Blake Gentry

Interactive Art Direction & Experiential Marketing

BlakeGentry

St. Louis, MO

To further explore experiential marketing strategies and advertising techniques in a lead design position

Experience

  • Art Director
    St. Louis, MO
    Aug 2007 - Present
    The National System
    • Assess applications of technology in advertising
      Manage interactive development of websites
      Concept experiential marketing campaigns
      Institute design standards across all projects and departments
      Lead development workshops for all junior designers
  • Associate Creative Director
    Columbia, MO
    May 2006 - Jun 2007
    IDP Group
    • Managed a team of interactive designers
      Led client meetings and oversaw all aspects of projects
      Estimated resource allocation and associated budgets
      * Designed and coded advanced HTML/CSS and eCommerce
  • Junior Art Director
    Macon, MO
    Feb 2004 - May 2006
    Onshore Technology
    • Assisted installation and design of eCommerce solutions
      Attained Microsoft Certified Application Developer status
      Designed and coded CMS solutions and web applications
      * Established accessibly and usability standards

Education

  • AS Film Production
    Orlando, FL
    Aug 2001 - Mar 2003
    Full Sail University
    • Studied story structure and creative writing on studio backlots
      Collaborated with student crews on various short films
      Contributed to researching new post-production facility
      * Constructed and decorated large sets within a soundstage