Patrick Harrington

Responsible for creating design solutions with outstanding visual impact while working across several platforms, including; packaging, websites graphics, advertising, posters, presentations, exhibitions and displays, corporate communications and branding.

• Striving to meet the objectives of a fast-paced marketing team within the Construction and Consumer division of Bostik.
• Analyzing the marketplace to ensure the Bostik brand stands among the elite, providing a visual representation of the elite product offering.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously to deliver on tight deadlines.
• Working with a wide range of software, including (but not limited to): Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash, Dreamweaver, Prezi, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Shoutlet.
• Creatively conceptualizing to develop ideas for new product introductions.
• Presenting final designs to management and various clientele.
• Obtaining quotes for production of creative work and developing relationship among print community.
• Assisting in the management of corporate social media channels: youtube, facebook, pinterest, etc.
• Working as a team with other marketing specialists to achieve results.

• Develop, direct and implement marketing campaigns, events, trade shows, corporate activities and communications, both internal and external.
• Produce creative solutions for sales and marketing teams at a regional level throughout North America, South America and Canada.
• Develop marketing materials in alignment with Caterpillar standards.
• Facilitate coordination of global corporate events, including: graphic support, seeking and developing qualified vendors, generating distribution lists and contract negotiation.
• Art direction for national and local campaigns.
• Brand advocate

• Team with various departments to produce marketing & event related material, including: brochures, feature sheets, invitations, spec sheets and sales manuals.
• Effectively managed multiple time-sensitive projects with input from several sources, while communicating with global marketing team.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining corporate style guide.
• Created all phases of product handbook, encompassing entire line of Bucyrus machinery.

• Creative services professional for a well-respected sports flooring company, providing strategic planning of artwork, marketing and overall design direction.
• Updated company identity, including: logo, website, business cards and vehicle designs.
• Created logos and sports flooring concepts for clients throughout the Midwest.
• Key contributor toward the development of the graphic stencil division, including:sales, market research, client relationship cultivation and technological expansion.

• Designer for the creative services department. Responsible for daily ad production for clients such as: The Milwaukee Brewers, Harley Davidson and Shorewest Realtors.
• Effectively produced advertisements for clients to fit within strict deadlines of daily newspaper.
• Teamed with marketing department in developing packages to generate new business.
• Created spec ad campaigns from concept to production for sales representatives.