Resume
KEY STRENGTHS
Art Direction, Strategic Marketing, Graphic Design, Print Production, Advertising, Management, Online Communications, Problem-Solving, Artistic Communications
WORK EXPERIENCE
Art Director Quiksilver – Huntington Beach, CA
January 2009 – November 2009
Hired to Art Direct and oversee design / production of all communications related to Skateboard and Snowboard CulturesArt Direction of 2009 Skate campaign : ROAM
- Concept / Art Direction of 2009 / 2010 Snow campaign : TodCast
- Art Direction of Business to business catalogs and lineguides
- Art Direction of all photo shoots relating to Snow and Skate (Lifestyle, In-Studio on model, In-Studio product)
- Direction / Production of monthly web show: TodCast
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of online, interactive skate ‘zine “ROAM”
Art Director Swell – San Clemente, CA
August 2007 – Currently on retainer
Hired to Art Direct and oversee all communications related to Swell, swell.com, and new private label
- Art Direction of direct mail catalog
- Redesign of Swell Catalog
- Redesign of swell.com
- Art Direction of all photo shoots (Lifestyle, In-Studio on model, In-Studio product)
- Art Direction of t-shirts and label packages
- Management of a team of graphic artists, production staff and in-house photographer
- Management of all photo shoots (Lifestyle, In-Studio on model, In-Studio product)
Sr. Global Art Director Globe Shoes – El Segundo, CA
March 2007 – August 2007
Hired to Art Direct and oversee all major brand initiatives
- Concept / Art Direction / Creation of all global advertising campaigns
- Art Direction of all photo shoots
- Art Direction of all commercials and brand videos / films
- Concept / Art Direction / Production of key global events
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of trade show booth
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of in-store fixtures
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of all Point of Purchase materials
- Manage traffic of all creative projects from concept to completion
- Art Direction for globe.tv, unitedbyfate.tv
- Management of Jr. Art Director and a team of graphic artists
- Art Direction of trims and labels for apparel
Art Director – Mens and Womens RipCurl Wetsuits / Clothing – Costa Mesa, CA
October 2005 – March 2007
Hired to Art Direct all global marketing campaigns for RipCurl.
- Concept / Art Direction / Creation of all global advertising campaigns: Apparel, watches, wetsuits, footwear, and events
- Art Direction of all photo shoots
- Art Direction of all commercials and brand videos / films
- Concept / Art Direction / Production of key global events
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of trade show booth
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of in-store fixtures
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of all Point of Purchase materials
- Manage traffic of all creative projects from concept to completion
- Art Direction for ripcurl.com
- Creation of global creative guidelines
- Management of Jr. Art Director and a team of graphic artists
- Art Direction of trims and labels for apparel
Art Director / Creative Marketing Manager Analog Clothing – Irvine, CA
April 2004 – October 2005
Hired to handle the creative marketing for Analog and control the art direction of the brand.
- Concept / Art Direction / Creation of all creative marketing
- Concept / Art Direction / Production of advertising campaigns
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of trade show booth
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of in-store fixtures
- Concept / Art Direction / Design of all Point of Purchase materials
- Negotiated / Implemented media buy for 2004 – 2005
- Manage traffic of all creative projects from concept to completion
- Concept / Art Direction / Agency management for analogclothing.com
- Creation of global creative guidelines
- Development of marketing calendars for 2004, 2005, 2006
- Art Direction of trims and labels for apparel
Global Online Editor / Producer Quiksilver, Inc. – Huntington Beach, CA
November 2002 – April 2004
Promoted to produce all content for quiksilver.com
- Production of all content on quiksilver.com
- Reported on all global Quiksilver events
- Photographed and Produced videos at all global Quiksilver events
- Worked with outside creative consultants on look and feel of quiksilver.com
Senior Graphic Designer Quiksilver, Inc. – Huntington Beach, CA
June 2000 – November 2002
- Produced core advertising campaign
- Concept / Design / Production of national advertising campaign
- Co-Created in-house agency
- Managed 3 graphic artists
- Worked with the infamous David Carson on all core marketing materials
- Worked with the infamous Natas Kaupas on special projects
- Managed the production of all marketing materials
- Managed all print production
EDUCATION
BS, Business Administration, Focus in Marketing, 2000 California State University Long Beach
References and Portfolio Available Upon Request
I’m a sophomore at the University of Nebraska this year double majoring in Art and Advertising. I’m hoping to find a path that leads me into art direction AND the ocean. Everything you have on your resume sounds like such an awesome experience and something I’d love to be a part of. I’ve taken private art lessons since I was six years old and have a passion for all types of visual art. Do you have any suggestions on how I could succeed and end up on a path similar to yours?