Professional/Personal Overview
I am an experienced Creative Director / Art Director with extensive editorial, marketing, branding and advertising experience. I've worked in esign for nearly 20 years and have full knowledge of both print and digital workflow and production. I've worked solo on many large projects as well as leading or being a member of a variety of talented teams. I bring creative vision, leadership, management, execution and a very strong work ethic to any project and I'd be happy to work with you.
Work Info
Expertise
Photographer
3 Years
Art Director
15 Years
Graphic Designer
20 Years
Specialty
Lifestyle
3 Years
Sports & Recreation
8 Years
Food
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P) (11+), Lime Rock Park (6-10), Craft Restaurants (1-2)
Other Work History
Senior Art Director, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Computer Skills
Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge (all up to CS5), Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Overlay Creator, Content Bundler, Viewer (InDesign extensions for iPad development), Keynote, Power Point, Word, Pages, Netbeans, Basic HTML, Mac OS 10.6.7.
Technical Skills
Editorial, Print & Interactive Design, Adobe Digital Publishing Tools, Photo editing and enhancement, Photography, Videography, Multimedia Presentations, Interactive Development (App Design, UI Design, Wire Framing) Front End Web Design, Some Back End Web Development,
Equipment
Macbook, iMac, iPad, iPhone, Canon 5D Mark II, Full Studio Lighting Kit, Full Video Lighting Kit, Speedlight, Rode Video Mic, Full Mobile Portrait kit, Brain with a lot of information in it
Other
I went to college for sculpture and art education. I am self taught at design & photography and offer a wide range of creative skills mixed with exceptionally strong leadership and organizational skill sets.
Freelancer Availability
I occasionally freelance. I live near New York, NY. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.