Bret Ryan Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn

• Lead Art Director for UnitedHealthcare, Thrivent, 3M and Independent Community Bankers Association (ICBA) accounts• Art Director for AmericanExpress, University of Phoenix, NetApp accounts• Conceptualize and art direct photography, illustration and videos (locally, nationally and internationally)• Design social campaigns, emails and websites to expand distinct brand voices while engaging consumers• Create presentation decks and mood boards. Present all concepts directly to clients.• Work daily with clients, project managers and various creative teams to assure all projects deliver on high quality expectations.• Work with talent agencies to book celebrity talent. Produce and attend photo shoot at various national locations. • Hire and art direct videographers and editors to create online videos for web extensions and social media• Manage budget and numerous client and vendor deadlines to assure all projects are delivered on-time and within budget

Minneapolis, Mn

• Art Director for Target.com. Apparel and accessories: Mens, womens, juniors, children and baby• Digital and print loyalty marketing for Best Buy, Capital One and Thomson Reuters.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Concept and art direct photography, illustrations and additional visuals for Twin Cities Business Magazine and related supplemental marketing• Collaborate with design directors, associate designers and editors on a daily basis• Create visually-engaging layouts and magazine covers that uphold brand identity, speak to a specific target audience and have high newsstand sell-through rates• Organize, budget, schedule and attend photo shoots• Interview and hire photographers and illustrators

Minneapolis, Mn

• Art Direct photography for METRO Magazine, Edina, White Bear Lake, Southwest Metro and Woodbury monthly lifestyle publications to uphold brand identity and speak to a specific target audience• Utilize focus group data to concept, create and launch METRO Magazine; an MMPA award-winning monthly urban lifestyle publication directed at affluent, artistic and fashionable Twin Cities readers• Create visually-engaging page layouts and magazine covers that engage target audience and drive newsstand sales and online traffic• Concept and pitch design and photography ideas to editors and creative directors• Interview, hire and collaborate on-set with photographers for a diverse variety of topics including food, fashion, product, children and events• Lead design critiques with associate designers• Launch White Bear Lake Magazine• Create marketing collateral and invitations in support of various events promoting the magazines• Prepare all files to printer specifications and work directly with printer to assure quality standards are delivered• Design and traffic display advertising for over ten magazine titles

• Design print advertising and inserts for Skyway News (currently The Journal), Southwest Journal and Minnesota Parent magazine• Create logos, marketing campaigns, signs and billboards for various clients

• Collaborate with various product managers throughout the company to design effective multimedia presentations for international, multi-million dollar sales presentations• Organize information, photos and graphics in a logical and orderly fashion in order to explain the microelectronic industry to diverse national audiences

• Collaborate with creative directors and copywriters to create and revise advertisements promoting Musicland and Best Buy brands.