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Burbank, Ca, Us

Burbank, Ca, Us

Results oriented leader who views challenge as an opportunity. Responsible for leading creative strategies on behalf of The Walt Disney Company Talent Acquisitions Marketing Team in the interactive, print, social and broadcast space both domestic and global. Bringing authentic and unforgettable stories to life that capture the vast imagination of generations of people around the world, in a way that counts everybody in.As a strategic and consultative creative strategist, lead a team of creative professionals with skills in photography/video production, graphic animation and visual design. Provide vision to conceptualize holistic campaign concepts. Work with project teams on identifying creative strategies in alignment with recruitment objectives while maintaining the individual employment brand. Ability to identify new and innovative ways to attract and engage new talent.Clearly articulate vision of design strategies to leadership and client groups throughout the enterprise global business units. Collaborate in the development of marketing continuum models in order to maintain continuous advancement & innovation. Honored to be part of a small pilot team that served as the foundation that launched the future Center of Excellence models across Talent Acquisitions. Worked to integrate the launch of social media with the Disney Careers site in 2011, in order to have a brand strategy and vision across Disney. Supported the Chief Diversity Officer in the launch of our veteran's initiative, Heroes Work Here in 2012. A member of the team leading the integration of the recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox and impacts to Talent Acquisition Marketing. Creative lead in development of the new Disney Careers site, integrating the Fox businesses. In partnership with Corporate Brand Management, serve as a resource across the enterprise and with agency partners, driving the creative vision while ensuring the brand integrity for synergy across recruitment marketing.

Creative Director of design firm. Responsible for multiple facets of communications design and production to enhance client market position. Manage design staff working on multiple projects in order to meet client deliverables. Create work that integrates elements of imagery and typography to effectively communicate, reinforce and expand client brand. Provide extensive project management and art direction to clients, including Society of Critical Care Medicine, The Nature Conservancy, Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Design Group, Inline Marketing Partners, FACE Communications, Miles Media Group, Numerical Algorithms Group and Government Finance Association. Partner with team of creative resources, including freelance visual designers, illustrators, photographers, printers, editorial talent and multimedia professionals. Develop creative briefs/brand strategies and estimates for client budget projections and presentations.

Des Plaines, Il, Us

Responsible for management of the creative process through production/printing of a quarterly magazine, GRID. Partnered with the editorial and engineering R&D staff from the conceptual stage of features and articles to determine appropriate visual strategies for information presentation. Directed team of designers, freelance photographers and illustrators. Managed corporate communications budget. Explored an online design strategy for GRI/Net, identifying paths that made it logical for an intuitive user experience. Designed and produced GRI Annual Reports, as well as various other collateral including R&D brochures, newsletters, annual meeting identity and exhibit materials. Developed a new Brand Strategy with a recommended approach to educate staff about the importance of the new brand to the company’s success through workshops and the creation of an internal online Brand Management Manual.

B.S., Visual Communications

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