Chris Settle Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Boise, Idaho, United States (Working Out Of Seattle)

Manages and executes corporate creative brand strategy and consulting for seven divisionsResponsible for creative direction and user experience of powereng.comProvides creative and UX consulting on tradeshows, advertising, and digital marketingResponsible for brand alignment for digital marketing and creating a consistent strategyCoaches and oversees a team of communicators, graphic designers and marketing support Responsible for the visual consulting and production for corporate and promotional videos Provides art direction on corporate internal and external presentations Develops and oversees budgets and project schedules on assigned corporate initiatives Manages POWER’s brand guidelines with division marketing teams across a matrix structureIdentifies and resolves production issues creating efficiencies for corporate deliverables Manages and negotiates with vendors creating working partnerships

Seattle, Washington, United States

Provided creative leadership and managed a diverse studio at an established Digital Marketing agencyIncreased design department revenues 300% within a two-year timeframe Oversaw the production of hundreds of national, regional, and local TV and radio commercialsConceived and executed dozens of brand systems (Logos, IDs, uses, and guidelines)Developed creative for traditional and new media for retail, tech, and health/wellness industriesProvided digital creative for display, social, organic, paid, and email marketingLed development team to implement research-informed UX and user-centric design practices, for dozens of simple to high functioning content-driven and e-commerce websitesSourced three project tracking systems to optimize productivity and accountabilityEstablished service offerings, studio procedures, compensation structure, refined shoot and estimating processes, and managed department budgets

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed and oversaw the creative development of advertising products for retail clientsGenerated unit revenue of $10M in 2003, a 43% increase over the previous yearDeveloped annual budget, including forecasting, expense planning, and revenue trackingContributed to yearly strategic planning sessions to determine revenue-generating initiativesManaged a staff of twelve senior designers and a copywriterOrganized and led creative teams to maximize performance and efficiencyImplemented productivity-based incentive program to ignite revenue growthLed daily briefings, creative sessions, one-on-ones, staff meetings, and quarterly meetings with sales Managed joint projects for Corporate Marketing and PromotionsLed the deployment of new technology to improve productivity, workflow, and job tracking

Seattle, Washington, United States

Founded award-winning graphic design firmLed the creation of numerous corporate visual brand systems and related materialsHired, managed, and developed designers, developers, and marketing personnelPartnered with Advertising and PR agencies to deploy comprehensive marketing plans and collaborated with developers and vendors to deliver innovative solutions for clients

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed and led creative during a period of aggressive growth for this leading merchandising agencyDeveloped original artwork for professional sporting teams and enterprise-level tech companiesDesigned and produced merchandising catalogs for corporate clientsCollaborated with sales team to provide design solutions and win new business Managed and negotiated with vendors and printers

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Bfa, Ba, Graphic Design, Fine Arts; Minor Communications

Fine Arts / Communications

Activities and Societies: Honor Student Program Recipient of Fine Arts Scholarship