I am a mid-career educator and creative director who is looking to maintain an up-to-date portfolio. My experience is primarily related to publishing, branding, music industry, and overall advertising campaigns encompassing a range of materials—from print to web to commercial
photography. Video, mobile, and interactive are not necessarily a part of my hands-on knowledge base
but I certainly understand how to integrate those aspects of advertising design into an overall campaign.
I am also a decent writer although, by no means would I consider myself a copywriter. I enjoy the brainstorming and idea formulation aspects of what I do more than anything else. My education is very broad in the humanities, sciences, and fine arts so I bring a wide range of ideas to an organization. As I mentioned, I am also an educator who has taught a range of graphic design and photography courses in higher education settings.
I am also a natural leader who treats others respectfully, even when faced with less than ideal circumstances. I would summarize my character, my personality, and my experiences accordingly:
• I have a passion for listening to, understanding and engaging people.
• I have over ten years of experience managing people, projects, budgets, and deadlines.
• I have been and enjoy being on the front lines of client and agency-facing work.
• I am typically someone with whom both clients and fellow employees genuinely enjoy working.
• I have been leading and teaching designers and design students for over 15 years.
• I am self-motivated, needing little supervision.
• I have 10+ years of strategic advertising experience in advertising agencies.
• I have significant graduate-level university course work in psychology and human behavior. I also have
a Master of Fine Arts degree in design/drawing and photography.
• I have excellent interpersonal skills.
• I have a passion for solving problems.
• I set goals and keep to-do lists in order to effectively multi-task.More...