Brien Mccrea Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Creating a strategic brand system that translates into actionable sales, marketing and investor opportunities. Leading a visual identity rebrand during an M&A and elevating tools and visual communications to a new standard.

Graphic Design for Identity branding and advertisement. My current contracts include, but are not limited to: logo/branding projects, layouts, advertisements, production posters, packaging design, illustration, and on-location or in-house photography to provide a fully inclusive package. With a special interest in entertainment, the arts and social scenes, Brien McCrea Studio creates a new and vibrant image for businesses and productions to make them original, elevated and bold. Clients include Cirque du Soleil, Cure 4 the Kids Foundation, Pure Barre franchises, Cycle Bar franchises, and multitudes of small businesses nationwide. • Branding small businesses to hold a unique and competitive style to stand above their competition• After a client completes my questionnaire we have a conversation about the direction, then I present several concepts with a pitch and a system to bring the project to completion• Logos, Branding Collateral from posters, album covers, business cards to billboards and adverts for both print and digital• Photography for products, my own stock images, headshots, editorial content• Illustration: digital and analogue renderings and caricatures• Print Layouts for entertainment programs and magazine spreads• Client acquisition• Invoices and Receipts, Profit Loss worksheets• Concept Presentations to Packaging

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Marketing Graphic Designer, serving North America, Latin America (LatAm), Europe and Africa (EMEA) operations. Web, social, digital, environmental designs, as well as presentations and marketing collateral. Motion DSMs, social engagement posts and video editing.

Las Vegas, Nv

For four years I worked for LVLT to help the 40+ year old theatre to update their visual identity with custom illustrations and clean branded layouts for the season posters, and programs to give a fresh and sharp edge to the Vegas staple. Each production received a marketing package with assets formatted for various web and print platforms. Additionally, I created the programs and posters for the annual fringe festival.• Re-branded their visual promotions including creating original illustrated posters for each of the seasons’ 24 Mainstage and Blackbox productions• Designed each production’s programs, ads and mailers starting from scratch to bring their brand identity to a clean and energetic communication system• Designed the program and promotions for the Vegas Fringe Festival for two seasons

Las Vegas, Nv

As the graphic designer for Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, I looked at the inconsistencies in visual communications as they grew from a small operation focused solely on saving lives, to a full scale children’s cancer clinic and research facility. This required taking initiative to recreate the brandmark and consistency of visual material from marketing, advertising, internal communications, signage, events and collateral for print, merchandise and web. • Website Development and Mastering• Created and distributed a Brand Guide/deck for all managers• Employee Handbook & Benefits Guide• Internal and external visual communication• Branding collateral• Interactive digital forms created for rebrand to save on paper waste, and to open the design to a moreinviting, happier feel with paperwork including some patient charts and internal request documents.• Informational and promotional materials for patients and clients to familiarize with the clinic,procedures, preparation for procedures, post procedure instructions (in Spanish and English).• Logos for programs and for the parent company Alliance for Childhood Diseases• Annual Mailing campaign design, package, order.• Signage, Informational Posters, Safety Precaution Posters, internal communications, externalcommunications.• Original illustration for glyphs and graphics on a regular basis for new and ongoing programs andevents• Fundraising and Informational Campaign art direction and design• Develop and Implement branding into annual Strategic Plan, Employee handbooks, Benefit Guides,Physician Invitations

Las Vegas, Nv

Acrobatics and puppetry taken to a new level. Soaring above fire and manipulating the void of space created by a vanguard technological stage. As an act captain for a year and a half I had an in depth understanding of the workings and scheduling of the show as well as my fellow performers. I continue to enjoy playing a roll in the ongoing development of this production.

Las Vegas, Nv

Cirque du Monde is a social circus program created by Cirque du Soleil and Jeunesse du Monde, which targets at-risk youth. It combines circus techniques together with educational social intervention to help young people.Social circus aims to help these young people get their self-confidence back, make them realize their strengths and discover their hidden talents. Cirque du Monde is offered by organizations working with at-risk youth.A social circus program set in motion in 1995, Cirque du Monde is one of the greatest sources of pride for Cirque du Soleil. Since its creation, this program is now implanted in more than 80 communities throughout the world in partnership with many local community organizations recognized in their milieu for the quality of their work with young people.

Manhattan, Ny

Based in Columbus Circle, I worked on a daily hitlist of projects from Billy Eichner to be used as visual aids, gags, prizes and contests. From photo manipulation, product design, print and production, studio art utilizing mixed media as well as set building and decorating. • Worked as a contracted graphic designer for the art department in Manhattan creating a wide variety of complex composites for mock-ups of specialty props and set pieces from concept to completion• Created an assortment of print material, graphic designing print props, reformatting and resizing photos for continuity, large format printing and mounting. • Set construction

Las Vegas, Nevada

Creating visual marketing for weekly events including top list celebrities and social media stars. The new design approach focused on a clean and clear presentation of the talent in an original style competitive with international branding.

Las Vegas

I sought out this position while working full time to develop my layouts and to get some industry experience. It was a great learning opportunity with lots of projects and laughs.• Original Illustrations to replace boring or overused stock and press photos• Layouts with copy, photos, composites, illustrations, and several sidebars• Research current styles, content for mood boards, competitor profiles.• Sourced vendors for photo shoots• Packaging• Photo Touch-ups• Photo Assistant • Photo Assistant