Resume Summary
Creative Director with 8+ years of hands-on experience in creative direction, product development, and branding. Successful in devising and applying new ideas and innovation to propel companies to build a competitive advantage.
Work History
Creative Director
Verizon Media, New York, NY, 2017–present
- Direct the overall creative process from concept to completion in client-facing environment, creating and presenting work while mentoring junior creative teams
- Lead cross-functional creative teams consisting of 30+ members to develop concepts and execute creative projects across social, digital, and traditional media
- Developed effective strategies for assigning projects within the creative department, which improved productivity, creative output, and staff efficiency by 47%
- Conducted qualitative market analysis to create brand strategies and initial pitch offerings that led to winning multi-year contracts worth $1.5M
Creative Director
Millennium Worldwide, New York, NY, 2012–2017
- Spearheaded creative projects for well-established clients, executing robust integrated campaigns, content, and ads across digital, mobile, and traditional media
- Developed new business pitches and presented campaigns that resulted in winning multiple new accounts with a combined worth of $4.7M annually
- Cultivated and maintained solid relationships with suppliers and vendors while negotiating and administering an internal budget of $200,000+
- Implemented major rebranding across all channels which helped in securing 8+ new contracts with $7.4M a year in annual revenue
Education
BS Marketing
Bowie State University
2009–2012
GPA: 3.7/4
Additional Skills
- Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and wire framing/storyboarding tools such as Balsamiq, and Adobe Creative Suite