Director Of Branding And Creative
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Creative Director, Brand Guru, Sculptor of Disney, Father to 4, Husband to 1 amazing woman.
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Great American Waterfall Co.
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Creative Director, Brand Guru, Sculptor of Disney, Father to 4, Husband to 1 amazing woman.
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Newberry, Florida, United States
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Gary Pilla is listed as Creative Director, Brand Guru, Sculptor of Disney, Father to 4, Husband to 1 amazing woman. at Great American Waterfall Co., based in Newberry, Florida, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Gary Pilla.
Gary Pilla previously worked as Director of Branding and Creative at Great American Waterfall Co. and Chief Creative Dreamer at Collective & Co.. Gary Pilla holds Visual Communications, Graphic Design And Presentation 101, Commercial, Advertising Art And Copywriting from The Art Institutes.
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Gary Pilla is an Executive-Level Creative Director, with his craft being Art Direction, responsible for some of the most memorable advertising campaigns in the past 15 years. Kay Jewelers, Xbox, NordicTrack, SelectQuote, Bulletproof Coffee and many more. Gary’s led campaigns have consistently delivered double-digit increases in leads. Gary has also written, directed and produced over 300 commercials for broadcast and digital media.STRONG ROOTS:Born into an advertising family with a father that helped bring “With a Name Like Smucker’s it has to be Good” to market, what else could Gary do for a living? Maybe animation? He has done some of that, successfully launching an animated series, The Nine Lives of Claw. Show launching for testing late 2019. AWARDS AND RESULTS:Gary's now got over 80 of those. “There have been so many award-winning campaigns that failed to generate sales, even interest. Yet there have been countless campaigns that didn’t win awards yet increased sales for the client. We must do both.” exclaims Pilla. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRITGary's started 3 companies, created an animated cartoon for distribution and has several patents. He's always looking for his next adventure and digs in and takes ownership of every opportunity.
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12 roles · 31 years
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Chief Creative Dreamer
CurrentCollective & Co. is for all the phases of you:A College Student? An Entrepreneur? Entering or reentering the Workforce? An Established Business? A Product Developer? Retired Executives? Our unique process of mentorship, coaching, design, creative spaces, nutrition,health, wellness and curriculum will elevate you and bring your vision momentum. What does.
May 2019 - Present
Chief Creative Officer
Current
Invisible Sneakers
Jan 2013 - Present
Founder, Producer, Writer
Current
9Livesofclaw
A Cat and Mouse not fighting with each other but fighting together for the good of all? You better believe it. Reluctant superheroes with super hijinks, gadgetry and hilarity can only mean one thing: Furious Feline fun for all! The Nine Lives of Claw stars the legendary: Jim Cummings (Winnie the Pooh and over 500 credits to his name) Chris Knights (Shrek.
Mar 2005 - Present
Creative Director
Led a group of soon-to-be rockstars on their way to conquering Mt. Sellmore goods and services.
May 2018 - May 2019
Director, Brand And Creative Services
Establish direction across projects, guiding the greater team, and leading presentation efforts. Provide vision for digital experience, branding, and what it takes to position a brand in digital culture. Tell stories online to position product. Emphasis on digital experience, eCommerce, and content for eComm experience.Collaborate with the team to drive.
Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
Founder, Chief Creative Officer
M7 Lab
Having the right combination of creative and strategic experience, I led the connection of content, social and digital efforts for multiple brands to satisfy business growth objectives. I not only led, but rolled up my sleeves to help create content, as well as work with teams inside and outside of the organization to support our overall brand and growth.
2013 - Dec 2016
Executive Creative Director
Prepare proposals, presentations, creative briefs and treatments.Manage design processes from concept to final delivery for DR and DRTV.Lead designers and writers, while displaying an ability to be heavily involved in creative design – helping to get things done.Also provided creative ideas and direction for print and digital advertisements, in-store.
Mar 2011 - May 2013
Creative Director
Doner Advertising
Created positive environment for the development of the highest quality creative talent and product. Collaborating with eCommerce and Marketing teams to translate creative into clear, executable messages for Advertising, eCommerce Content, PR and social communications.
Feb 2007 - Mar 2011
Group Creative Director
Working with marketing and global design teams to develop strategy, understand market needs, and create effective solutions. Created consistent visual designs across all digital and print marketing materials as well as TV and radio. Delivered a strong range of work from website updates, email marketing, printed collateral — brochure design, trade show.
2005 - 2007
~2 yrs
Founder, Chief Creative Officer
Attingo Communications
As Creative Director with a keen eye for design and superb client management skills it was an incredible challenge to take on entrepreneurship and now have to worry about making sure we were paid. Grew and lead an internal design team or 2 to 12 for social media marketing, POS and content.
Mar 2003 - Jun 2005
Creative Director
Sherman
Developed and lead creative strategy for internal clients, including concepting, writing and creative direction. Improved and managed overall creative development process, both internally and externally. Managed team of designers and videographers.
1995 - 2003
~8 yrs
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Gary Pilla education
Visual Communications, Graphic Design And Presentation 101, Commercial, Advertising Art And Copywriting
The Art Institutes
Bachelor'S Degree, Graphic Design And Visual Communications
Cleveland Institute Of Art
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Gary Pilla works for Great American Waterfall Co..
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Gary Pilla is listed as Creative Director, Brand Guru, Sculptor of Disney, Father to 4, Husband to 1 amazing woman. at Great American Waterfall Co..
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Gary Pilla is based in Newberry, Florida, United States while working with Great American Waterfall Co..
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Gary Pilla has worked for Great American Waterfall Co., Collective & Co., Invisible Sneakers, 9Livesofclaw, and Frankel Media Group.
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Gary Pilla holds Visual Communications, Graphic Design And Presentation 101, Commercial, Advertising Art And Copywriting from The Art Institutes.
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