Adam Sienkiewicz Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Lead a team of six, including Associate Digital Producers, Digital Producers, and a Senior Digital Producer. Manage communication and operational issues within the team and interdepartmentally, utilizing tactical empathy and coaching techniques.Key Responsibilities:• Team Management: Address communication concerns within the team and between cross-functional teams. Employ tactical empathy and coaching techniques for conflict resolution. • Project Oversight: Oversee client-based digital marketing projects for high-profile clients such as Walgreens, McDonald’s, Marriott International, and Anheuser-Busch. Ensure smooth execution by resolving technical and communication issues. • Employee Development: Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings to discuss concerns and track development. Implement GROW model and Chris Voss’s tactical empathy techniques to enhance skills and interpersonal capabilities. • Problem-Solving: Resolve issues like miscommunications with cross-functional teams. Improve internal processes to optimize workflow and enhance collaboration. • Tool Proficiency: Proficient in Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects). Serve as Subject Matter Expert for Spaceback, developing processes, documentation, and training for social media post conversion into ads.• Coordinated internal Partner and Client Strategic planning. Key Achievements:• Spaceback Implementation: Introduced Spaceback, expanding social media integration options for clients. Developed and documented processes, trained the team, significantly enhancing service offerings.• Communication Improvement: Improved team communication, reducing project delays by several days through effective conflict management and coaching.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

As a Creative Innovation & Production/Graphics Operator, I orchestrate creative brand strategies, establishing a unique identity for NewsNation to drive brand growth and recognition. Act as an Assistant Director to the Director of Creative Innovation & Production by handling the Art and Innovation tasks, such as Xpression Live Graphic templates, new technologies and software programs in NewsNation Network's operations, and multi-departmental coordination. Conceptualize, design, and develop real-time graphics, graphic, and 3D templates for on-air broadcasts using Ross Xpression, After Effects, Photoshop, and Blender 3D; created 31 out of the 135 active templates by anticipating their need, increasing available templates by 30%. Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:• Equipped the teams with the knowledge of emerging software, techniques, systems, and methodologies, promoting creative innovation in the department and across the company.• Maintained NewsNation's proprietary touch screen segment, NewsNation Smart Board, ensuring its proper functioning and successful completion during live broadcasts.• Optimized the graphic request process by training Producers, Writers, Editors, Anchors, and other NewsNation staff from the teams from Chicago, New York, California, and across the country.• Redesigned the SmartBoard segment and oversaw day-to-day operations while training the team of users. • Collaborated with control room and design teams to test various graphical elements, ensuring seamless integration and functionality while acting as the middleman at Bradley Pl for the Graphics team at Wacker. • Developed the look, design, and branding for eight additional shows, supporting the company's goal of achieving 24/7 programming.• Played a vital role in NewsNation's success, resulting in a 37% increase in viewership from 2021 and beating out Fox News and MSNBC in the advertiser-coveted 25-54 age demographic over Christmas weekend 2022.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

During my time as an Art Director & Graphic Design Manager, I led creative direction for News Nation's various programming, including television, promotions, social media, and internal and corporate communications, resulting in increased brand recognition and audience engagement. Supervised a team of seven designers and a motion designer in producing on-air show graphics, including images and animations, for News Nation's programming, such as Prime, On Balance, The Donlon Report, Dan Abrams Live, and Morning in America. Trained designers in different areas, such as image-based and animation-based design, resulting in improved design quality and the growth of team members' skill sets.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:• Facilitated the Vice President/Creative Director to verify proper art direction and design supervision of presentation and final materials, resulting in a cohesive and consistent visual brand identity.• Oversaw designing high-profile projects such as the debates between Trump and Biden and the VP debates, providing high-quality design work that met the company's standards. • Championed creating and acquiring all key art, ensuring timely project estimating and deadline accountability while minimizing errors and potential problems that may arise later.• Managed the workflow of the team, assigned tasks, and kept track of scheduling to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality work while also providing guidance and mentorship to help team members develop their skills and expand their capabilities.• Contributed to the professional growth of team members, resulting in three designers being promoted to supervisors and producers.

