Freelance Creative Director
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Freelance Creative Director at adada design & direct
- Past
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- Group Creative Director at Mccann Worldgroup
- Group Creative Director at McCann Erickson
- Associate Creative Director at MRM Worldwide
- Associate Creative Director at MRM Gould
- Freelance Creative Director & Graphic Designer at Freelance
- Creative Director at Driveway.com
- Senior Art Director at Cohn & Wells
- Art Director at Highway 1
- Art Director at Highway One Communications
- Freelance Designer (Self-employed)
- Designer at American Management Association
- Education
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- Mason Gross
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
- Morristown High School
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Andrew Davis’s Summary
Nearly 20 years of award winning results in direct response, design and advertising. A very diplomatic fellow who remains calm and keeps an eye on the big picture even in the midst of absolute chaos. Excellent problem solving abilities, strong interpersonal communication skills and an innate talent for leadership. And most people tell me I’m a decent enough guy.
Currently I am available for freelance or fulltime work.
• Developed award-winning campaigns for Microsoft, Nortel, Nestle and Honeywell. Work includes extensive interactive and streaming Internet advertising, CEO mailings and Global DR campaigns.
• Key concepter and driver of the extremely successful viral site “msdewey.com”. This site promotes Windows Live Search using the character Miss Dewey, who comments on your searches while you search. Comprised of almost 500 separate responses, this video-based site had over 9 million hits in the first three months it has been live, surpassing other viral sites in it’s impact. Remarkably, this site was cash positive for the client, paying for itself in the long run.
• Directly managed approximately 15 art directors, designers and writers on a variety of Microsoft clients from Office, Microsoft Dynamics, to Mid-market and Small Business. Direct report to Rob Bagot, ECD and responsible with my partner for the entire creative output of MRM. The work was primarily CRM and includes developing specific efforts against the targets, as well as leveraging advertising efforts “below the line”. Responsibilities included managing all Art Directors through a period of intense growth where the department went from 12 to 60 in a 12-month period.
Andrew Davis’s Specialties:
Lead creative on accounts including Microsoft, Nortel, Visa, Nestle, and Sony. Developed strategies and presented to clients at all levels. Managed creative teams on tight deadlines in high-stress environments. Equally comfortable in front of the client or crafting mechanicals.
Expert in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office. Skilled in BBEdit, DreamWeaver, Flash, and Javascript coding. Knowledgeable about XML, CSS, AJAX, DHTML and other current technologies.
Andrew Davis’s Experience
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Freelance Creative Director
adada design & direct
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2009 — Present (9 months)
Now available for both short-term, long-term and Full-time work. Over 15 years of interactive, direct and brand building experience. Award winning work and a great attitude to boot.
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Group Creative Director
Mccann Worldgroup
(Public Company; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2004 — February 2009 (4 years 8 months)
• Presently managing approximately 12 creatives working on a variety of Microsoft clients from Office, Microsoft Dynamics, to Mid-market. Currently the work is primarily CRM and includes both developing specific efforts against the targets, as well as leveraging advertising efforts “Below the line”.
• Key concepter and driver of the extremely successful viral site “msdewey.com”. This site promotes Windows Live Search using the character Miss Dewey, who comments on your searches while you search. Comprised of almost 500 separate responses, this video-based site has had over 9 million hits in the first three months it has been live, surpassing other viral sites like “subservientchicken.com” in it’s impac -
Group Creative Director
McCann Erickson
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
2004 — 2009 (5 years )
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Associate Creative Director
MRM Worldwide
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 1 month)
Developed award-winning campaigns for Microsoft, Nestle’ Carnation Instant Breakfast and Honeywell. Work includes extensive interactive and streaming Internet advertising, High end CEO mailings and Global Direct Response campaigns.
Co-managed Creative department with Creative Directors. Responsibilities included managing all Art Directors through a period of intense growth where the department went from 12 to 60 in a 12-month period.
Responsible for creative development of all Microsoft Office work. This includes managing several teams internally as well as working with partner agencies to develop Microsoft’s first truly integrated campaign. -
Associate Creative Director
MRM Gould
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
July 2002 — July 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Developed award-winning campaigns for Microsoft, Nestle’ Carnation Instant Breakfast and Honeywell. Work includes extensive interactive and streaming Internet advertising, High end CEO mailings and Global Direct Response campaigns.
Co-managed Creative department with Creative Directors. Responsibilities included managing all Art Directors through a period of intense growth where the department went from 12 to 60 in a 12-month period.
Responsible for creative development of all Microsoft Office work. This includes managing several teams internally as well as working with partner agencies to develop Microsoft’s first truly integrated campaign. -
Freelance Creative Director & Graphic Designer
Freelance
(Public Company; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2000 — July 2002 (1 year 10 months)
Clients include PeopleSoft, KMP Design, Yate’s Advertising, Exaact, Big Stick, Imanage, HomeStead Technologies, Intuit and Visa. Projects include DR mailings, print ads, identity design and event collateral
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Creative Director
Driveway.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2000 — September 2000 (8 months)
• Built and managed internal design department
• Acted as internal creative resource and advisor for marketing department of Internet startup company; developed guidelines and strategies for advertising and branding.
• Contributing member of project team which developed Driveway 2.0, an easier to use and more efficient version of the consumer Web site.
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Senior Art Director
Cohn & Wells
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 1997 — February 2000 (3 years )
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Art Director
Highway 1
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 1993 — March 1997 (4 years )
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Art Director
Highway One Communications
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
1993 — 1997 (4 years )
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Freelance Designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 1992 — March 1994 (2 years 2 months)
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Designer
American Management Association
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
September 1990 — January 1992 (1 year 5 months)
Andrew Davis’s Education
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Mason Gross
BFA , Graphic Design, Printmaking , 1986 — 1990
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
1986 — 1990
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Morristown High School
1982 — 1986
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Andrew Davis’s Interests:
Fencing, Reading, Science Fiction, Technology, Cycling, Snowboarding, Halo
Andrew Davis’s Groups:
AIGA–American Institute of Graphic Arts, USFA–United States Fencing Association
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Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley
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