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Art Director
Apr 2015 - Present (9 years 10 months)
In-house Art Director for Schneider Electric leading a team of talented graphic designers to produce award-winning marketing collateral including: front-end web design, advertising, photography, print collateral, experience design, etc. Currently working on a new creative direction for SE and it's associated brands. Collaborate with outside agencies and vendors as well as the other SE creative studios around the world.
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Design Manager
Schneider Electric
South Kingstown, RI
2011 - 2015 (4 years)
Day-to-day responsibilities include: leading team of graphic designers to complete a range of marketing assets such as, ad-hoc projects, event materials, icon development, and campaign print and web advertisements; lead brainstorm sessions, art directing concepts, and choose final assets to share with business for review; ensure marketing assets adhere to Schneider Electric brand platform; develop training presentations and train new team members on design best practices, company policies, and processes; act as a liaison between writers, project managers, account manager, global art director, and communications development director.
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Senior Graphic Designer
Schneider Electric
South Kingstown, RI
2010 - 2011 (1 year)
Senior Designer hired to work with multiple business units and corporate marketing. Day-to-day responsibilities include: sketching and concepting through final execution of a wide range of marketing assets such as, ad-hoc projects, event materials, icon development, and campaign print advertising; art direction of junior graphic designers, vendors, and freelancers; ensuring marketing assets adhere to Schneider Electric brand platform, best practices, company policies, and processes; working closely with writers, project managers, account manager, and design manager.
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Senior Graphic Designer
Orange Square
Pawtucket, RI
2007 - 2009 (2 years)
Worked for a small studio on a variety of branding projects, particularly non-profits, from concept through final implementation, including identity, print and web design. Heavily focused on research-based marketing strategy. Built strong relationships with clients, print vendors, copywriters, photographers and web developers to develop impressionable brands. Special attention was payed to the entire printing life-cycle from bidding jobs to pre-press production, file integrity, and press supervision.
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Art Director
Munroe Creative Partners
New York, NY
2004 - 2007 (3 years)
Was the lead creative on a wide array of branding/identity, advertising, print, signage and website design projects in a fast-paced NY advertising agency. Worked directly with a wide range of clients in many different industries such as real estate, art museums, non-profits, and transportation services. Proactively managed a team of junior and freelance designers, web developers, print vendors, media buyers, and copywriters. Responsibilities included media buying, bidding jobs to printers, project management, estimation and budgeting. Also, oversaw and implemented all office administrative responsibilities including monthly billing. Reported directly to the CEO.
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Graphic Designer
Capital Fulfillment Group
Hingham, MA
2003 - 2004 (1 year)
My first introduction to a corporate company. Worked with a small team on the corporate account including print, web and advertising projects. Also worked directly with the fulfillment house’s clients on ad-hoc and print collateral needs.
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Freelance Designer
nail communications
Providence, RI
2001 - 2003 (2 years)
Hired as a freelance designer when nail was just making their start. They were recently named Ad Age’s Northeast Small Agency of the Year. A great place to start my career in the heart of downtown Providence before the “renaissance” began. I won my first design award for a low-budget Saucony direct mail piece.
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Freelance Designer
Malcolm Grear Designers
Providence, RI
2002 - 2002
Fortunate to freelance for one of the greatest design professionals in our industry. Worked on a variety of identity and print design projects.