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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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