Senior Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer

Christopher Jacques

Minneapolis, MN

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• Senior designer, creative art director and marketing communications manager.

• Direct, design and present digital display campaigns, mobile, desktop, social and email.

• Senior customer facing designer/manager for Fortune 500 retail. Brand footprints

design/implementation. Senior Retail space Design.

• Partner with strategic marketing and clients to advance brand voice through multiple channels.

• Photo/CGI layout and direction, desktop publishing, digital production and packaging.

• Adobe CC software - highly proficient.
Education
- Graduate Marketing
  
  Leicester University
- BA Business/Advertising Design
  
  Leicester University
Experience
- Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer
  
  Thistle Dew Fine Creative
  
  Minneapolis, MN
  
  Feb 2011 - Present (11 years 3 months)
  
  Vast array of design and art direction, Global Integrated digital concept design and implementation, digital display campaigns, UX design, all digital media, social, print, collateral, direct mail.
  Clients include: Clients include:
  Fingerhut Corporation, Wunderman Thompson, Caldrea Companies, Mrs. Meyers, Preston Kelly,
  Anthropologie, Target, Macy’s, Tartan Marketing, Health East, LifeTime Fitness, Marshall Field’s, Cosmopolitan, Saks, Harrod’s of Knightsbridge and Pottery Barn.
- Contract Designer
  
  Caldrea Companies
  
  Mpls, MN
  
  Implemented digital and print design & production of Caldrea/Mrs. Myers core brand product, email, catalogue, .com. * Consumer facing functionality, brand identity, direct marketing, POP, web design/functionality, planograms.
- Marketing Communications Manager
  
  Wagner SprayTech
  
  Plymouth, MN
  
  Developed innovative and strategic creative solutions to successfully evolve and implement the Wagner brand. * Designed and produced all sales and marketing materials including packaging, point of sale, collateral and exhibit design. * Photo direction, production team management and all aspects of print and website production.
- Art Director
  
  Fingerhut Corporation
  
  Minnetonka, MN
  
  Designed and managed multiple projects including a variety of print materials, direct mail, marketing collateral, catalogue layout and additional promotional materials. * Commissioned, purchased and directed photography and illustration.
- Contract Designer
  
  Thistle Dew Fine Graphics.
  
  Clients include: Wunderman, Best Buy, Caldrea Companies/ Mrs. Meyers, Preston Kelly, Illume candles, Anthropologie, Target, Macy's, Tartan Marketing, Health East, LifeTime Fitness, Marshall Field's, Cosmopolitan, Saks, Harrod's of Knightsbridge and Pottery Barn. HOW design inHowse packaging design winner 2008.
- Creative Lead
  
  Oliver Agency
  
  Saint Paul, MN
  
  Feb 2020 - Jan 2022 (1 year 11 months)
  
  Concept, design and produce digital display campaigns, web page UX design and development implementation, motion graphics direction, e-mail,
  social and other media. Implement concepts, conduct presentations to internal and external business partners. Photo layout, design and direction. Creative production management.
- Senior Designer/Art Director
  
  Wunderman
  
  Minneapolis, MN
  
  Nov 2015 - Nov 2019 (4 years)
  
  Designed and produced UX/UI modules for mobile and desktop across multiple media/publications. * Directed and managed digital display production team while advancing client voice and best practices. * Led visual presentations to communicate consumer facing digital display campaigns to a variety of audiences. * Partnered with external and internal teams to develop, implement and manage digital design modules/templates. * Developed brand and style guides through digital and product UI/UX. * Photo/CGI layout and direction.
- Senior Designer/SEM
  
  Advance Auto Parts
  
  Bloomington, MN
  
  Jan 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 8 months)
  
  Led and Designed retail space footprints, SEM, all signage and planograms. Creative marketing team management and direction. * Integrated marketing, .com and digital direction across all media. * Partnered with external and internal teams to develop, implement and manage digital design modules/templates. * Project and process cultivation and management.
Awards

BA in Business/Advertising Design.

2008 HOW in-house packaging design winner.
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AIGA
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