Identity, branding and web design

Rob Merola

98-05 67th Avenue, NY

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Creative Director with extensive corporate identity and brand development experience.

Specialties: Corporate identity, Brand development and Website design.
Education
- BFA Graphic Design
  
  School of Visual Arts
  
  1984 - 1988
- Graphic Design
  
  Half Hollow Hills East
  
  1981 - 1984
Experience
- Founder and Creative Director
  
  Merola Design and Marketing
  
  Jan 2007 - Present (19 years 5 months)
  
  • Corporate identity web design and graphics for small to mid size businesses.
  • Brand consulting and design services.
  • Development of sales materials, press kits and ad campaigns.
  • Retail design and graphics systems.
  • Package design and restaurant identities.
- Creative Director
  
  Look Advertising
  
  Aug 2006 - Mar 2007 (7 months)
  
  Advertising, brand development, corporate identity and art direction for several national retail clients including: American Express, Avon, Godiva and Levitz.
- Freelance web designer
  
  Emerging Solutions LLC
  
  2005 - 2007 (2 years)
  
  Web Designer
- Art Director
  
  Meier Advertising
  
  Jan 1993 - Jan 2006 (13 years)
  
  Art Director for boutique ad agency and branding firm. Developed brand strategies, ad campaigns and graphic identities for home, fashion and retail industries.
- Senior Art Director
  
  William Snyder Design
  
  Jan 1992 - Jan 1993 (1 year)
  
  Graphic design and corporate identity work for the entertainment industry clients.
- Associate Art Director
  
  J.Crew Catalog
  
  Jan 1990 - Jan 1992 (2 years)
  
  Associate Art Director in the catalog creations department.
Affiliations

AIGA, Greenpeace, BNI
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Rob Merola

Branded Environments Project Manager

Industrial Designer, Packaging – Lead