• Lead an award winning design team in the area of marketing and digital media design. Awarded by Long Island Business News for the 2018 Long Island Digital Awards – Video/Film, Marketing Campaign and Social Media.• Initiate, moderate and organize project brainstorm sessions that drive the creative thinking process, challenges team members to think outside the box and motivates them to strive for perfection.• Work closely with the Vice President of Business Development to strategize new business pitches, develop marketing strategy and create pitch decks for client presentations.• Conduct market research and analysis to determine marketing, brand, and creative strategy.• Oversee, direct and prioritize all work that cycles through the creative department to appropriate team members and departments, ensuring deadlines are kept, budgets are met and work quality is paramount.• Develop storyboards, scripts and illustrate creative vision for video projects. Execute post production editing from selection of final segments, sound editing, music selection to the addition of dynamic graphic elements.• Conceptualize, design and manage web build projects from concept to completion. Organize project work flow across creative and development teams. Ensure design accuracy, proper mobile rendering, functionality and web page responsiveness for compatibility with numerous digital devices and browsers.• Manage multiple social media campaigns, create and direct content, organize and develop content calendars, and review monthly analytic reports. Adjust strategy and creative direction as needed based on user engagement.

• Design for print, web design, direct mail marketing, social media marketing, brand management,offset and digital printing, photography and Illustration¬.• Print production management.• Full profit and loss responsibility.• Prepare consultative appointments with clientele for creative projects in order to establish corporate identity and facilitate brand management.• Managing freelance designers.

• Served as creative director for in-house graphic design department - creative direction and development of promotional collateral• Project planning and workflow scheduling• Job costing and analysis• OSHA regulatory compliance management• Job Quality assurance• Liaison between customer service and production to ensure that schedules maintain a profitable and efficient workflow• Initial recommendations and contract negotiations on purchasing of new equipment• Implementation of policies and procedures that adhere to the overall corporate mission• Market analysis of new business trends and market sectors to determine effective marketing strategies• Team leadership and motivation• Employee hiring, performance evaluation and termination

• Conceptualized as well as designed all marketing and communication materials for the company, to include the corporate logo• Developed and maintained a high quality and consistent brand recognition in the marketplace• Worked closely with the sales team to coordinate and communicate specific marketingand business strategies• Conducted market analysis of sales trends to determine creative direction• Preparation of press releases concerning new business developments and capability updates• Conceptualized and implemented company web site: www.williamcharlesprinting.com to aid as a marketing tool for its copy content, visual appeal and functionality• Management and mentoring of creative staff and freelance designers• Oversight of all project process flow through creative services and print production• Provided creative direction to the organization and corporate clients• Ensure quality assurance of creative work• Served as the primary educational resource to the organization in areas of new and innovative creative work including new technologies.• Communicated status of large projects to appropriate project team and management group

• Designed corporate promotional materials, including package design• Brand Management• Organization, layout and design of annual company catalog (approximately 265 pages)• Selection as well as consultation with commercial printers to ensure that quality standards and budget requirements are met• Worked with the marketing team to coordinate and communicate specific marketingand business strategies• Directed product photo shoots• Researched, implemented and maintained computer networks, software and hardware upgrades

° Design of various corporate marketing materials, including logos, brochures, booklets, etc.° Client consultation° Liaison between commercial printers and clients° Office management

Duties and Responsibilities:• Aircraft Fire Fighting and Rescue Specialist responsible for rescue of pilots in distress.• Minimized loss and damage to both aircraft and property.• In charge of four person crew, maintenance and operation of a ½ million dollar rescue vehicle.• Three month deployment with base Provost Office (Military Police).Awards and Recognitions: Honorable Discharge, Good Conduct Medal (second award), Meritorious Mast for outstanding achievement, Combat Service Ribbon, Selected for meritorious promotion, Squadron Marine of the Month, Sea Service Deployment – Iwakuni, Japan and Osan, Korea