Michael St. George Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Freelance design work creating full-service creative material in all areas of print and digital advertising. Specializing in top-to-bottom promotional marketing material that includes logo creation, e-marketing, web banners, digital and print catalog design, digital media kits, retail store display, large format displays and outdoor signage. Having this as a freelance outlet for me has provided me the ability to create exciting, multi-disciplinary design work for a wide ranging client base including fashion, retail, commercial real estate, hotel, healthcare, professional sports, consumer beverage, finance, home décor, entertainment and publishing.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Art Director for Patient Resource division. Created design vision for new line of both print and digital media for resource guides for cancer patients and cancer facilities. Specializing in the redesign of custom cancer guide books and the launching of Priority Access Program custom media. Designed all print and digital marketing and promotional materials for cancer guides and marketing and advertorial for custom SaaS program developed to connect Cancer Centers with their patients. Led website redesign. Utilized collected data and survey results to create custom info graphics and icons. In 2014, was honored with Patient Resource’s induction into the The University of Kansas Hospital Hall of Fame for recognition of outstanding work creating media outreach for cancer patients. Designed all event spaces for trade shows.

Launched the start-up of the NFL’s first monthly magazine. Responsible for cover designs and features, as well as as all marketing designs for the publication, both print and digital. Including web banners and social media marketing. Partnered on launch and redesign of new logo. Created marketing and environmental graphics for NFL Draft. Collaborated with NFL core advertisers to create custom print and digital advertising and promotional pieces.

Specialized in designing feature layouts and covers for the world’s leading technology magazine. Highlights included collaboration with Pentagram design firm on the magazine’s redesign and spearheading the launch of the 1st Annual Car Issue. Drove circulation to record height of 1.2 million. Nominated for Best Feature Layout. Oversaw creative transition to online, digital publication. Designed promotional material for digital marketing.

New York City

Developed sleek, contemporary style that transitioned the publication from trade to consumer edition as a newsstand, lifestyle magazine, beginning with first redesign in 1999, which introduced its first celebrity covers. Followed up the magazine redesign with leading creative on inaugural website launch. Created branding for the annual event marketing for ‘Top 100,’ ‘Best New Sommeliers’ and ‘Top of The List.’ Redesign led to dramatic increases in revenue and circulation. Designed all print and digital promotional materials. Designed all event spaces and event marketing materials.

Greater New York City Area

Launched start-up of Beer Connoisseur, a men’s-lifestyle consumer magazine. Created branding and marketing for all events and promotional material. Managed and mentored the creative staff of Adams Publishing beverage trade division of Cheers, Stateways and Beverage Dynamics publications. Handled all Art Director duties for Cheers Magazine, a monthly trade magazine for the beverage and restaurant industry. Highlights included a complete redesign of the magazine that gave it a sophisticated, consumer style.

Westchester, New York

Responsibilities included designing layouts for departments, features and covers. Winner of WCW Award for ‘Best Feature Layout’. Additional responsibilities included assisting on art direction and layouts of Wine Enthusiast Catalog.

Greater New York City Area

Directly designed all print advertising and marketing material for diverse range of clients at commercial advertising agency. Lead designer on all promotional material for MLB International Exhibition (Major League Baseball). Led designs for top clients in health care, pharmaceutical, finance and sports (PGA Golf, MLB Baseball).

Masters Studies In Graphic Design

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Graphic Design