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Environmental Designer & Graphic Designer

Mark Smith

Chicago, IL
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    Collaborative Art Director with more than 20 years of experience guiding teams and designing content to create innovative, high quality deliverables for print and digital campaigns. Builds relationships and collaborates easily with internal and external customers. Has a deep understanding of the business aspect of design, specializing in coordinating timelines and facilitating communication. Strong understanding of industry trends and an expert in Adobe Creative Cloud specifically with Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.

  • Education
    • Bachelor's of Science Design Technology
      Bemidji State University
      1994 - 1992
  • Experience
    • Group Creative Director
      Freeman
      Jun 2017 - Jul 2020 (3 years 1 month)
      •Oversees, plans and designs the creative process for 50+ projects annually with revenues totaling over $80 million

      •Facilitates the hiring and onboarding of key positions to increase team size, boost morale which reduced overtime 10% for each designer

      •Plays an integral role in extending 4 key accounts which has secured over $20 million dollars in revenues

      •Directs, mentors, and mobilizes a team of 6 designers who focus on creating and developing interactive and experiential design solutions for graphic design, event design, exhibit design, and corporate event projects

      •Aligns staff workloads by partnering with designers, sales and project schedulers to ensure work is distributed appropriately, expectations are communicated, and timelines are followed
    • Art Director/Design Supervisor
      Freeman
      Jun 2009 - Jun 2017 (8 years)
      •Headed a team of 3 designers driving the creative process for over 30 projects annually with revenues totaling over $50 million

      •Coordinated, designed, and secured the extension of 4 key accounts along with adding a new account which increased revenue by $40 million for the following 3 years
    • Designer
      Freeman
      Jan 2000 - Jun 2009 (9 years 5 months)
      •Assisted in testing, implementing, and training of new design software to standardize the creative process and streamline the hand-off to production which reduced job cost by 10%

      •Developed exhibit designs that achieved $1 million of revenue of exhibit sales annually

      •Partnered with clients, sales, agencies, colleagues and production teams to provide compelling design solutions for print and digital campaigns, as well as event and exhibit design projects
    • Designer
      Brede Exposition Services
      Aug 1997 - Jan 2000 (2 years 5 months)
      •Collaborated with clients, sales, coworkers and production teams to yield compelling design solutions for print and digital campaigns, as well as event and exhibit design projects

      •Created promotional materials for magazine and brochure ads as well as website graphics

      •Produced print graphic layout guides and shop production drawings
    • Design Intern
      Exhibitgroup Giltspur
      Mar 1997 - Jul 1997 (4 months)
      •Integrated ideas from clients, sales, and coworkers to supply compelling design solutions for exhibit, and graphic design projects

      •Designed a rental item catalog used to maximize existing inventory which lead to an increase in project profits
  • Industries
    • Advertising
    • POP / Visual Merchandising
    • Retail
    • Education
  • Skills
    • 3D Modeling
    • 3D Studio Max
    • Architecture
    • CAD Design
    • Creative Direction
    • Design Management
    • Environmental Graphics
    • Illustrator
    • Photoshop
    • Visual Design
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