Ian Niklas

[SOFTWARE] Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator, In Design, After Effects, Adobe Premiere, QuarkXpress, Macromedia Director, Dreamweaver, Strata, html, etc. [HONORS] AIGA awards (1998), ADDY awards (2000), 3 College scholarships. [EDUCATION] BFA (cum laude) in graphic design (1998) St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota

Pasadena City College St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Graduate assistant, 20 graduate units towards an MFA degree [ACTIVITIES] Participated at the circulation project of Repohistory ( "http://niklasdesign.com/.webmail/parse.php*redirect=http://www.repohistory.org" \t "_blank" www.repohistory.org) in New York City (1999). [TEACHING EXPERIENCE] Art & Design classes for social change in Los Angeles & Orange County. (1998) Graphic Design & Experimental Design classes and workshops (On-going) Beginning Design classes at St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

Print, Collateral, Packaging, Interactive & Editorial. Clients: Target, Jennie-O, Exhibitor Magazine, Carapelli, Pillsbury, General Mills, Coca Cola, Sony, American Express, AIGA, City of St. Paul, CH Robinson, Tropicana, Mott's, Welch's, Imation, 3M, Mcnally Smith College of Music, Masonic Charities, etc. Responsibilities Print & Interactive: Creative Direction, Concept Development, Brand Development and Management, Art Direction, Design, Photo Direction, Production, Project Management, Managing Resources, Programmers and Staff involved in projects, Client / Vendor Communications. Including overseas printers and vendors.

Worked directly with copywriters and the marketing team to meet brand guidelines by sustaining the look and feel of a luxury-driven brand for premium lifestyle products. Created conceptual branding solutions for print and web marketing campaigns. Managed photo direction, art direction, supervised immediate team, managed freelance staff on assignments and managed budgets. Deliverables: Identity design, print design, print collateral, catalog design, brand extensions, web
design UI/UX, web development support, print/online ads, direct mail.