Coroflot

Resume

Steven Ray
steve@styletank.com
214 415 0725
4518 Capitol Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204



WORK HISTORY:


TONI&GUY USA / TIGI Lineá
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2.03 - Present
Interactive Director : Brand Manager

Art direction: Consult team and give artistic direction & feedback.

Work directly with designers, PR director, and production artists. Responsible for international advertising, photo shoot direction, salon & academy brochures and materials such as promotional materials, flyers, posters, POP materials, and bus & vehicle artwork. In-house photographer. Also responsible for all branding, ensuring proper usage of all brand assets such as logos, colors, and look and feel of any pieces created in and out of house.

Interactive Direction: Concept visual, structure, SEO and usability.

Work with backend coders and other interactive consultants. Responsible for North American Salon and Academy websites and email marketing. Maintain content, news, Google PPC & Anylitics. Work with consumer and trade websites for banner and content specs.

http://www.toniguy.com


Quill Advertising
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9.00 – 2.03
Graphic Designer : Web Designer

Responsible for concept, design, and art direction of multiple projects, including advertisements, brochures, direct mail pieces, stationary suites, logos and outdoor advertising as well as all flash projects, web sites and micro sites. Responsible for web development from concept to completion, ensuring intriguing navigation while maintaining user-friendly appeal.


Creative Type
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1.00 - 5.00
Production Artist : Designer

Film, Blue lines, Gel Color proofs, Stationary Design



AWARDS & NOTABLE PROJECTS:


Photography
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4/05 - Shoot for LA fashion designer Deborah Lindquist

1/05 - International Association of Blacks in Dance
2005 Conference in Los Angeles, California


Interactive
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7/05 - Anchor Screen Printing:
http://www.anchorscreenprinting.com

1/03 - Photographer Brian Guilliaux:
http://www.brianguilliaux.com

10/02 - TITAS: http://www.titas.org

11/02 - Belo International: CD ROM: Flash - Actionscripting

11/01 - NOUN: http://www.noun.ws -
Collaboration project, art & music.


Advertising
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11/02 - 2/03 - National Advertising Concept Development
TIGI International ( BED HEAD )


Awards
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2003 - Regional ADDY: Gold
Rough Magazine

2003 - Dallas ADDY: Gold
( Flash Intro ) - www.Q3approach.com

2005 - 11th Annual Photographic Awards Category Winner



EDUCATION:
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The Art Institute of Dallas - March 2000
Associate of Applied Arts Visual Communications
Full academic scholarship

2006 - Advanced Photoshop Training Camp with Jack Davis

2002 - Creative Training Dept. - Advanced Flash Certification



TECHNICAL:
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CS2
QuarkXPress + Stylesheets
Flash + ActionScript
Dreamweaver + JavaScript & CSS (minimal PHP & ASP)
Digital Studio Photography