Chris Everett

Current

Art Director - Creative Director ★Freelance Graphic Design★ at Chris Everett Design

Past

Art Director - Digital Art Team Leader ★Digital Art Production, Forensic Image Analysis★ at Cadmus Communications, a Cenveo Company
Art Director - MarCom Manager ★Multilingual Labeling & Packaging★ at BD Biosciences (Becton Dickinson)
Art Director - Printed Materials Manager ★Labeling & Packaging★ at Alpharma (now Actavis)

On-Air Personality ★Voice Talent★ at WMIX FM - WCMB AM Gemini Communications (now Clear Channel)
Sr. Graphic Designer ★Layout Artist★ at AMP Incorporated (now Tyco Electronics)

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Education

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Recommended

15 people have recommended Chris

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

Chris Everett’s Summary

• 20 years as MarCom / Publishing / Visual Information Professional (print and online) integrating proven methods with emerging technologies, working in corporate and independent settings
• 16 years experience managing professional creative teams in areas of advertising, package design, corporate identity / branding, signage, collateral / promotional items, training programs, annual reports, tradeshow displays, web site development, and new product launches
• Skilled at promoting products and ideas through written and visual presentations
• Noted for accelerating production and reducing costs through innovative executive and strong project management skills - in compliance with multinational regulatory standards
• Expert public speaker / editor / writer / designer producing cutting-edge materials to build brand identity and promote corporate goals and initiatives
• Skilled in full range of applications - complete MS Office Suite (including Access) - plus a variety of graphic and layout software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite - Acrobat, DreamWeaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, PhotoShop; QuarkXPress; CorelDraw Graphic Suite; PageMaker; FrameMaker; FreeHand; Fontographer; etc.)
• Born in the U.S. but raised in Europe so multilingual abilities often proved to be a bonus asset in many career situations.

Chris Everett’s Specialties:

Forensic Image Analysis, Digital Art Instruction, Freelance Graphic Design, Corporate Identity Development, Branding Strategies, Typography, Web Design, Content Management, Graphic Training, Art Director, Creative Director, Multilingual Labeling and Packaging.

Chris Everett’s Experience

Art Director - Creative Director ★Freelance Graphic Design★

Chris Everett Design

(Graphic Design industry)

September 1990 — Present (18 years 4 months)
Art Director - Digital Art Team Leader ★Digital Art Production, Forensic Image Analysis★

Cadmus Communications, a Cenveo Company

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; cdms; Printing industry)

August 2004 — October 2008 (4 years 3 months)
Art Director - MarCom Manager ★Multilingual Labeling & Packaging★

BD Biosciences (Becton Dickinson)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BDX; Biotechnology industry)

October 1997 — October 2002 (5 years 1 month)
Art Director - Printed Materials Manager ★Labeling & Packaging★

Alpharma (now Actavis)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ALO; Pharmaceuticals industry)

November 1989 — October 1997 (8 years)
On-Air Personality ★Voice Talent★

WMIX FM - WCMB AM Gemini Communications (now Clear Channel)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CCU; Broadcast Media industry)

January 1985 — January 1993 (8 years 1 month)
Sr. Graphic Designer ★Layout Artist★

AMP Incorporated (now Tyco Electronics)

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TEL; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

February 1983 — November 1989 (6 years 10 months)