Kamo Atanassov

Current

Board of Directors Member at American Advertising Federation - Indianapolis
Creative Director at Caldwell VanRiper
Teacher and Student Awards Judge at Miami Ad School

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Past

Senior Art Director at Zimmerman Advertising
Associate Creative Director at MARC USA
Associate Creative Director at Hirons & Company

Art Director at KRES

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Education

Sofiiski universitet Sv. Kliment Ohridski
NPMG - National High School of Mathematics and Science "Acad. L. Tchakalov"

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Kamo Atanassov’s Summary

Advertising creative director with local, national and international experience. Passionate about the creative product's quality. Balancing hands-on leadership by example with proactively delegating managerial styles. Discovering, coaching and developing creative talent. Transforming creative teams into dream teams. Delivering game-changing ideas based on sound strategy and research. Winning new clients and awards.Growing existing clients and their brands.

Creative Portfolio:
http://www.behance.net/Atanassov/frame

Kamo Atanassov’s Specialties:

advertising creative and art direction, branding, retail, consumer and b2b advertising, direct marketing, mixed-media campaigns, creative department management, team and project management, research, strategic planning, idiation, concept development, graphic design, illustration, client presentation, new business, photo and video shoot direction, print and broadcast production supervision

Kamo Atanassov’s Experience

Board of Directors Member

American Advertising Federation - Indianapolis

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2009 — Present (1 month)
Creative Director

Caldwell VanRiper

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Providing creative leadership for the agency. Managing creative department.
Teacher and Student Awards Judge

Miami Ad School

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

Teaching Brainstorming and Ideas First classes in Art Direction and Copy Writing programs. Judging quarterly student awards.
Senior Art Director

Zimmerman Advertising

(Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2009 — August 2009 (7 months)

Leading art direction charge in a new branding campaign for one of the agency's major retail clients.

Clients: hhgregg, DentalWorks
Associate Creative Director

MARC USA

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

February 2005 — September 2008 (3 years 8 months)

Managing a creative team in the agency's Chicago office. Providing creative direction for one of the largest accounts. Actively participating in cross-office collaboration for new business and buzz-generating projects.

Clients: Carrier, Forum Credit Union, General Growth Properties, Moen, Mohawk, Rite Aid, St. Francis Hospital
Associate Creative Director

Hirons & Company

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 1999 — February 2005 (5 years 4 months)

Sharing creative leadership of the agency with a partner ACD.

Clients: Bloomington Hospital, Hat World/Lids, Indiana Tourism, Indiana University, Jack’s Pizza, Marriott, NextWave Realty
Art Director

KRES

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 1994 — September 1999 (5 years 4 months)

Concept-through-execution campaign development for some of the most prestigious agency clients.

Clients: Apple, British Airways, Canon, Daewoo Motor, Grant’s, ING Bank, J&B, Marlboro, Mercedes, Panasonic, Pfizer, Revlon, Samsung, Singer, Smirnoff