At Ivie & Associates I served in a variety of different roles for large clients like Sam’s Club, Walmart, Supervalu, Albertsons and Safeway. Some highlights included:♦ Set high expectations for creative design and innovative project development activities. Delivered unique solutions that were catered to the client’s overall goals/objectives. ♦ Created innovative print and digital collateral that supported strategic marketing and advertising campaigns. ♦ Fielded multiple requests from stakeholders throughout the client’s operational areas. Consolidated and streamlined creative efforts that satisfied all stakeholder requests/technical requirements. ♦ Established strong teams that consisted of contract and internal client employees. Drove project teams toward the successful delivery of project milestones and key events. ♦ Reviewed and approved corporate communication before it was released to the public. Ensured it aligned with the creative department’s goals and overall organization objectives.♦ Pushed the envelope during daily reviews with client executive teams. Encouraged them to utilize several strategic creative outlets that appealed to their diverse customer base.

As the Art Director for Sam’s Club, I led a creative team that designed all signage, POP displays, print, and web-based collateral initiatives.A key accomplishment included:♦ Dedicated the team’s effort toward serving internal clients and all strategic/creative projects within the organization. Shifted resources between projects based on urgency and importance.

As the Art Director for Macy’s, I navigated a complex merger between the May Company and Macy’s. Some achievements included:♦ Directly oversaw photo shoots, artwork selection, and all other creative processes surrounding marketing and advertising initiatives. ♦ Simultaneously guided the creation and execution of multiple books/catalogs. Streamlined and consolidated common resources. ♦ Targeted previously unexplored markets through customized mailers and unique catalogs.

At Famous-Barr, I served in several positions and selected models, administered budgets, and designed creative and innovative artwork for catalogs, newspaper advertising, and other emerging platforms. Some achievements included:♦ Understood the direction of the marketing campaign and visualized the images required for successful execution. Delivered world-class service and images for all campaigns.♦ Laid out pages for 32 and 64-page print, full-color catalogs. Drafted on trend creative, photography, and other supporting collateral.♦ Mentored and encouraged large design teams to work toward common goals and objectives.

My creative endeavors contributed to the initial identity and branding of the enormously successful Build-A-Bear Workshop chain. I was part of a two man team in designing all the POP, in store signage and promotional literature for the flagship store. We also staged the photo shoots that were used in the initial roll out.

For a student still in school,studying advertising and design, this was the dream job for my last two years. I had the opportunity to design across the boards from pieces that went to high schools for campus events for new students, brochures for new students, logos for various on campus organizations, and even literature used by the president and committees of the university. This gave me a solid portfolio of real world work and was a huge learning experience, letting me use what I was learning.