Antonio Williams

Art Direction — Raleigh, NC

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Proven ability to plan/execute strategic resolutions to customer concerns. Accustomed to taking full responsibility for the complete delivery of a project. Hands on experience working with large-scale corporate clients and managing large budgets. Able to think calmly and act rationally in crisis situations with multitask skills. Business-oriented leader equipped with over 12 years of experience overseeing successful marketing and advertising operations.

Experience:
10+ years
Education:
School of Visual Arts

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Antonio P. Williams
6029 Quitman Trail Raleigh, NC 27610
Home: (919) 229-4593 E-mail: tonywill7191@bellsouth.net
Portfolio: www.coroflot.com/tonywill919

Summary
Proven ability to plan/execute strategic resolutions to customer concerns. Accustomed to taking full responsibility for the complete delivery of a project. Hands on experience working with large-scale corporate clients and managing large budgets. Able to think calmly and act rationally in crisis situations with multitask skills.

Qualifications
Extensive knowledge and experience with over 14 years of design, development and management experience with a working knowledge of all design software’s (Final Cut Pro, PhotoShop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, MultiAd Creator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Firework, Microsoft Office Suite, Corel Painter, Painter Essentials 4, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS, Director, FlexiSign Pro ).

Professional Experience
03/ 2012 – Current – Freelance, Raleigh, NC
WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Deign and develop web pages and web graphics for local companies.
• Design logos, pages layout and packages design.

10/ 2008 – 2/2012 – Sparrow Media, Inc, RTP, NC
ART DIRECTOR
• Guide the creative process and the creative team - overseeing jobs from concept to completion.
• Managing projects to ensure deadlines and budgets are met.
• Art direct and manage technical partners, freelancers and other vendor relationships.

1/2004 – 6/2008 -- The News & Observer, Raleigh, NC
SR. AD DESIGNER/CREATIVE TEAM
• Design advertisement for clients and serve on the creative team.
• Managed prepress/film outputting, billboard design, magazine layout, Newspaper ads.

5/2001 – 10/2003 -- Graphics Ink, Inc, Durham, NC
SR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER /WEB DESIGNER
• Consultant for GlaxoSmithKline new package design and name change.
• Web design, logos design for new product, corporate ID package, packages design.

12/1999 – 2/2001 -- I-Sun Networks, Inc, Morrisville, NC
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
• Designed and produced multiple, high quality on-line graphics.
• Interface design for new web borrows, Web design for over 100 + universities.

1/1996 – 11/1999 -- Securities Education Institute, Durham, NC
ART DIRECTOR
• Supervise graphics team, designed high quality web site for clients.
• Supervise advertisement and budget plans.

Education
WAKE TECH. COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Raleigh, NC, 1998
Certificate in Web Site Design and Publishing – DHTML and XML.

Living Arts College @ SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION ARTS, Raleigh, NC, 1998
Certificate in Computer Graphic Design.

NORTH CAROLINA A & T STATE UNIVERSITY, Greensboro, NC, 1994
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Visual & Performing Arts (Design).



Projects by Antonio Williams