Robert Rutherford Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Texas, United States

Arlington, Tx, Us

➤ Established and led a robust department comprising over 30 individuals, overseeing a diverse range of talents across five departments. Managed a team of multi-departmental directors and creatives, including marketing director, communications director, creative director, print designers, art directors, product designers (UX), film producers, content strategists, marketing managers, writers, and editors. ➤ Effectively managed an expanding annual marketing and creative budget of $3.2 million. ➤ Spearheaded the vision and development of a sales and reporting portal, transitioning the organization from manual processes to a streamlined digital framework.➤ Designed a bespoke white-labeled experience, streamlining and digitizing investor-facing communications across the brand and affiliated partners, increasing report frequency from 400 yearly to 600 reports sent quarterly for a growth of 500% in reports delivered.

Arlington, Tx, Us

➤ Led Creative, Marketing, Film, and UX Teams: Directed cross-functional teams in creative, marketing, film, and UX strategies, earning the organization a reputation for being the most creative, and innovative brand among the top 12 Bible Translation organizations.➤ Developed Strategic 1-5 Year Plan: Crafted and executed a comprehensive 1-5 year plan for creative and marketing initiatives. Successfully led rollout and change management processes, establishing enduring frameworks and roles that continue to drive team success and high-quality deliverables.➤ Built and Managed High-Performing Teams: Assembled and nurtured robust squads of 30+ cross-functional professionals with a budget exceeding $3M. This initiative fostered growth, embraced design-led methodologies, and ensured consistent, on-time project deliveries.➤ Significantly reduced our donor report writing process from 4 hours per report to just 30 minutes per report, resulting in annual savings of 2100+ work hours.

Arlington, Tx, Us

➤ Established UX Team and EPD Communication Processes: Built the organization's first UX team and developed communication processes between Engineering, Product, and Design teams. These efforts led to quicker deliveries, better products, and stronger cross-team collaborations.➤ Enhanced User Experience Through Testing and Interviews: brought new innovations to the company by Implementing user testing and user interviewing practices. This user-centric approach helped us build products and iterations that delighted both users and investors.➤ Implemented Strategic Design Initiatives: Spearheaded design thinking and industry-leading strategies across digital marketing, event experiences, and digital products. These efforts contributed to a consistent increase in the organization's total earnings by over 10% year-over-year.

Southlake, Tx, Us

➤ Demonstrated ability to simplify complex processes, leading to significant growth in user base. Showed strong leadership skills with a history of directing high-impact projects for prominent clients in the hospitality industry.➤ Led UX process and design strategies for a comprehensive suite of hospitality and travel applications, spanning Flights, Hotels, All-Inclusive Resorts, Excursions, Car Rentals, and Cruises, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.➤ Established and maintained a robust design system across all services to ensure brand consistency and essence across six products, employing expertise in design system implementation.➤ Conducted extensive usability studies and user testing sessions, relying on user feedback and user needs to achieve a 4.5+ star rating in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, showcasing proficiency in usability studies and user testing.➤ Streamlined sign-up processes, resulting in a remarkable growth of over 50% in the product user base, demonstrating proficiency in simplifying processes to enhance user experience and drive growth.➤ Directed numerous B2C and B2B campaigns and projects internally and for key clients, including American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, and Hawaiian Airlines, within the hospitality space, highlighting exceptional client relationship management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Dallas, Tx-Texas, Us

➤ Managed project scopes, developed timelines, and milestones, leveraging project management skills to oversee multiple projects. Aligned designers as valuable resources, ensuring efficient utilization of talent and meeting project deadlines.➤ Presented products and product phases to 75%+ of the company’s clients, utilizing strong stakeholder engagement skills to foster client relationships and satisfaction.➤ Collaborated with the CEO, Accounts Director, and UX Director to create internal print and digital collateral, demonstrating expertise in design strategy development and alignment with brand objectives.➤ Spearheaded the creation of innovative prototypes, documented user testing sessions, and developed user flows, journey maps, and design system guides for key clients, enhancing user experience and product usability.

Dallas, Texas, Us

➤ Directed a diverse team of creative professionals through UI, UX, print, and interactive design projects, ensuring high client satisfaction and successful project outcomes.➤ Utilized strong leadership and team leadership skills to drive collaboration and innovation.➤ Managed the production of print, broadcast, and interactive design elements, assisting the Creative Director in achieving on-time, high-quality completion of projects. Demonstrated project management expertise to ensure smooth project workflows.➤ Developed and presented projects to diverse clients, including businesses, nonprofits, government organizations, and clients, contributing to new account revenue and expanding the client portfolio. ➤ Leveraged excellent presentation skills and client engagement to win new business opportunities.➤ Created cutting-edge interfaces, designs, and information architectures for websites and mobile applications using a user-centered design process, including constructing screen flows, prototypes, mockups, and wireframes. Applied expertise in UI/UX design and user-centered design principles.

Flower Mound, Tx, Us

➤ Led a team of cross-functional professionals through creative direction and art direction of various projects, presenting high-quality deliverables to clients. ➤ Created the overall vision and creative direction for marketing and sales collateral, including web and exhibition design, interactive design, and customer presentations. ➤ Conceptualized and established the image of the company by creating engaging marketing materials.

➤ Created and maintained websites as the lead digital designer across eight brands, partnering with the Creative Director in developing a print and digital design to plan, manage, and execute all deliverables. ➤ Developed print and digital experiences for a diverse collection of client companies, complying with each company’s individual design requirements and regulations. ➤ Offered outstanding services to a wide array of prestigious clients such as Disney, Marvel, Reebok, Nickelodeon, SeaWorld, Columbia, and Polaroid.

➤ Directed and performed photoshoots for high-profile record labels, magazines, and advertising and digital marketing companies with a 97% satisfaction rating. ➤ Retained a friendly and professional demeanor when interacting directly with clients on a daily basis, continually meeting client needs and timelines while delivering a top-notch product.➤ Created company campaigns and marketing strategies for print, social media, and digital marketing, boosting brand awareness up to 55%.

Dallas, Texas, Us

➤ Collaborated on a team with multiple designers, artists, and programmers to build a Flash-based program for children.➤ Created a variety of animations with minor action scripting, continually meeting weekly/daily deadlines as a creative team.

Cupertino, California, Us

➤ Coordinated and facilitated engaging classes for business professionals and customers, teaching Apple Pro applications and other creative applications.

➤ Designed all clothing and merchandise for the brand sold in retail stores nationwide with audiences as far as the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia, continually boosting monthly sales by 50%. ➤ Developed and implemented creative marketing strategies, increasing brand awareness by 45%.

➤ Designed and introduced creative e-commerce projects for the national retail chain, including photographing and art-directing photography for e-commerce.

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