Bryan Sethre
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Philosophy:
Creative departments are like neighborhoods. The really interesting ones are aesthetically-pleasing have a strong sense of community and are fully integrated. And of course puppy dogs are welcome. -
Education
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ba Graphic Design and Retail ManagementU. of Wisconsin, Stout82 - 87started in retail and switched to graphic!
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Experience
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Creative DirectorFreelanceJan 2005 - Present (21 years 5 months)Have been freelancing for friends of mine who have their own agency. 10 - 30 hours a week. And that's about it for the last 15 years - and i'm getting awfully tan by the lake. It's time to get back to work.
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VP Creative DirectorBernard Hodes GroupChicago, ILJan 2000 - Mar 2000 (2 months)Was hired for three months to restaff a creative department.
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VP National Creative DirectorChicago, ILJan 1995 - Jan 2000 (5 years)Manage the staff (4 hubs, 30 people), operations ($60 million) and product (see awards) for the agency on a national level. This includes leading the Chicago-based national creative team in developing and executing integrated marketing and employer branding strategies; supervising production for the agency’s nine offices. Played an integral role in introducing, implementing, and managing the agency’s Account Planning function. Well, somebody had to do it.
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West Coast Creative DirectorSan Francisco, CAJan 1993 - Jan 1995 (2 years)The powers that be were happy enough with my ACD work to promote and transfer me to the west coast. While there, I restructured staff, and procedures to raise the bar a few notches... enough to get me promoted again and moved home.
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Associate Creative DirectorChicago, ILJan 1990 - Jan 1993 (3 years)Got thrown into an agency management role and discovered I was good at it. Learned how to get the best from the talent. And how to get what I needed from management.
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Art DirectorFreelanceChicago, ILJan 1987 - Jan 1990 (3 years)Took my University of Wisconsin Stout education and moved to Chicago where I worked freelance for three years. It felt like twelve.
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Awards
1999-01-01 - Chicago Show Finalist - Banner Advertising
1997-01-01 - Print Regional Design Annual
1995-01-01 - 1997-01-01 - New York Festivals - seven Finalist Awards
1995-01-01 - Industry Awards (EMA) - 65 -
Affiliations
1995 - austinknight, inc.
It is with great pleasure that I, Maggie Monteith announce that Bryan Sethre has been promoted to Vice President National Creative Director. In the nearly ten years that Bryan has been with AK he has played a lead role in putting our creative product on the map. As those of you who have worked with Bryan know, he is a man of tremendously high standards. What you may not realize is how far and how fast those standards have taken us. Please join me in congratulating Bryan on this much deserved promotion.
1995 - austinknight, inc.
President Kevin Johnson has named long-time creative partners Bryan Sethre and Maggie Monteith National Creative Director and National Creative Strategist for the agency’s U.S. business. “This was an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the dominance of our creative product by broadening the scope of our creative leadership - at a time when the agency is experiencing tremendous growth, particularly in our interactive business,” said Johnson. Sethre’s ten-year tenure and Monteith’s fifteen-year tenure at austinknight, inc. are distinguished by their having won virtually every award in the recruitment advertising industry. “Bryan and Maggie have an industry-wide reputation for having set the creative standard in our niche. They have put together the best team of talent in the business - bar none. And we greatly look forward to the product to come,” Johnson said.
References
Maggie Monteith 203 770 0819
Jill Horwitz 773 327 1219
Dion Hughes 612 964 1112 -
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