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Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida Area

Responsible for developing and executing creative concepts that support marketing business objectives, align with creative strategy, and strengthen the Publix brand. Provide direction to additional creative resources that are contributing to the development of the creative project, such as photographers, illustrators, outside vendors and Studio Designers.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Responsible for working with staff videographers, graphic designers and web developers to develop the corporate advertising campaigns and branding initiatives for national and regional real estate builders and developers such as, Ryland Homes, Home Dynamics, Inc. and Crown Community Developments.Clients include: Ryland Homes, Due Cani Cellars, WaterGrass, Pachyderm Marketing, Donald Gilbert Family Law, Home Dynamics, Arbor Oaks / Arbor Hills, Vitalz and Urban North Townhouses.

1600 E. 8Th Avenue, Suite A-208 Tampa, Fl 33605

Work with the Creative Director, copywriters and outside vendors to develop design concepts into final visual communication pieces, within prescribed budget and time constraints. Responsible for the successful and satisfactory completion of all photography, design and illustration associated with assigned projects, while supervising and mentoring junior art staff.Clients include: Certegy, Medieval Times, American College of Rheumatology, American Regent, Bausch & Lomb, Harrells, Baymar Solutions, Icynene, Lackmann, and Nations Restaurant News.

Tampa, Florida

Supervision of the agency’s creative product, overseeing all day-to-day operations of the Creative Department as well as managing the technological and creative needs of the entire company. Responsible for finding, building and maintaining relationships with creative resources such as freelancers and outside vendors.Clients include: University of South Florida, Chapters Health System, Henry B. Plant Museum, Horizon Bay, Lennar Homes, Tysons West, Carlton Fields Jorden Burt and JHS Capital Advisors.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Responsible for combining aesthetic and strategic judgement with project management skills to create effective, timely internal and external visual communications for the PMSI corporate brand.Clients include: Internal and external visual communications for the PMSI corporate brand.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Combine management and conceptualization with marketing strategy to design and shape branding concepts into well-defined visual solutions across a diverse client base.Clients include: AT&T, DeBartolo Holdings, Catalina Marketing, Lifestyle Family Fitness, WellCare Health Plans, Tampa Museum of Art, Reproductive Medicine Group and US AmeriBank.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Lead a team of three artists responsible for the graphic design layout and production of local and regional newspaper advertisements in the North Tampa and Real Estate markets.Clients include: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WFLA NewsChannel 8, TBO, Media General, local and regional businesses.

Largo, Fl

Graphic design layout and production of print advertisements for 52 national and regional publications of the Auto Trader brand.Clients include: 52 national and regional publications of the Auto Trader brand.