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Experience
ART DIRECTOR & FRONT-END DEVELOPER | March 2014 – Present
Thompson & Bender | Briarcliff Manor, NY
Spearhead award-winning creative work for integrated advertising and marketing campaigns, websites, brand identities and collateral, directing the process from concept through completion. Engage in client-facing account management, representing the agency in presentations and new business pitches. Manage in-house Creative Department and procure outside freelancers and vendors. Brought previously outsourced web development in-house and direct design, coding and administration of client websites. Offer creative and technological solutions to elevate client campaigns and leverage diverse resources to maximize success. Facilitate communication/workflow with senior management to create a higher-functioning and more profitable creative department.
DESIGNER | May 2012 – March 2014
United States Tennis Association | White Plains, NY
Designed highly polished print, web and merchandise collateral for the world-class US Open Tournament. Produced dynamic creative work for the USTA brand and all USTA Programs including Community Tennis, 10 and Under Tennis, Player Development and National Junior Tennis and Learning. Lead designer for Junior Team Tennis, Tennis on Campus and Collegiate programs.
DESIGNER | December 2011 – May 2012
Desai Communications | Stamford, CT
Designed and created original artwork, corporate decor, signage and event concepts for clients including PepsiCo and Diageo.
ASSISTANT DESIGNER | May 2010 – December 2011
Visual Language LLC | Irvington, NY
Worked closely under firm principal to develop branding materials, stationary, print collateral, websites and advertisements for a broad spectrum of clients including accredited institutions, medical research corporations and small businesses.
Awards & Honors
914 Inc.’s Wunderkinds (Class of 2016)
Skill Sets
ADOBE CC
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere, After Effects, Edge (Discontinued), Animate
WEB
Fluent (Hand Coding): HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress API
Regular Use (Doc Referencing): jQuery, PHP, mySQL, Shopify/PayPal/Stripe API
Familiar (ReadingTFM): Joomla, CodeIgniter
INDUSTRY
Identity and Brand Development, Typography, Responsive/Mobile First Design, Front-End Development, SEO/SEM, Digital Planning and Strategy, Content Management Systems, WordPress (Lots of WordPress.)
ANALOG
Silkscreening, Bookbinding, Hand-Lettering Type, Light Carpentry, Furniture Refinishing
OTHER
OS X, Windows, MS Office, Open Office, PC Hardware