Leslie L. Email & Phone Number

Rogers, Ar, Us

Lake Forest, Il

Responsible for the management, strategy, direction and design of complex initiatives including corporate identity, consumer packaged goods, brand guidelines, design audits, print, digital and environmental. An organized self-starter who is well-versed in directing and driving multiple projects. Sole-proprietor responsible for marketing, proposal writing, pricing and budgeting.Clients include Beardwood and Co, Bluedog Design, cba BE, Cincinnati USA, Flood Creative, Kraft Foods Group, Landor Associates, McGaw YMCA, P&G, PepsiCo, see see eye, Spark Brighter Thinking, Sterling Design, The Brand Union, The Village of Lake Bluff, Veru Healthcare, VSA Partners, Webb deVlam and YouthBuild Lake County.

Responsible for design and direction of consumer packaged goods, branding, corporate identity and print work. Worked closely and collaboratively with cross-funtional team members to produce successful results for clients. Attended client presentations and helped to train junior designers.Projects included work for Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters, Crest, Downy, Febreze, Hershey's, OralB, Pantene, Safeguard, Secret, Vicks, Wella, P&G Corporate, Chase Bank, Cincinnati USA, Design Management Institute and the State of Ohio.

Responsible for the co-management of the creative department. Led and managed design teams. Gave major client presentations and played an important role in developing national client base. Work focused around print and online annual reports.Clients included BEA Systems, Bowater Incorporated, Brown & Brown, Colonial BancGroup, Cotton States Life Insurance, Goodrich Corporation, Post Properties, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, Progress Energy, Rock-Tenn Corporation, Ruddick Corporation and Theragenics.

Responsible for the joint management and day-to-day operation of the creative department. Oversaw all creative work and played a key role in conceptual project planning. Developed new business and client relationships. Work comprised of annual reports, collateral, branding, corporate identity, signage, web, multimedia and video projects.Clients included AHL Services, BFGoodrich, Chesapeake Corporation, Coca-Cola, Crawford & Company, Georgia-Pacific Corporation, The Home Depot, IBM, Knight Trading Group, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, Recall Corporation and Skyland Trail.

Responsible for the art direction, design and production of print, packaging, multimedia, graphical user interface, web and environmental work. Consulted with clients and managed project pricing, proposal writing, project schedules, photographers, illustrators, copywriters and other vendors.Clients included Bausch & Lomb, Corning, Inc., Filoli Information Systems, The George Eastman House, Howe & Rusling, The Gunlocke Company, Ithaca College, St. John Fisher College, UFO Systems, University of Rochester, Xerox Corporation and WXXI Broadcasting Company.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Graphic Design