Creative Consultant at Nikon Imaging Company
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Creative Consultant at Nikon Imaging Company
- Senior Art Director at Mediatavern (Self-employed)
- Senior Art Director at Agency.com
- Senior Designer at Beyond Interactive
- Art Director at Smartmoney.com
- Interactive Art Director at TBWA/Chiat/Day
- Senior Designer at Heavy.com
- Web Designer at Viacom
- Education
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- School of Visual Arts
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Craig Sosonko’s Summary
I've been creating award winning interactive experiences for top brands since the dawn of the dot com days. With a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York I'm experienced not only in Design and Information Architecture, but also with Illustration, Photography and Video.
My resume includes over 10 years of creative experience working with brands including E*TRADE, CNN, Nokia, American Express, Kmart, Absolut, and MTV.
Outside of pushing pixels, I can be found traveling the world, learning Japanese from my wife Natsuko or going a few rounds at the Kyokushin Karate Dojo.
Don't be shy, say hello!
Additional clients include:
3M, Absolut, American Express, AT&T, Atmosphere BBDO, Bic, Blue Cross, BMWBrownCo, British Airways, Buick, Chase, Chef Boyardee, Chrysler, Cigna, CitiBank, CNN, Columbia House, Comcast, Compaq, Discovery Networks, Disney, Disney, Dodge, Dow Corning, Ebay, Expedia, Grey Direct, Hasbro, Independent Film Channel, Independent Pictures, JP Morgan, Kmart, MTV, New York City Public Schools, Microsoft, Nickelodeon, Nissan, Noggin, Nokia, Nothing records, Pratt School of Design, Priceline, Radio Shack, Sci Fi Channel, Showtime, Sony, Sundance Channel, TJ Maxx, Transparent Music, United Healthcare, VH1, Yahoo, Zentropy Partners McCann-Erickson
Craig Sosonko’s Specialties:
Proficient in: Mac and Windows OS, Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator, Image Ready, Flash, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Freehand, Streamline, Sound Edit, Microsoft Word, BBedit, HTML, Photo Retouching, Animation model design and construction
Craig Sosonko’s Experience
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Creative Consultant
Nikon Imaging Company
(Photography industry)
April 2008 — March 2009 (1 year )
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Senior Art Director
Mediatavern (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Graphic Design industry)
June 2007 — September 2007 (4 months)
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Senior Art Director
Agency.com
(Public Company; Graphic Design industry)
February 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 5 months)
Collaborated extensively with Creative directors and account teams to develop strategies and award winning marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 clients.
Played a key role in developing and presenting new business pitches to prospective clients.
Developed Online and Offline brand-building concepts including Websites, Banner Ads, Print Ads, Television and Out of Home Digital Displays for clients such as: E*Trade, Discovery Networks, CNN, eBay, Long & Foster, Del Monte and BrownCo
Supervised and mentored junior Art directors, Designers, Copywriters and production teams.
Worked with clients and Project mangers to Develop schedules and creative budgets.
Assisted in client relations and management including creative briefings, project updates and client presentations.
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Senior Designer
Beyond Interactive
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2004 — February 2005 (9 months)
Developed award winning online marking campaigns for clients such as: Nokia, 3M, Hasbro, Chef Boyardee, Dow Corning and Bic
Managed and supervised production teams and freelancers.
Worked with clients and Project mangers to Develop schedules and creative budgets.
Assisted in client relations and management including creative briefings, project updates and client presentations. -
Art Director
Smartmoney.com
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
December 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 7 months)
Created and managed all aspects of creative for Smartmoney.com as well as Advertising Partners and Third Parties’ licensed tools and content.
Responsible for redesigning Smartmoney.com, which averages 2.1 million unique visitors a month and generates 24 million monthly page views.
Created and implemented style guides and site guidelines.
Managed junior Designers and closely collaborated with development teams to build World Class personal Finance and Investment tools.
Collaborated with Advertising Partners to develop uniquely tailored marketing campaigns to run specifically on Smartmoney.com, Clients included: American Express, Chase, JP Morgan and Cigna -
Interactive Art Director
TBWA/Chiat/Day
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2000 — May 2001 (8 months)
Collaborated with traditional print and television creative teams to develop the online creative for complete through the line marketing campaigns.
Responsible for the concept, design and development of award winning web banners and websites for clients such as: Kmart, Absolut, New York City Public Schools and the Sci Fi Channel.
Managed and supervised production teams and freelancers. -
Senior Designer
Heavy.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
November 1999 — October 2000 (1 year )
Responsible for all aspects of web design with a focus on High Bandwidth content.
Designed and developed websites in Flash as well as traditional HTML built sites.
Collaborated closely with Creative Directors, Designers and development teams to build unique online experiences for clients such as: Showtime, Nothing records, Transparent Music and Independent Pictures -
Web Designer
Viacom
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Online Media industry)
June 1998 — November 1999 (1 year 6 months)
Viacom Interactive Services
Responsible for all aspects of web design including: layout, typography, gif animations, and file conversion
Created navigation modules and logo designs
Responsible for writing HTML and updating sites
Clients include: MTV, VH1, Sundance Channel, Noggin, Nickelodeon
Craig Sosonko’s Education
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School of Visual Arts
BA , Illustration , 1994 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Student Government President
Additional Information
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Craig Sosonko’s Interests:
Kyokushin Karate, Photography
Craig Sosonko’s Groups:
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Agency.com Alumni -
Alumni of the School of Visual Arts -
Beyond Interactive Alumni -
TBWA\CHIAT\DAY Employees & Alumni -
THE PUB
Craig Sosonko’s Honors:
Ad: Tech Awards 2007 & 2001, American Design Award 2005, Effie Retail Campaign 2007, Horizon Interactive Awards 2007 & 2006, Internet Advertising Competition 2006 & 2005, iNOVA Award 2005
Craig Sosonko’s Contact Settings
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