Christopher Posthuma Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Art direction and design on a variety of projects, including identity, advertising, packaging, and interactive.• Art directed and designed advertising, branding, and identity, and developed strategy for clients.• Supervised and directed designers, production artists, photographers, and print vendors to ensure budgets and deadlines were met.• Conducted media planning and buying.

Oversight of creative and studio staff in two West Coast offices to deliver successful multichannel integrated marketing and advertising for world-class brands, including Verizon, Disney, Chase, Wells Fargo, Intuit, GSK, Experian, McAfee, and Farmers Insurance.• Recruited, coordinated, evaluated, mentored, and directed art directors, designers, artists, copywriters and editors, and proofreaders (both full-time and freelance) in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, while meeting tight budgets and deadlines to successfully develop and implement multichannel integrated marketing solutions.• Researched, developed, and implemented systems (processes, procedures, and best practices) to manage workflow, improve production and profitability, and ensure quality standards and the timely delivery of projects.• Art direction and design.

Art direction, design, and management for prestigious brands such as Verizon, Walmart, Time Warner Cable, and H&R Block.• Art directed and designed materials and campaigns, and led teams that were instrumental in helping a major telecommunications account build and maintain its number-one position nationally through advertising, collateral, POS/POP, and OOH.• Led team that distinguished itself as the first ever to meet every deadline for a $6 million national account.• Hired, evaluated, scheduled, supervised, coordinated, and directed up to 25 designers and artists (both full-time and freelance) in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, while meeting tight budgets and deadlines.• Developed and implemented systems (processes, procedures, and best practices) to manage workflow, and ensure quality standards and the timely delivery of projects.• Researched, evaluated, and acquired software and hardware solutions to improve production and delivery of projects, thereby increasing agency revenue.

Art direction for major national brand in both print and interactive media.• Oversaw and scheduled print production, including press checks, ensuring all deadlines and budgets were met.• Primary liaison with the IT department for the implementation of designs for digital, interactive, and Web projects.

Ba, Major: Art/Graphic Design -- Minor: Spanish

Architecture/Design