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Creative Director
Robert Cortez
Houston, TX
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About
A creative professional with over 20 years of experience in the publishing, advertising and marketing industries working on everything from logos to ad campaigns to trade show exhibits to web sites to magazines and probably everything else in between. And with a keen eye for photography, illustration and composition. And can provide creative direction, copywriting and on-the-spot decision making. And complete sentences...sometimes.
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Education
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Associates Degree Visual CommunicationsArt Institute of Houston1994 - 1997
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Experience
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Graphic DesignerFreelanceJan 1997 - Present (25 years 4 months)Over the years, I've worked on a number of projects for various clients in my spare time, including logos and identity packages, web design and development, brochures, flyers, ads and illustrations.
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Creative DirectorHouston, TXJan 2012 - Jan 2016 (4 years)My return to B2B marketing allowed for more experience with overall production management and creative input with a strong focus on branding resulting in multiple BMA Lantern award-winning projects.
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Creative DirectorRichmond, TXMar 2010 - Jan 2016 (5 years 10 months)Taking on book publishing—from conceptual collaboration to design and production to retail distribution—continues to offer new experiences in fostering creativity and building client relationships.
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Assistant Art DirectorVacation PublicationsHouston, TXOct 2009 - Dec 2011 (2 years 2 months)Overseeing photography and editorial design for Where to Retire, Travel 50 and Beyond and Vacations magazines on concurrent schedules showed me the true value of organization and time-management.
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Sr. Graphic DesignerHouston, TXAug 2008 - Feb 2009 (6 months)Working on POP and promotional projects for major retail brands like Pennzoil, Quaker State, Rain-X and Gumout as well as Shell internal communications gave me a new respect for global scale branding.
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Creative DirectorNewtype USA Magazine/PiQ MagazineHouston, TXSep 2002 - Jun 2008 (5 years 9 months)If editorial design is a creative playground, then collaborating with an eclectic team of editors and artists to produce these international genre entertainment magazines was like being a kid at recess.
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Art DirectorRobert Lamons & AssociatesHouston, TX1997 - 2002 (5 years)I got my start here with B2B projects, including logos, ads, brochures, tradeshows and web sites. I learned about thinking creatively, defining messages and using the tenets of branding from the best.
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@robertcortez, member since 2014
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