Design Director/Visual Imaging Teacher*
Sinai Akiba Academy
Los Angeles, Ca I July 2017-Present
Design all brand marketing and communications materials for entire pre K-8 school; from brand/logo design, collateral, including annual reports and viewbooks, eBlasts and social media campaigns, event displays and signage, and ads to web management. Teach drawing, photoshop and design to middle school age students.
Creative Director/Designer
Creative Partners
Los Angeles, Ca I May 2011-June 2017
Headed up the creative in both CT and in LA offices. Handled everything from branding to fully integrated ad campaigns including TV, OOH, print, web designs, social media and collateral pieces:
University of Bridgeport I EPT Design I Metropolitan College of New York
Thomas College I Dowling College I SUNY Old Westbury I Alliant College First County Bank I Berkshire Hathaway
Designer/Freelance
Advanstar Communications (MAGIC)
Santa Monica, Ca I August 2010-2011
Created and designed marketing materials for multiple brands for MAGIC, the fashion trade show In Vegas, from collateral pieces and ads to
e-blasts, signage, and media kits
Executive Creative Director
WKP-Spier Advertising
New York I November 2002-June 2009
Managed the creative department at a mid-sized agency with $50m
in annual billings. Created multi-media ad campaigns, collateral pieces, branding, web design and OOH for all clients and headed up the creative on all new business presentations:
Maine Office of Tourism I Bulova I Delta Dental I NY Palace Hotel The Alex Hotel I Kraft Foods I Samaya Spa I Harvey Home Entertainment I The Lodge at Woodloch Resort and Spa I Gilt Restaurant I Helmsley Hotels I Taj Boston I T. Anthony Luggage Putnam, Penguin, and Doubleday Publishers
VP, Associate Creative Director
Citigate Advertising
New York
Created print ads, TV spots, and collateral pieces from concept to final production:
Cemex I Instinet I Bankers Trust I Italian Trade Commission I GE Investments I Witt Capital
Art Director
Wells Rich Greene BDDP
New York
Handled everything from concept to layouts to photo shoots and final production:
Sheraton Hotels I Oil of Olay I Chase Manhattan Bank I Hertz I
Continental Airlines
Designer
Random House Publishing
New York
Art Directed, designed, and illustrated ads and promotional materials
(Brochures, P.O.P. displays, catalogues, and posters)
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
BFA in Illustration/Design
School of Visual Arts I continuing education in Advertising and Graphics
Software
(Creative Suite) InDesign I Photoshop I Illustrator
Mac and PC literate*
Sinai Akiba Academy
Los Angeles, Ca I July 2017-Present
Design all brand marketing and communications materials for entire pre K-8 school; from brand/logo design, collateral, including annual reports and viewbooks, eBlasts and social media campaigns, event displays and signage, and ads to web management. Teach drawing, photoshop and design to middle school age students.
Creative Director/Designer
Creative Partners
Los Angeles, Ca I May 2011-June 2017
Headed up the creative in both CT and in LA offices. Handled everything from branding to fully integrated ad campaigns including TV, OOH, print, web designs, social media and collateral pieces:
University of Bridgeport I EPT Design I Metropolitan College of New York
Thomas College I Dowling College I SUNY Old Westbury I Alliant College First County Bank I Berkshire Hathaway
Designer/Freelance
Advanstar Communications (MAGIC)
Santa Monica, Ca I August 2010-2011
Created and designed marketing materials for multiple brands for MAGIC, the fashion trade show In Vegas, from collateral pieces and ads to
e-blasts, signage, and media kits
Executive Creative Director
WKP-Spier Advertising
New York I November 2002-June 2009
Managed the creative department at a mid-sized agency with $50m
in annual billings. Created multi-media ad campaigns, collateral pieces, branding, web design and OOH for all clients and headed up the creative on all new business presentations:
Maine Office of Tourism I Bulova I Delta Dental I NY Palace Hotel The Alex Hotel I Kraft Foods I Samaya Spa I Harvey Home Entertainment I The Lodge at Woodloch Resort and Spa I Gilt Restaurant I Helmsley Hotels I Taj Boston I T. Anthony Luggage Putnam, Penguin, and Doubleday Publishers
VP, Associate Creative Director
Citigate Advertising
New York
Created print ads, TV spots, and collateral pieces from concept to final production:
Cemex I Instinet I Bankers Trust I Italian Trade Commission I GE Investments I Witt Capital
Art Director
Wells Rich Greene BDDP
New York
Handled everything from concept to layouts to photo shoots and final production:
Sheraton Hotels I Oil of Olay I Chase Manhattan Bank I Hertz I
Continental Airlines
Designer
Random House Publishing
New York
Art Directed, designed, and illustrated ads and promotional materials
(Brochures, P.O.P. displays, catalogues, and posters)
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
BFA in Illustration/Design
School of Visual Arts I continuing education in Advertising and Graphics
Software
(Creative Suite) InDesign I Photoshop I Illustrator
Mac and PC literate*