Charles Rouse

Art Director

CharlesRouse

New York

Charles Rouse is an Art Director working in Interactive and Graphic Design in New York City. He comes with a BFA in Advertising Design along with 10 years of experience working in small to large Agencies both online and offline. Media include Interactive, Print, Direct Advertising, Broadcast, and Branding.


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Experience

  • Senior Art Director
    New York, NY
    Mar 2010 - Present
    Freelance

    Morini & Montanari Photo Studios Italy, Grey Alliance NYC, CDMi connect NYC

  • Art Director
    New York, NY
    Feb 2008 - Mar 2010
    Digitas NY

    American Express, Sanofi Aventis, Pfizer.

  • Art Director
    New York, NY
    Aug 2007 - Feb 2008
    Freelance

    Gigante Vaz Partners, Euro RSCG, Concentric.

  • Art Director
    New York, NY
    Jan 2006 - Jul 2007
    Grey Healthcare Group

    Boehringer Ingelheim (Aptivus/Viramune), Celebrex, Exubra

  • Art Director
    New York, NY
    May 2005 - Jan 2006
    Freelance

    Corporate ID for Hiroko's Place, NYC.

  • Art Director
    New York, NY
    May 2003 - Apr 2005
    Foote, Cone, and Belding

    At&t, Qwest, MetLife, Gevalia Kaffe.

  • Jr Art Director/Designer
    New York, NY
    May 2000 - Apr 2003
    SGNet Solutions

    The New England Journal of Medicine, and TIAA-CREF.

Education

  • BFA Advertising Design
    New York, NY
    Sep 1998 - Jun 2002
    Fashion Institute of Technology

    Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

  • Non Degree
    New York, NY
    Sep 1999 - Jun 2000
    Center for Communications-Mentorship Program

    Mentorship program with Gregory T. Walker C.O.O. Uniworld.

Media Skills


  • Photoshop CS4
    Illustrator CS4
    Indesign CS4
    Quark Xpress 7
    Mac OSX
    Flash (working knowledge, non developer)
    Html (working knowledge, non developer)

Client List (Partial)


  • American Express, Boehringer Ingelheim, Sanofi Aventis, Aptivus, Viramune, Pringles, City Harvest, Exubera, USPS, AT&T, Glaxo Smith Kline, Qwest Eli Lilly, Gevalia Kaffe, TIAA-CREF, MetLife, PSC, CUNY.

Related Interests/Influences


  • Speculative Fiction, Industrial Design, Video, Auto/Motorcycle Concept Design, New Media/Technology, Tattoo Design.