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Global Multichannel Senior Art Director
Evanston, IL
Sep 2015 - Present (6 years 8 months)
A creative leader for Abbott’s in-house, creative network and global creative teams providing visual support for internal and external campaigns.
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Art Director/Creative Director/Designer/Creative Consultant
Freelance Creative Professional
Chicago, IL
2000 - Present (22 years)
Diverse client base includes: AARP, AT&T U-verse, Abbott, Accenture, Allstate, Ambius, American Home Shield, American Residential Services (ARS), Beazer Homes, Cadillac, Chicago Public Schools, ConAgra Brands, Diners Club, Discover Card Network, Epsilon, GAP Brands, GE Capital Bank, GM, Hewitt, Infinity, J.P. Morgan Chase, Jaguar/Land Rover, Limited Brands, Motorola, NASCAR, Nissan, Pernod Ricard, Sears, Toyota, U.S Bank, U.S. Cellular, Walgreens
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Freelance Senior Art Director/Designer
GE Capital Bank
Chicago, IL
Jul 2013 - Jul 2015 (2 years)
Multi-tasked within a small, yet specialized, marketing team: Generated concepts, negotiated with vendors and external resources, provided hands-on, brand support and creative direction for banner ads, print media and website assets
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Senior Art Director
Aspen/Epsilon Marketing Services
West Chicago, IL
Jul 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 4 months)
Partnered with creative strategy, implementation and execution teams on multi-faceted advertising campaigns: Direct mail, email, interactive and social media assets
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Senior Digital Art Director
Walgreens HQ
Deerfield, IL
Jul 2007 - Feb 2010 (2 years 7 months)
Generated compelling, emarketing solutions with in-house, ecommerce staff for website updates, specialty web portals and email blasts and campaigns
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Freelance Design/Project Manager
Abbott Laboratories
Waukegan, IL
Oct 2007 - Apr 2008 (6 months)
Collaborated with in-house, creative staff on powerpoint presentations, provided photo art direction, digital retouching and print production to create unique marketing solutions for Abbott’s pharmaceutical brands
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Senior Designer
Waukegan, IL
Aug 2003 - Jul 2007 (3 years 11 months)
• Established design standards for all corporate, promotional and collateral materials: Catalog covers, postcards,
online recruitment ads, in-house banners, private label packaging, high-profile, executive powerpoint presentations
• Successfully maintained consistent brand standards across all on/offline deliverables and successfully surpassed client
project expectations
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Sr. Designer/Art Director
Styleclick, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Aug 2002 - Aug 2003 (1 year)
• Designed and launched NASCAR.com’s first merchandise catalog that resulted in revenues of $1M, 57% above projections
• Supported online creative efforts and customer experience for NASCAR and NBA ecommerce websites
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Senior Designer
Lisbon, NH
May 2000 - Feb 2002 (1 year 9 months)
• Collaborated with creative directors and photographers to preserve the visual identity of the Garnet Hill brand
• Designed catalog layouts, point of purchase displays, public relations presentations, and email/web deliverables
• Inspected Kodak approvals and reviewed, edited, and digitized film for layout and web use
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Sears HomeLife Furniture
Hoffman Estates, IL
Jan 2000 - May 2000 (4 months)
Assisted senior creative management in executing the creative vision for direct mail and in-house communications
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Graphic Designer/Digital Asset Manager
Ambrosi Black Dot Group
Chicago, IL
Aug 1997 - Jan 2000 (2 years 5 months)
Assisted creative directors and senior art directors on advanced planning projects, live photo shoots and presentations for multi-million dollar, multimedia companies