Matthew Holiday

• Interior painting, drywall repair, window/door trim, base molding, kitchen/bath tiling (floor and walls/backsplash), rough construction/finish carpentry, drywall, cabinetry, landscaping, custom woodworking/staining/finishing, concrete, light fixtures/outlets/switches, and much more.

• Expert knowledge with soundproofing/home theater/home office solutions, low voltage wiring/networking, etc.

• Resolve creative problems with custom solutions for small businesses, large corporations and sole proprietors nationwide, lending decades of knowledge and experience at every step of the creative process, from conceptualization to finished deliverables
• Offer creative services for private individuals, including photo restoration, holiday cards, wedding photography and invitations, scanning documents and photos, file conversion, and consultation

• Interior painting, drywall repair, window/door trim, base molding, kitchen/bath tiling (floor and walls/backsplash), rough construction/finish carpentry, drywall, cabinetry, landscaping, custom woodworking/staining/finishing, concrete, light fixtures/outlets/switches, and much more.

• Conceptualized and produced all forms of marketing materials, including print and digital advertising, trade show banners, flyers, sell sheets, website, e Blasts product booklets, internal forms and corporate branding guidelines for parent company and all of its subsidiaries
• Strengthened and maintained creative department's timeliness, creative imagination, productivity, with consistent attention to detail
• Art Directed photo and video shoots from storyboards and shot lists to finished deliverables by way of non-linear editing and photo compositing/retouching

• Format, style and arrange text, photos and illustrations for new manuscripts using established layouts/styles while making author revisions and corrections to existing typeset files for next editions

• Manage creative team from remote office, delegating and project management to effectively enhance marketing materials
• Conceptualize storyboards, coordinating / art directing photo shoots and installation videos
• Research and analyze current marketing materials and web site to maximize marketing potential to specified target audiences
• Copy writing and word-smithing for brand elevation

• Created unique brand strategies which consisted of high-impact visual solutions from concept to finished production, collaborated with marketing, sales teams and print vendors
• Art Directed and executed photo shoots, from initial planning and storyboard to compositing and retouching finished photography assets
• Created custom photo compositing processes to achieve photo realistic product placement in any environment, which reduced overhead and expedited delivery of finished marketing materials

• Developed enhanced organizational structure resulting in greater efficiency and cohesion among creative team members while greatly improving communication across all departments
• Managed and created new trend-setting product catalog and supporting print collateral, considered by industry experts to be the most comprehensive catalog of its kind

• Managed 24 national Local Marketing Groups (LMG's), coordinating and scheduling ad insertions while consulting with clients by providing direction and consideration for ad materials
• Proactively sought outside training in Photograph Retouching techniques for advertising and print collateral to reduce outsourcing, thus cutting wasteful spending
• Managed all pre-flight and proofing processes, creative effective quality control standards in accordance with client branding guidelines

• Contracted with in-house creative teams, providing expertise in Graphic Design, Photography and Print / Pre-Press Production
• Received recommendations as a valued asset, resulting in increased demand from among selection of available contractors
• Gleaned unique understanding of the creative process, broadened while gaining real world experience from various agencies and in-house creative departments, providing foundation of adaptability and flexibility in any role