Michael Weil
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About
Extensive experience as a production designer, studio manager, brand development and implementation expert, graphic designer, and print production manager. I have designed and produced a wide range of advertising, marketing, and packaging projects.
Expert at taking a creative concept and leveraging it into a full-scale campaign across multiple media platforms. Extensive design and productionexperience with a broad range of deliverables. Hands-on brand development and implementation; creation of brand standards, templates, and logo suites.
I bring a positive and focused attitude to every engagement, providing a reliable and valued presence in the workplace.
• Production Designer
• Graphic Designer
• Studio Manager
• Brand Development and Implementation
• Expert-level user Adobe Creative Suite
• Extensive experience with agencies, start-ups, tech
• Expert at implementing brand standards and creative direction
• Advertising, branding, collateral, packaging, web, print -
Experience
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Marketing and Design ContractorSep 2017 - Present (7 years 2 months)Design and produce eBooks, marketing collateral, technical and marketing diagrams, icons, blog and web graphics, event graphics, advertisements, and brand standards. Part of a small, responsive, agile team meeting the needs of a fast-paced marketing team within a start-up environment
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Brand Designer / Sr. Production DesignerMUFG/Union Bank, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAOct 2014 - Sep 2016 (1 year 11 months)Design and production of marketing collateral, advertisements, publications, event systems, presentations and on-line campaign graphics. Active role in brand development of implementation of the Union Bank brand, the MUFG Brand and two sub-brands.
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Senior Production DesignerCharles SchwabSan Francisco, CAJun 2013 - Sep 2014 (1 year 3 months)Responsible for production and design on a wide variety of marketing collateral, including advertisements, white papers, direct response pieces, publications, event systems, and marketing collateral.
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Senior Production DesignerBlackRockSan Francisco, CASep 2010 - Jun 2013 (2 years 9 months)Responsible for design and production of a wide range of marketing materials, including white papers, publications, marketing collateral, event systems, charts, diagrams, and presentation work.
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Production ArtistFreelance Bay AreaOct 2009 - Sep 2010 (11 months)I filled various freelance assignments as a Production Artist for clients that included Kane & Finkel and Engine, LLC.
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Senior Implementation ManagerLandorSan Francisco, CASep 2008 - Oct 2009 (1 year 1 month)Managed all phases of corporate identity and branding programs, from creative development through production and implementation. Managed 18 staff and freelancers. Contributed to estimating, budgeting, and financial management process. Responsible for quality control on all deliverables. Managed numerous printing projects. Deliverables included logo suites, identity systems, collateral and presentation templates, tradeshow and environmental graphics, brand guidelines, and promotional items. Clients included Accenture, Barclays, Citi, Chevron, Coors, FedEx, Hilton, HP, Microsoft, Taco Bell, Union Bank, and Yahoo.
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Studio ManagerPublicis and Hal RineySan Francisco, CAJun 2003 - Aug 2008 (5 years 2 months)Managed a staff of four and a pool of up to 6 freelancers that produced over 400 deliverables per month. Clients included Sprint, HP, U.S. Cellular, Jamba Juice, Berringer Wine, Wellpoint, Altoids, and Penn & Teller.
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Production Artist and Studio ManagerFreelance Bay AreaJan 2001 - Jun 2003 (2 years 5 months)Freelance assignments for various agencies/clients, including Grey Worldwide, Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners, Attik, McCann, Haggin Marketing, and Tesser.
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Print Production DirectorMarchFirst (formerly CKS Partners)San Francisco, CAFeb 1999 - Dec 2000 (1 year 10 months)Managed 45-person production department, including: Print Producers, Production Studio, Traffic, Retouching, and Copy Editing. Provided hands-on direction, review, and approval of all deliverables. Developed and implemented organizational structure, workflow processes, standards, asset management, training programs, and freelance pool. Major clients included Apple, Kinko’s, Levi’s, Nike, Pebble Beach Resort, and Visa.
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