
Creative Director and New Media Consultant
Greater New York City Area

Creative Director and New Media Consultant
Greater New York City Area
Over ten years experience in art direction, web design, development and digital marketing. Extensive background overseeing and implementing projects from conception to launch independently and in a team environment. Diverse art background and training. Excel at interactive, user-centered design and development, web standards, SEO and typography. Graduated from Howard University Cum Laude with a BFA.
Adobe CS4 Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver), Cross platform/browser compatibility, XHTML and CSS standards compliance, PHP and JavaScript integration, Implementation and maintenance of content management systems and databases, Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to professionally interact with a diverse group of people. Impeccably precise and detail oriented.
(Music industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
(Self-Employed; Design industry)
2002 — Present (7 years )
Manage all daily business operations, provide web development, design, programming, and art direction for all major web and print design projects, as well as consulting services for company clients. