Mike Cacciabondo Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Same job description as below with an extra word added to the beginning of my title and an office!

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Think. Question. Visualize. Create. Write. Direct. Produce. Then take a smoke break and repeat a sh!tload of times.

Mentoring aspiring creatives by providing feedback on portfolios and sharing advice. Be careful, I'm very truthful.

I dig deep into culture, tell the truth, and create interest, not ads. We're going to do great things.

Under the Caret aims to show the creative and agency process in action, how each of us deal with work life balance and why we love working at Pinnacle and being labeled “Caretheads.”

New York, New York, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

I was responsible for the creative vision, the look, the feel, and the tone of our client's brand. I help establish and develop their personality, perspective ... using whatever means possible. Hated the heat of AZ. Worked with a great group of people.

As an experienced Creative Director, I partnered with marketing professionals on strategy, concept creation and execution of traditional and interactive media. My daily responsibilities include creative team development, client relations, new business strategy and developing solutions that help drive response. Tortured daily. Healed eventually.Account: Cassidy Tire & Service, ARCOA, Grossinger Auto Group, Berman's Auto Group, Anthony Auto Group, Castle Honda, Thomas Auto Group, BMW Championship, ECOtech, Ryder Cup, Sherman

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Creative Direction/Production of Tier 2 Honda and Acura, web development, print and POS. Concept ideas, create storyboards, produce, write and art direct TV for tier 3 clients. Creation of logos, landing pages, web banners, social media outreach and web sites also mix into my daily excitement. It was a blast but needed full-time work. I eventually came back.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed, pitched and executed TV, radio, print and web design for $50+ million Ford Motor Company advertising in the Chicago Region. Managed out of JWT’s Chicago office, the region includes central/northern Illinois, eastern Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan’s upperpeninsula. Creative enabled several vehicles lines to out-perform projections, despite competing in an import-dominated market. I might've stayed too long, but had a great time and met lifelong friends. Account: Ford Motor Company

Coordinated all art direction, writing and TV production for DeVry and Keller Grad school. Art directed and wrote numerous inserts, R.O.P.s and web banners. Worked closely with production companies to generate competitive bids. Lead the creative team with strategy and idea pitches that attracted new business. The owner liked toy cars, collecting trophies, drawing and smoking four packs of Lucky Strikes a day. Accounts: DeVry Institute of Technology, Keller Graduate School of Management, Denver Technical College

Lead creative team of six in strategy to execution for a variety of retail and automotive accounts. Lead many client pitches that resulted in new business. Produced several photo, TV and radio productions. Met my wife here, we're still together. Accounts: Buick, CarParts.com, Countryside Automall, Cars.com, Village Cycle Center, Bi-Link, Apartments.com, NewHomeNetwork.com, HomeScape.com, HomeFinder.com and Empress Casino/Horseshoe Gaming

New York, New York, Us

Developed dozens of new concepts with several different creative teams. Carried out project from initial creative briefs to disk release and production. Achieved expert mounting capabilities. Partied really hard, learned a ton, still in the same fantasy football league. Only won four times. I suck at fantasy football. Accounts: Cadillac, PACCAR Parts, Holiday Inn Worldwide, Sprint, United States Post Office, Searle and Secure Horizons