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Creative Director/Visual Designer
San Francisco, CA
Jul 2011 - Present (13 years 3 months)
• Concept and strategy on integrated campaigns including branding, identity, design, advertising, UX/IA, responsive website development, print, and social media
• Re-branded 365 Main, collateral, website, and trade show/events (sold to Digital Realty $750M)
• Redeveloped Digital Realty’s sales team PowerPoint UX from a linear process to a user centric self guided web style interface which aided in closing two large contracts (value over $250M)
• Met tight deadlines on integrated campaigns: My Accounting Team – re-branded ID, collateral, and website (four weeks), CentralHost – re-branded website (three weeks), Layer 42 – re-branded collateral and website (two weeks)
• Manage all roles of the studio, creative direction/design, client/vendor management, and finances
• Prepare creative briefs and project road maps to align client expectations
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Senior Graphic Designer (Temporary Contract)
Tata Communications
Burlingame, CA
Sep 2015 - Nov 2015 (2 months)
• Designed new brochures, white papers, and case studies for IZO cloud computing platform
• Designed landing pages for special events, as well as trade show graphics and banners
• Self-starter using Workfront project management system for team member communication and managing deadlines
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Art Director
San Francisco, CA
Jan 2007 - Aug 2011 (4 years 7 months)
• Designed campaigns for Democratic candidates in national and local races (8-10 new campaigns weekly)
• Collaborated with partners/account executives on design development and oversaw a team of 16 designers
• Improved standard workflow practices to deliver faster and more consistent results
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Senior Graphic Designer (Temporary Contract)
TBW Media
San Francisco, CA
Jun 2003 - Dec 2006 (3 years 6 months)
• Designed campaigns for Democratic candidates in national and local races (8-10 new campaigns weekly)
• Collaborated with account executives on design development on a team of 16 designers
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Art Director
Jun 1995 - Dec 2006 (11 years 6 months)
• Re-branded Shea-Hammond (Sold to Made2Order $8M), and Digital Market (sold to Ariba $110M)
• Developed multi-lingual event materials for GAP worldwide GMC including workbook, invitations, event signage, and badges
• Concept, design, and production on all projects
• Focused studio capabilities on branding, corporate identity and print collateral
• Implemented custom FileMaker database for development agreements, estimates, invoices, and purchase orders
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Art Director
MWA Creative
Jul 1989 - Sep 1995 (6 years 2 months)
• Promoted to Art Director after three years as a Senior Designer
• Designed award-winning campaigns, including advertising, annual reports, identity and collateral
• Managed junior designers, copywriters, proofreaders, pre-press and print vendors
• Handled the migration from outsource production to in-house systems saving $50,000 annually