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Summary:
Well-spoken web designer with a detailed approach to problem solving and a passion for clean, practical design. Hard working, driven to improve, and completely aware of the importance of a good sense of humor.
Experience:
Critical Mass, Chicago, IL
Flash Motion Designer, November 2007 – Present
Work in a fast paced, fully interactive agency, designing and producing animation solutions and concepts for a global brand and it’s subsidiaries. Responsible for producing motion design executions for websites, banner ads, and video presentations. Other responsibilities include storyboarding, motion timing for audio, page design, and quick prototyping. Provide quality assurance on all deliverables and work closely with creative directors, development team, copywriters, and project managers.
Clients include Pampers and Kandoo.
Noble, Chicago, IL
Interactive Art Director, May 2006 – November 2007
Worked in a results driven agency environment with account teams, developers, and senior art directors to design and produce intelligent, aesthetically pleasing online content. Met with offline branding teams and clients to provide insight on web standards and best practices while developing interactive communication strategy. Created online advertising including banner campaigns, email blasts, sweepstakes, promotions, websites, and microsites.
Clients included American Airlines, Borden Cheese, Campbell, Country Insurance, Gerber, Sunkist, Midwest Airlines, Pepperidge Farm, Quaker, Truitt Bros., and Tyson.
J.D. Technology Systems, Chicago, IL
Designer/Project Manager, January 2005 – May
2006
Worked as lead designer defining creative and design
direction for the company. Lead production team
while also acting as primary client contact on all
design and development projects. Teamed with developers
to create websites for external clients, many of
who previously had zero online presence.
Clients included Accounting Associates, Bell Financial,
E-Squared Engineering, Employee Legal Services,
Guardian Angels Homecare, Mid-American Tape and
Reel, Nuvu Builders, and Waste Management Solutions.
Classified Ventures, Chicago, IL
Ad Developer, August 1999 – December 1999
Learned valuable production skills and techniques
preparing graphic assets to be used in online virtual
tours and other applications. Worked closely with
internal operations teams to input apartment and
home data using in-house software. Created ads to
be placed within the Apartments.com and NewHomeNetwork.com
website templates.
Education:
American Academy of Art, Chicago IL
Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts, August 2001
Associates Degree in Applied Sciences, May 1999
Completed 1 year of course work toward Masters of Science in
Computer Graphics and Animation at DePaul University in Chicago.
Skills:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady, After Effects, Premier,
Flash (Actionscript 2), Dreamweaver (HTML), Swift 3D, 3D Studio Max.
Highlights:
Pepperidge Farm Distinctive Crackers
www.pepperidgefarmcrackers.com
Designed and helped manage development of the website, which was created to house product information, recipes, and display the new look and feel of the Pepperidge Farm Distinctive Cracker product.
Sunkist Premium Fruit
www.sunkistfruit.com
Led design and Flash production of the microsite created to showcase a new Sunkist product to food service vendors.
Truitt Bros.
www.truittbros.com/truFlavors
Collaborated with offline branding team to design a website to house recipe information and PR materials for the Tru Flavors brand products. Gerber
www.gerbercanada.com
Redesigned and managed the implementation of a product microsite relaunching the Gerber baby food line in Canada. The success of the redesign led to a full redesign of the larger Gerber Canada website.
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