V.P. National Creative Director
CurrentBryan Sethre218 643 50322088 360th streetBreckenridge MN 56520seth@rrt.netCreative Director the Watsons NYC I have been freelancing for friendsof mine who have their own agency. 10 - 40 hours a week.And that's about it for the last 15 years - and i'm getting awfully tan by the lake.It's time to get back to work.V.P. Creative Director Bernard Hodes Group 2000i was hired for three months to restaff a creative department.VP National Creative Director Austin Knight Chicago 1995-2000Manage the staff (4 hubs, 47 people), operations ($60 million) and product (see awards) for the agency on a national level. This includes supervising production for the agency’s nine offices; leading the Chicago-based national creative team in developing and executing integrated marketing and employerbranding strategies; and playing an integral role in introducing, implementing,and managing the agency’s Account Planning function. Well, somebody had to do it.West Coast Creative Director Austin Knight San Francisco 1993-1995The powers that be were happy enough with my ACD work to promote and transfer me to the west coast. While there, I restructured staff, processesand procedures to raise the bar a few notches... enough to get me promotedagain and moved home.Chicago Show 1999 Finalist - Banner AdvertisingPrint Regional Design Annual 1997New York Festivals 1995-1997 - seven Finalist AwardsIndustry Awards (EMA) - 65 since 1995PhilosophyCreative departments are like neighborhoods. The really interesting ones are aesthetically-pleasing, have a strong sense of community and are fully integrated. And of course, puppy dogs are welcome.ReferencesMaggie Monteith 203 770 0819Jill Horwitz 773 327 1219Dion Hughes 612 285 9624My Bookcoroflot.com/sethsplace