General info
Senior Art Director/ACD
Chicago
Chicago
Award-winning creative conceptual thinker with a passion for designing fun and engaging advertising messages with stopping power. Highly original approach to problem-solving with a never ending supply of ideas that get results. Experience collaborating with team members on all channels of advertising. Risk taker who believes in striving to do something that gets the viewer to take notice.
Experience
Senior Art Director
Freelance Senior Art Director
Agencies included: HDMZ, Blue Chip Marketing, HY Connect, Res Publica Group, RPM Chicago, TBWA Chicago, Upshot, HAVAS Worldwide, eswStorylab. Clients included: Hollywood Casino, Plain Ridge Park Casino, McDonald's, Subway, Citibank, Grand Victoria Casino, Liberty Mutual Insurance, McCormick Spices, Davidson Eggs, Two Brothers Artisan Brewing, Roche Diagnostics, Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Art Director
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Create eye-catching OOH creative and online campaigns for local area clients.
Work in collaboration with Graphic Designer and Account Executives to narrow client's messaging down to "One Thing". In 2017 won Silver ADDY Award in Interactive Web Banner Category for Novi Career Prep High School Campaign. In 2018 won ADDY Award for Adams Self Promotion digital outdoor and The Wurst Bar poster campaign. Wurst Bar creative was voted "Best In Show" 2018. The Wurst Bar was also selected as a 2018 Obie Finalist.
Work in collaboration with Graphic Designer and Account Executives to narrow client's messaging down to "One Thing". In 2017 won Silver ADDY Award in Interactive Web Banner Category for Novi Career Prep High School Campaign. In 2018 won ADDY Award for Adams Self Promotion digital outdoor and The Wurst Bar poster campaign. Wurst Bar creative was voted "Best In Show" 2018. The Wurst Bar was also selected as a 2018 Obie Finalist.
Senior Art Director
eswStorylab
Responsible for creative direction for all clients taking concepts from rough sketch concept to final layout. Was instrumental in helping agency win the MotorCity Casino account which became the agency's largest client. Clients included: Taco Bell, KFC, Church's Chicken, Options Industry Council, OptionsXpress, Aurora Healthcare, MotorCity Casino, Rivercity Casino, American Marketing Association.
Senior Art Director
Storandt Pann Margolis
Clients included: American Cancer Society, The University of Chicago Hospital, The Methodist Hospital, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center.
Art Director
Lois/EJL
Clients included: Osco Drug, Carx, Six Flags Great America, First Alert, BASF Agricultural, Turtle Wax, Husqvarna.
Art Director
J. Walter Thompson
Clients included: Kraft Foods, Oscar Mayer, Northwestern Mutual Life, Fisher-Price, Quaker
Art Director
Leo Burnett Company
United Airlines, McDonald's, Heinz, Nestle's
Skills
Skills
Mac environment
Adobe Illustration
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat
Graphic Design
Typography
Concepting
Illustration
Storyboarding
Adobe Illustration
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat
Graphic Design
Typography
Concepting
Illustration
Storyboarding
Education
BS in Business Administration
Saint Joseph's College
Art Direction
Central Academy of Commercial Art
College of DuPage
Evening classes in QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Awards
Awards
Addy Merit Award: 1982 - United Airlines TV
Art Director's Club Award: 1984 - United Airlines TV
Obie Merit Award: 2009 - MotorCity Casino Campaign
Silver ADDY Award: 2017 - Novi Career Prep High School
ADDY Award: 2018 - Adams Self Promotion
ADDY Award: 2018 - The Wurst Bar
ADDY "Best In Show"- The Wurst Bar
Obie Finalist: 2018 - The Wurst Bar
Art Director's Club Award: 1984 - United Airlines TV
Obie Merit Award: 2009 - MotorCity Casino Campaign
Silver ADDY Award: 2017 - Novi Career Prep High School
ADDY Award: 2018 - Adams Self Promotion
ADDY Award: 2018 - The Wurst Bar
ADDY "Best In Show"- The Wurst Bar
Obie Finalist: 2018 - The Wurst Bar