Wade Dansby
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Senior Designer/Freelance Art Director, with outstanding experience designing for world class Cultural Arts institutions (Museums and Performing Arts). Also significant experience with Healthcare, Education and Sporting Goods.
Particularly passionate about the intersection of technology with design. This has led him to develop expert experience in the use and instruction of most creative software as well as creative explorations of innovative digital and analog marketing ideas and partnerships. Some examples include a 40” penny sculpture constructed from pennies, identity design for national organizations, and interactive digital display ads that have superior click through rates.
A problem to solve makes him happiest. When projects push the envelope, both technically and in design he rises to the occasion. Boldly jumping in where others might hesitate. Crafted with a strong creative aesthetic and experience with print publishing & digital creation.
Qualifications: Strategic design and the thinking to go with it. Identity crafting. Full suite Branding (Guidelines, usage, and application). Interactive digital media design & creation using Flash. Print & Outdoor Advertising. Design Collateral. Fun, friendly and eye catching motion graphics with After Effects. Photo art direction appropriate for the project. Honed presentation experience. Innovative marketing ideas. Many years experience with HTML & CSS. Basic knowledge of javascript & HTML5. -
Education
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BA of Visual Design Iden Haus identity management consultancyNC State University School of Design1990
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Experience
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OwnerNew York, NYJan 2002 - Present (24 years 5 months)Working with multiple companies and individuals in New York, North Carolina, DC, and Georgia as a Contract/Freelance Senior Designer or Art Director. Identities, Motion Graphics, Presentations, Exhibits, Environmental Graphics, Wayfinding, Marketing Materials, Posters, and Signage.
Partial listing of clients: Big Show (event managers), Louis Vuitton, LaPlaca Cohen (advertising, design, and branding agency), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harrison & Shriftman (pr & marketing agency), Procter & Gamble, Lavazza Coffee, Idenhaus (cybersecurity & ID management), Paramount Incentives (group incentive travel), Big Sky Associates (business consultants), Wells Fargo, AMZ Creative (entertainment producers), Duke Dance. -
Contract Senior DesignerQueens, NYMay 2017 - Sep 2017 (4 months)Worked a 6 month contact to update branded materials, work on proposals, create powerpoint presentations, design environmental Signage, as well as infographics.
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Contract Senior DesignerNew York, NYFeb 2016 - Jul 2016 (5 months)Worked a 6 month contact in house creative department. Branding projects. Identities for internal projects. Design & layout of premium internal publications. Digital animated and static ads.
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Art Director/Senior Designer/Print, Digital, Broadcast LeadNew York, NYSep 2005 - Feb 2016 (10 years 5 months)Agency specializing in Design, Strategy, Branding, and Advertising for premier Cultural Arts (Art, History, and Science Museums, as well as Botanical Gardens, and Historical Locations), Entertainment (Dance, Opera, TV, and Theater), Architecture, and non-profits. Also some Luxury and Real Estate.
Responsibilities included: Print/Digital/Outdoor/Broadcast Design, Technology Lead, After Effects, Flash/HTML5 motion graphics, Print/Digital/Outdoor/Broadcast Production Lead, Marketing/Promotional Ideation, Identity Design, Branding Guidelines, Photo Art Direction, Collateral Design, Dynamic Powerpoint & Keynote Presentations, Environmental, Responsive Website/Mobile Design, Pre-press, Offset and Digital print Production, Creating design systems for application across platforms, Client Communication, and Video/Audio editing.
Clients: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Botanical Garden, Metropolitan Opera, New-York Historical Society, Royal Ontario Museum, Center Theatre Group, Joyce Dance Theater, multiple Smithsonian Institutions, LA Music Center, Ovation TV, The AIA, Yale University, and many others. -
Art Director, Corporate Sales & MarketingG+J USA (publishing corporation in-house)New York, NYJan 2005 - Aug 2005 (7 months)Hired particularly for broad base of skills. Spent eight months at G+J, before their magazine division was sold to Meredith Corporation and my department was disolved. Duties included designing Advertorials (for the magazines: Inc., Fitness, Parent, Child, FastCompany, and ser Padres), Supervising Freelancers, Powerpoint Presentations, Exhibits, Micro websites, Special Marketing pieces, supervising printing, and Art Directing photo shoots.
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