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Interactive Art Director + Designer + Traveller + Soon-to-be-Father
Summer Break
May 2013 - Present (13 years 1 month)
Creative partner on some very important projects like How to Start a Family, The Yard Sale of Everything that won't fit in our car, Road Tripping and Moving to the West Coast. Clients include: my wife, my dog, my baby, and myself. Available for freelance/contract in Fall 2013.
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Interactive Art Director + Design Dept. Manager
Modea
May 2010 - May 2013 (3 years)
Art directing and leading design teams to create digital advertising, branding, new technology and mobile platforms for companies like Disney, Prudential, Chiquita, HTC and tech-startups. Concept, planning, project management, UX/UI, wireframing, design direction, etcetera etcetera. Work in tandem with developers throughout the life of the project. As design manager, serve as direct report for all designers and art directors.
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Art Director
Inprint
Sep 2006 - May 2010 (3 years 8 months)
Worked as part of one of the region’s top creative teams
managing brands for tourism, foodservice, education, non-profit
and startup businesses. Directed and designed brands through print, interactive, social and non-traditional mediums. Hands-on work included concept, design, client relations, presentations, copywriting, coordinating programmers & directing photo shoots.
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Art Director
John Lambert Associates
Jul 2004 - Sep 2006 (2 years 2 months)
Worked in region’s largest advertising and public relations firms creating and managing brands for healthcare, insurance, retirement, education and retail businesses. Directed and designed brands through print, interactive, radio and television mediums. Hands-on work included concept, design, client relations, presentations, copywriting, coordinating programmers & directing photo shoots.
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Graphic Designer
The O'Connor Group
Sep 2003 - Jul 2004 (10 months)
Worked with creative team and independently to design and produce both client and internal agency work. Hands-on work included concept, design, client relations and presentations.
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Graphic Designer
VDS4
May 2002 - May 2003 (1 year)
Created and designed identities for Virginia Tech departments and facilities in a collaborative student run design studio. Hands-on work included concept, design, client relations and presentations.