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Art Director
Dalton, OH
Jun 2015 - Present (9 years 5 months)
Art Direction, design and production of marketing materials for a retail and direct company specializing in consumer goods. Responsibilities include concept, project management, design and production of 12 catalogs per year, ads, brochures, billboards, web design, e-blasts, and social media. Other responsibilities include photography management, direction, prop selection and styling for over 1,000 new products per year, content management of web site and email design. Manage a team of designers and copy writers for production of materials listed above.
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Freelance Print & Web Designer
Moltivity Designs
Massillon, OH
Oct 2012 - Present (12 years 1 month)
Freelance skills include: Art Direction, Graphic Design, Account Management, Photography Direction and Prop Stylist, Project Management, Copywriter, Web Design/Direction, Marketing, Social Media.
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Art Director
Jan 2012 - Oct 2012 (9 months)
Art Direction, design and production of marketing materials for a custom home builder. Responsibilities included concept, design and production of ads, brochures, billboards, sales collateral, model home sales center graphics, website design, e-blasts, and social media.
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Marketing Coordinator/Graphic Designer
Ragon House Collection
Oct 2010 - Dec 2011 (1 year 2 months)
Coordinator in marketing, sales, and design for a family-owned wholesale business specializing in home & seasonal decor products. Design responsibilities included: concept, photography direction, design & production of ads, postcards, email blasts, trade show materials, and catalogs. Marketing & Sales responsibilities included: media planning, event planning for warehouse sales, trade show planning & implementation and social media integration. Other responsibilities included: content management of e-commerce web site, basic html programming for web site, e-blasts, image database management & product development.
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Art Director
May 2006 - Oct 2010 (4 years 5 months)
Account management, art direction, photography direction and production of marketing materials for
business-to-business and retail clients. Responsibilities included concept, design, production, web & interactive design, social media, billing and overall management of accounts such as Mercy Medical Center, Canton Ballet and Belden Brick.
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Senior Art Director / Graphic Designer
Sep 1999 - Apr 2006 (6 years 7 months)
Senior Art Director – Senior level art direction, photography direction and production of marketing materials for clients such as Aultman Hospital, Smithers-Oasis, Nickles Bakery, and Harry London's
Chocolates. Responsibilities included concept, design and production of ads, direct mail, sales collateral, magazines, billboards, package design and web sites. Managed and assisted other designers in projects from concept to finish with constant creativity in an intense, deadline-driven environment.
Graphic Designer – Designed various marketing materials for diverse business-to-business clients.
Responsibilities included layout, typesetting, image retouching and other pre-press/production projects.
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Art Director / Graphic Designer
Whitemyer Advertising
Dec 1997 - Aug 1999 (1 year 8 months)
Art Director – Art direction of a wide range of marketing communications projects for business-to-business clients. Responsibilities included concept, design and production of ads, direct mail, sales collateral (including catalogs), Point-of-Sale materials and web sites. Heavy emphasis on constant creativity in an intense, deadline-driven environment.