Chicago, Il

During my time with WGN-TV, I created time-sensitive animated and still graphics for various topics, such as medical, law, sports, and entertainment, while adhering to brand guidelines for marketing and social media profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Delivered comprehensive news programming across morning, midday, and evening slots, ensuring seamless coverage during team member absences. Spearheaded a major media software migration, meticulously converting and verifying all existing clips and filtering out duplications and redundant items. Received the 2015 Silver Dome Award for Best TV use of Graphic Design.Highlights of accomplishments in this role include:• Served as the leading Graphic Artist for the WGN-TV's Man of the People shows, producing ~80 high-quality graphics and animations per week on a 16-hour deadline, resulting in 4,000+ graphics produced over the complete course. • Played a vital role in the show's success, which debuted in January 2018 and finished third with a 1.4 Nielsen rating (45K+ households), beating all other entertainment programs. • Redesigned WGN Sports in 2018, designing and animating interstitial and transition animations and creating bespoke animations for each player, highlighting name, city, and position while showcasing them in action.• Established a rapport for exceptional animation and design practices, exemplified in creating vibrant and captivating animated elements for WGN's "Live from the Red Carpet" special.• Navigated through a series of promotions from an Intern and Graphic Artist to Media Manager, contributing to the station's consistent success as the morning news ratings leader in Chicago for ten consecutive years, with a +70% rating advantage over its nearest competitor in 2020.

Chicago, Il

• Main Graphic Designer for WGN's Man of the People tasked with storytelling engagement by creating digital designs, both static and animated, with a focus on typography and presentation for a production environment, marketing, and social media branding purposes including Facebook and Youtube.•Proficient fulfillment of time sensitive animated and still graphic requests for WGN and CLTV networks broadcast, marketing, and social media profiles including content on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram with respect to WGN brand guidelines.• Construction of batch animations including lower third and squeeze back for This! TV and Antenna TV.• Produced high quality animation for WGN Sports redesign.• Contributed in a collaborative effort with the creative team during creation of the award-winning and innovative redesign of WGN and CLTV News programs.• Established the best practices by structuring operations for graphic design team to improve proficiency by creating step-by-step instructions, style guides and usable templates which resulted in time saved on common visuals improving the graphic team’s overall time management.• Relied on technical acumen to design and provide technical maintenance for HTML-based real-time graphics and graphic templates.• Maintain WGN design team Instagram account by fulfilling responsibilities to consistently compose and post content, communicate directly with clients, and gather social media analytics data.

Chicago, Il

• Searched for suitable clips from the various films for use in This! TV marketing.• Design sponsor graphics for the morning, midday, and evening news programs.• Utilized After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Photoshop to design various graphics for marketing and production usage.

Chicago, Il

• Provided rental support to DePaul University's College of Education faculty members.• Updated and Organized Center of Educational Technology (CET)'s technology inventory/equipment.• Responsible for writing engaging content on CET’s online support portfolio which included coming up with creative solutions and designs for documents and tutorials as well as basic web development.• Handled photographic and video presentations/marketing for CET-related special events.• Recording and reporting user experience and develop strategy solutions for improving proficiency and brand awareness.

Chicago, Il

•Typing and filing, other general office duties (i.e. photocopying, filing, scanning, faxing, etc.)•Assisting customers via phone, walk-ins, email•Management of advisor schedule

Chicago, Il

• Professional set experience working with crew and actors.• Designed Professional sets for in house shoots (Including Prop Organizations and Lighting).• Used professional video editing software such as Avid Express and Final Cut Pro.• Worked several positions, including Production Assistant, Stand In Modeling, and Media Manager.• Complete research projects on equipment and locations availability.

Chicago, Il

•Clean and maintain the exterior and interior areas of the theatre•Answer guest questions courteously and accurately while exhibiting excellent Customer service •Monitor auditoriums for picture and sound quality, temperature, lighting levels, audience behavior, and film piracy•Demonstrate consistent and effective sales techniques both in concession and ticket sales

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, Media, And Theatre

Minor in Media Studies

Improvisation

The Improv Program is a complete foundation in the principles of scenic improvisation as practiced at The Second City. Based in the work.

Video Productions

Activities and Societies: Learned the 3 major aspects of film: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. Had the chance to create.

Education record

•Spent the weekend in a college dorm and took classes in a university setting •Participate in various community service projects •Interact.