Resume of CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Title
CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Primary Skills
Creative Direction ~ Project Management ~ Art Instruction

Location
US-GA-Marietta

Posted
Feb-04-08

CREATIVE DIRECTOR & PROJECT MANAGER / ART & DRAWING INSTRUCTOR

Creative Direction ~ Project Management ~ Art Instruction
Flexible and versatile creative director with over 20 years experience spanning numerous areas in the creative field; open to full, part-time, and contract employment opportunities. Experienced throughout all phases of marketing collateral development, from leading designers to produce award-winning design through prepress, print buying, and print production. Equally comfortable in leading a team of professional designers or teaching a class of elementary children through complicated drawing exercises. Early hands-on background in Adobe Photoshop / PageMaker / Illustrator, and Quark Xpress on Mac. Strong hands-on technical skills in MS Office. Open to travel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

YOUNG REMBRANTS, Roswell, GA., September 2007 - Present
Young Rembrandts teaches the drawing skills children need while developing learning shills that give children an academic advantage in the classroom.
Drawing Teacher - Working 2 - 3 afternoons a week teaching drawing to elementary school children at school locations.

KATIE KOHUTEK & ASSOCIATES, INC., Atlanta GA. July 2005 - Present
Independent marketing consultancy, with specialty in marketing and communications, particularly graphic design / marketing collateral development, and event planning.
Executive Marketing Consultant - Principal Creative Director & Event Planner
* Built marketing consultancy from ground zero to successful business with diverse client base including commercial and not-for-profit clients through effective marketing strategies. www.marketing-dept.com
* Use extensive network of professional / vendor contacts to develop and manage implementation / production of cost-effective marketing communications plans.
* Mentor Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta youths and provide internship opportunities in graphic design and event planning.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, Atlanta, GA., November 1995 - July 2005
BGCA, rated the number one youth organization for the last 12 consecutive years.
Senior Director of Design & Production
* Rapidly promoted through numerous roles to manage marketing communications department focusing on design and production of diverse print, web, and video marketing collateral.
* Developed and managed annual printing budget of $1.5+ million.
* Hired, trained, and oversaw staff of 10 graphic designers and web designers in addition to external agency management including graphic design consultants, contractors, and vendors.
* Managed vendor relations, particularly diverse high-tech printing companies (six-color press, digital quick printer, web-fed press. large format printer (posters / banners / trade show displays), billboard distributor, binder and packaging printer; as well as DVD disc producers, Mac tech support, etc.
* Hand-picked for national conference planning team for seven years straight; and was instrumental in the execution of the organizations annual national conference for some 3,000 Club professionals. Responsibilities included coordination of all printed marketing collateral, signage, trade show displays, html email blasts, video production, and daily photo shoots.
* Art directed and facilitated 40+ photo shoots at scores of Boys & Girls Clubs and other locations nationwide: military bases, Native American lands, Bronx NY, Washington DC, Minor League Spring Training Camps.
* Oversaw photo shoots with dignitaries ranging from Former President Jimmy Carter and Colin Powell, to Denzel Washington, Alex Rodriguez and many others.
* Managed web design, development, and maintenance of national organization web site, bgca.org.
* Developed and oversaw marketing.bgca.org, BrandMatters, providing on-line access to business cards, stationary, brochures, holiday cards, signage, billboards, capital campaign materials and numerous national programs for local Clubs.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DESIGN & PRODUCTION
* Developed preferred vendor system that enabled BGCA to substantially increase print volume while cutting costs by up to 15% and reducing required internal staff.
* Renegotiated multiple contracts annually to secure additional volume discounts and enhanced payment terms.
* Within 2 years at BGCA, slashed design costs roughly 30% while substantially increasing consistency of branding and corporate compliance by bringing all graphic design in-house.
* Printing Industry Association of Georgia (PIAG), Award of Excellence, Best of Category, Connections Magazine, 2001 - 2005.
* Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Significant Achievement Award for 9 years running for outstanding innovation in both design and cost-savings initiatives.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE INCLUDES: Graphic Design, hospitality marketing industry, corporate headquarters of HARVEY HOTEL INC., Dallas TX, designing brochures, posters, menus, ads, signage, special events materials, etc.

EDUCATION
Attended TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, majoring in Art Education and Studio Art

Certifications
See above


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