General info
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Creative Direction / Art Direction / Design
Experience
Boston, MA
Sep 2010 - Present
Creative Director / Designer
Stylographica
+ Creative direction and execution for brand identity design, marketing design, ecommerce design, advertising design, user experience design...
+ Create strategic creative solutions that align with customer objectives and timelines
+ Create effective/specialized design teams who know market challenges and identify compelling solutions
+ Contrasts competitor solutions, reviews market research, identifies correct strategy, creates user experience and design solutions and tests solutions
+ Client: Bluefin Labs, IMMCO, One Pica
Boston, MA
Sep 2011 - Dec 2011
Associate Creative Director
Wayfair
+ Lead creative direction and collaborated on user experience and visual information systems for Wayfair, AllModern and Joss and Main brands
+ Lead editorial visual design cues with former Editor of Better Homes and Gardens with the help of an outside design collective PENTAGRAM NYC
+ Lead the rebrand for Joss & Main and All Modern (yet to be launched)
+ Nurtured and grew our inhouse design team of 8 designers and 2 copywriters
+ Client: Wayfair, Joss & Main, All Modern
Boston MA
Jul 2008 - Sep 2010
Associate Creative Director
+ Lead creative inhouse team, freelancers, agencies for all interactive initiatives
+ Responsible for site redesign, direct marketing, photoshoots and social media
+ Saw interactive team through various structural changes
+ Client: Puma International AG
Boston MA
Nov 2007 - Jul 2008
Senior Art Director
+ Art directed design for Saturn and various GM brands
+ Directed team of designers and interactive developers for Saturn site redesign and direct marketing campaigns
+ Worked with a team of art directors and copy writers to create memorable experiences
+ Clients: GM, Saturn
Watertown MA
Jan 2007 - Nov 2007
Senior Visual Designer
+ Conceptualized, created, designed, problem solved and integrated ideas for interactive experiences
+ Worked with a deeply integrated team of designers, IAs, developers to meet all benchmark deadlines
+ Nurtured client relationships
+ Clients: Adidas miCoach, Nikon, Solidworks
Boston MA
Apr 2004 - Jan 2007
Art Director / Senior Designer
+ Directed Design Approach for Interactive Website, Kiosks, Brand Identities and Print Collateral
+ Lead a team of designers while rolling up sleeves and acting as a jack-of-all-trades
+ Listened, Learned, Prepared, Created, Tested, and Implemented
+ Clients: MTV House Party,PricewaterhouseCoopers, WGBH international...
Waltham MA
Apr 2003 - Jun 2004
Senior Designer
Monsoon Agency
+ Designed Marketing Materials, Direct Mail Campaigns, Brand Identities, Print Collateral
+ Interfaced with clients on a regular basis to develop communication materials
Boston MA
Jan 2001 - Mar 2003
Interactive Designer
+ Designed engaging User Interfaces for Websites and Interactive Cd-Roms
+ Created Brand Identities for Web and Print
+ Clients: Ryka, International Center of Photography, Air America Radio, Fidelity Investments...
Education
Boston MA
Sep 1996 - May 2000
BFA in Graphic Design / Communication Design
Hartford CT
Sep 1993 - May 1996
incomplete - Business Marketing
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