Organized and creative individual with experience in video art direction, publications management, direct mail advertising design, able to multitask and meet tight deadlines in a publication/production driven environment seeking challenging new position as a Creative Director. Strong team player with experience designing marketing materials, portal concepts,video art direction, and magazines. Excellent individual contributor – creative designs that are on budget, on schedule, in accordance with brand standards and exceed the internal customer’s expectations.

COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	Lead Designer	8/2005 - Present
American College Health Association	Designer/Production Coordinator	3/2003 - 6/2005
House of Fabrics	Creative Director	4/1984 - 2/1988
Daily News	Creative Manager	4/1980 - 3/1984

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
New Horizons	Computer Graphics	2000	Trade School Degree
Californa State University Northridge	Two dimensional Design	1979	Some College Units Completed Degree
High Point	Art	1973	High School/GED Degree

Highlights:

Public Relations Society of America-Georgia Chapter (PRSA-GA), Resource Magazine, Gold Award, FOLIO Magazine Best Business to Business Magazine, Full Issue 2010, LIMRA's MarketFacts Magazine The Award of Excellence, Overall Magazine, for Resource Magazine, covering writing and design for three consecutive issues: March, April and May 2013. Silver Award, Magazine Design, 2009 IABC Atlanta Golden Flames Awards Gold Award, Magazines, 2008 IABC Atllanta Golden Flame Awards Award of Excellence, 2008 Phoenix Awards, Georgia Chapter PRSA Award of Excellence, Magazines, 2007 Phoenix Awards, Georgia Chapter, PRSA. Creative Director 1984-1988 House of Fabrics Van Nuys, CA Creative Manager 1980-1984 Daily News Van Nuys, CA

Companies I like:

Turner Broadcasting, , CNN, , Atlanta Journal Constitution, , American Cancer Society, , Magazines

P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership

• Creative Manager
• Art Director
• Graphics
• Pulications

Lead creative staff; oversee vendors, photographers, printers and freelancers; working with marketing associates to ensure clients’ needs are met; ensuring a project is on schedule; leading brainstorming sessions; meeting with team members; conceptualizing ideas; and assigning projects to staff. Ensure the quality of each project is completed on time and within budget. Design and produce print, video, and electronic materials in support of LOMA’s Marketing and Education Divisions as well as for Resource and MarketFacts magazine. Formulate basic layout design or presentation approach, and specify material details, such as style and size of type, photographs, graphics, and video. Coordinate day-to-day work assignments for Graphic Designer I & II, distributing and balancing assignments to team members according to resources available and priorities as set by the AVP, Marketing & Graphic Design,acting as the manager for the unit, when AVP Marketing is not available. Confer with AVP, Marketing & Graphic Design, designers, Marketing Associates, or production department heads to discuss client requirements and presentation concepts, and to coordinate creative activities.