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Naperville, Il

Oversee and lead the direction of the in-house design department by conceptualizing and producingwebsites, web ads and print materials such as annual reports, advertisements, fact sheets, white papers and investment brochures.Collaborate with CEO, CMO and department heads to define and establish creative direction of diverse marketing, corporate, and public communications collateral.Develop and maintain corporate branding for campaigns and internal/external communication initiatives, including various projects in association with our corporate sponsorship with the Chicago Bulls.Film, direct, edit and produce video content for social media, events and company website.Increased department efficiency by over 70% through automation of production on data-driven materials.Established branding and marketing plan of ETF product launch, rolling out 20 new B2C funds.Defined the creative blueprint for a joint investment venture featuring NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo with the launch of the Calamos Antetokounmpo Global Sustainable Equities ETF and mutual fund.

Chicago, Illinois

Elton Designs was the In-house design agency for Weber Shandwick Chicago.Clients included Kraft, Unilever, Campbell’s, SC Johnson, Harley Davidson, Mars, got milk? and Genetech.Designed, created, and supported technical implementation of animated evites, websites, web ads, press kits, HTML emails, interactive presentations, and multimedia CDs projects.Facilitated brainstorming sessions to establish project direction and design strategies.Worked directly with Weber Shandwick Project Managers to coordinate milestones and ensure delivery within strict timeline, budget, and customer goals.

Overland Park, Ks

Clients included American Express, Kansas City Power & Light and Sprint.Designed and executed print and electronic materials for Blades and their clients, including logos, press kits, Web sites, advertisements, identity collateral and brochures

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Provided design, production and creative support for all areas of the foundation’s communications department, including brochures, posters, advertisements, videos and Web siteWorked along with other communications specialists and vendors to make sure all details of the job were completed correctly and on deadline