SUMMARY:
Creative Art Director with extensive experience producing advertising and marketing campaigns for local, national and international clients in retail, entertainment, real estate, sporting goods, automotive and fine dinning markets. Comfortable with leading a team or being part of one.
Skills:
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Creative Direction
Photo Art Direction
Production
Proficient in:
Mac OSX
Windows 11
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobve Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Microsoft Power Point
Microsoft Word
Google Slides
Google Sheets
Google Sites
EXPERIENCE:
BAIRD & WARNER REAL ESTATE, CHICAGO, IL
NOVEMBER 2013-MARCH 2025
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Senior graphic designer developing flyers, brochures, presentations, identities, print and email newsletters, landing pages, websites and multi-channel campaigns for Baird & Warner Real Estate, Key Mortgage, Baird & Warner Title Services and Landtrust National Title. Including print, digital and branding.
FREELANCE, CHICAGO, IL
DECEMBER 2008-NOVEMBER 2013
ART DIRECTOR, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, DESIGNER
Concept and design of print and digital marketing material on a contract and freelance bases.
Clients included Camel Grinding Wheels, Americas’ SAP Users’ Group, Wilton, Baker Tilly and the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
SCHAWK RETAIL MARKETING, CHICAGO, IL
FEBRUARY 2007-DECEMBER 2008
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Concept, design and layout of weekly FSI’s and special projects. Lead a team consisting of production artists and a copywriter. Attended and participated in client meetings for both initial concept and review stages. Ordered and signed-off on all retouching and color proofs for the client: DIRECTV.
AMBROSI & ASSOCIATES, CHICAGO, IL
JULY 2001-JANUARY 2007
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR
Senior art director for the Concept & Development and Targeted Marketing teams. Conceptualize and develop national print ads and mailers, ROPs and materials for store grand openings. Lead a team consisting of a designer and translator for ethnic advertising. Art directed photo shoots. Created presentation materials for new business pitches. Clients included: Sears, Kmart, Fannie May and The Great Indoors.
ABD GROUP, CHICAGO, IL
MAY 1998-JUNE 2001
ART DIRECTOR
Art director on the Advanced Planning team. Conceptualize and develop national pre-print ads and mailers, ROPs and speciality advertising. Developed photo plans, color palettes, design identities and graphics for seasonal in-store events for client: Sears.
RAM GOLF CORPORATION, MELROSE PARK, IL
JUNE 1994-APRIL 1998
ART DIRECTOR
Started in-house art department, Producing all advertising and related material from conception to finished piece. Included all print and broadcast advertising, catalog design, sales material, point-of-purchase material, packaging, logo design and graphic design for new products.
FORTIS FORTIS & ASSOCIATES, CHICAGO, IL
APRIL 1991-MAY 1994
ART DIRECTOR
Art directed and designed print advertising in the following media: consumer and trade magazine, newspaper, business-to-business, direct response, point of purchase and packaging. Art direction on television commercials and sales videos for clients such as: Volvo Dealers Association, Capucino’s Italian Restaurant, Country Kitchen Restaurants, PGA Tour Clothing Collection, Lamkin Golf Grips and Ram Golf Corporation.