yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000

phone: (xxx-xxx-xxxx

abc@xyz.com

 

objective

 

dynamic creative/art director eager to contribute talents toward actively supporting a progressive organization in driving business growth through strategic and innovative visual presentations and marketing promotion campaigns.

 

areas of expertise

 

• traditional and digital illustrations
• team & project leadership
• multimedia presentations
• copywriting, direct mail
• photography & retouching
• corporate branding materials
• annual reports
• business cards & logos
• type and typefaces
• newspaper / magazine ads

 

professional experience

 

victoria s secret beauty, new york, ny, 2006 to 2008

visual coordinator

         demonstrated impressive innovative thinking abilities to conceptualize, plan and create aesthetically-appealing and enticing displays for all victoria's secret stores.

         traveled frequently to nationwide locations to develop and install new floorsets.

         diligently inspected stores to ensure displays were presented accurately and to identify customer needs and expectations.

         in recognition of superior performance and enthusiastic willingness to take on additional hours to ensure achievement of operational goals, rapidly promoted twice and rewarded with significant increase in compensation within 4 months of hire.

         exercised superior team-building skills to motivate co-workers and encourage a cohesive work atmosphere.

 

time inc., new york, ny, 2006 to 2008

freelance art director

         proactively supported consumer marketing department by overseeing design concept development and final completion/launch for promotions, campaigns and direct mail pieces.

         built and maintained strong relationships with clients such as real simple, sports illustrated, people, time, food & wine, martha stewart, time warner, and many others.

         demonstrated exemplary flexibility in directing and approving designs for envelopes, product flyer wraps, forms, letters, chits, and catalogs.

 

sicily, italy, 2004 to 2006

custom furniture maker

• relocated to italy briefly and served as apprentice to master furniture maker.
• exhibited meticulous attention to detail, quality, and customer satisfaction.

 

publishers clearing house, port washington, ny, 2001 to 2004

senior mechanical artist

• efficiently orchestrated pre-press production for direct mail components such as catalogs, envelopes, inserts, computer forms, buckslips and ads.

 

continued

 

yyyyyy x. yyyyyy ~ page 2 of 2

 

professional experience continued

 

• employed outstanding proficiency with building materials encompassing centering, registration, trapping, colors, inks, fonts, images, overprint, folds, die-cuts, knockouts, glue/remoist, master pages, sizing, binding, imaging, artificial attributes, and templates.
• steered excellent quality control by reviewing proofreader marks and correcting copy and design flaws.

         instrumental in significantly elevating production quality while expediting workflow.

         applied dynamic leadership talents to train, motivate and mentor internal production studio employees.

         wrote, assembled and distributed instruction manuals for use in production and creative departments, increasing personnel efficiency and performance.

 

pencoa the supermatic line, westbury, ny, 1999 to 2001

graphic artist/illustrator

         displayed impressive versatility in designing logos, retouching photos, plate making, color separation, typesetting, screen printing, and operating stat camera.

         effectively recreated client s logo art into vector-based art and digitized art in preparation for laser engraving.

 

acp creative services, new york, ny 1996 to present

freelance art director

         utilize broad creative expertise to create high-impact advertising pieces for large- and small-scale clients; successfully ensure and optimize brand and message consistency.

         devise concept, write compelling copy, and produce illustrations, photographs, logo designs, and web-based marketing solutions.

 

additional experience:

freelance illustrator, triumph learning/coach, new york, ny, 2006

pre-press technician, chromatic graphics, westbury, ny, 2000 to 2001

art director, matise group  corporation, merrick, ny, 1998 to 1999

 

education

 

suny farmingdale, farmingdale, ny:

bachelor of arts, major: visual communication, 2001 ~ dean s list, gpa: 3.6

associate degree, major: advertising, art & design, 1999

 

industry awards and honors

 

2007 victoria's secret, best of beauty award for extraordinary achievement

2001 boli 28 bronze award, nike print ad campaign & tv

2000 boli 27 silver award, viagra print ad campaign & collateral

 

computer / technical expertise

 

cross-platform experience (pc/mac), adobe suite (photoshop, illustrator, acrobat, indesign), quarkxpress, quark dispatch, layer-it, pitstop pro, pre-flight pro, virtual ticket, extensis suitcase, director, dreamweaver, flash, groupwise, casmate pro, mta, wamnet/ftp servers, microsoft office

 

languages

 

italian, english, spanish