Andy Outis

• I lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for designing corporate communications and marketing—including sales support collateral, signature events, executive presentations and consumer marketing—across digital, print, experiential and video applications, in a
rapidly changing marketplace.
• Established and built in-house capacity for designing and developing digital ad executions for brands including HBO, Net-a-Porter, NARS, and San Pellegrino.
• Helped launch New York’s Brand Studio, and lead creative for branded content campaigns such as multipart video series and photo stories for high-end clients including HSBC, TNT, and Marc Jacobs Beauty.
• Lead the branding and design of graphics across digital, print and experiential for the Vulture Festival, working to evolve the brand and identity of the event as it launched, has grown year-over-year, and expanded to the Los Angeles market.
• Worked across multiple categories: media, entertainment, finance, hospitality, fashion, beauty, culinary, beer & spirits, and technology.
• Collaborated with the CEO, Publisher, and Editor-in-Chief on executive keynote presentations for both internal and external audiences.
• Grew the creative team from two to four full-time designers.

• Taught a workshop on branded content for the MPS Branding program.

• I was responsible for art direction and design of integrated marketing materials, house ads, and events in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Annual rebranding, marketing and designing the experience of signature events such as New York Taste and New York Culinary Experience.
• Responsible for design and production of websites and promotional videos.
• Oversaw and mentored junior team members.

• Responsible for all aspects of art direction, design and production for three monthly national magazines: Climbing, Urban Climber and the Mountain Gazette.
• Completed redesigns of all three titles. Redesign of Climbing magazine was instrumental in increased circulation and revenue.
• Managed production assistants and interns.

• Designed websites, print collateral and identities for nonprofit, governmental and commercial clients.

• Art directed a pitch for a pharmaceutical company’s internal sales meeting.
• Deliverables included key art, environmental graphics, motion graphics and pitch book.

• Assisted on projects for Miramax Books, River To River Festival and others.

• Founded a design practice, managing all aspects of projects in branding/identity, print, web and motion graphics
• Clients included small businesses, nonprofit organizations, artists, and musicians.

• Designed print and web media for clients including MTV and Telespree.
• Extensive work with interactive media and motion graphics.