffe, OH
Feb 2013 - Present (13 years 4 months)
Art direction and design for 700+ projects for Lubrizol's Coatings, CPVC Piping Systems, Engineered Polymers (TPU), Personal & Home Care, Life Sciences, Additives & Internal Communications business segments. I collaborate directly with Lubrizol's Senior Art Director, Senior Creative Director and Production Manager in creating high-end, global marketing materials for both web and print. All work is managed under extremely tight deadlines and budgets. The Lubrizol Corporation is a technology-driven company that produces and supplies technologies to customers in the global transportation, industrial and consumer markets.
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Freelance Art Director
Self-Employed
Akron, OH
Jan 2003 - Present (23 years 5 months)
Art direction and design for the following clients:
- Canton Barbell
- Green Chamber of Commerce
- The Lubrizol Corporation
- The Princess Run Foundation
- AKHIA
- JWT Action
- Summer's Fitness 24/7
- Western Reserve Academy
- Strongstyle Gym, Pro MMA Fighter, Brian Rogers
- Avondale Elementary School
- UNIQUE IMAGES, Cleveland/Akron Bridal Magazine Ads and Wedding Albums
- Triad Mortgage Group L.L.C.
- Bike New York, Harlem Valley Rail Ride
- Full election campaign design for Dr. Dixie Benshoff Ludick
- Yokohama Tires
- Emotional Intelligence Institute
- Trumbull County Humane Society
- Youngstown State University Music & Fine Arts Department
- McDonough Museum of Art
- Handcrafted Heirlooms
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Freelance Art Director
Hudson, OH
Jun 2012 - Feb 2013 (8 months)
Art direction and design for clients such as Lubrizol (BlazeMaster, Corzan, TempRite, FlowGuard), GE, AmTrust North America, Smithers Oasis Floral, Kent State University, Dots & Diebold.
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Freelance Art Director
Akron, OH
Nov 2011 - Jul 2012 (8 months)
Art direction and design for the following automotive clients: Goodyear, John Deere, BRP (Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo, Can-Am), NASCAR & Earnhardt. And the following shopper marketing clients: Sherwin Williams, Kimberly-Clark (Scott, Huggies, Goodnites, Depends, Kotex, Poise, Cottonelle, Kleenex, Colgate-Palmolive), Johnson & Johnson (Aveeno, Lubriderm, Ambi), CVS, Costco, Dollar General, Walmart, Target, BJ's, Sam's Club, Food Club, Walgreens, H.H. Gregg, Kmart, Nestle (DiGiorno, California Pizza Kitchen, Jack's, Tombstone, Wonka, Pop Secret, Lean Cuisine, Hot Pockets, Stouffer's, Juicy Juice, Coffee-Mate, Edy's, Toll House, Drumstick), Skinny Cow & March of Dimes.
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Art Director
Paul Schumacher, Schumacher Homes
Canton, OH
Mar 2006 - Nov 2011 (5 years 8 months)
I was responsible for all art direction & design of interior/exterior signage for 30+ Schumacher locations in 14 states. Over a span of six years, I drastically helped to increase sales, leading the company to many prestigious awards, including the "#1 Design Center in America”, presented by the National Association of Homebuilders. My daily duties included, but weren't limited to: managing, hiring creative staff, photographers, printers & installers, art direction, design, creative branding, driving traffic within major markets, increasing sales via social media, print & digital work, preparing work for print, approving proofs & copywriting.
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Graphic Designer/Lead Production Artist
Cleveland, OH
Nov 2004 - Jan 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Design for both creative home and automotive departments for the following clients: Yokohama, Moen, Moen ShowHouse, Glidden, ICI Paints, Therma-Tru, Grubb&Ellis, Sealy Posturepedic, Stearns & Foster, ASW (American Springwire Corporation), Proctor & Gamble, National City Bank, FirstMerit Bank, OfficeMax, SOAR & YPO (Young President’s Organization). I was also the lead production artist responsible for packaging artwork for print, concepting with other designers & clients, archiving artwork, helping direct photo shoots and mocking up art for presentation.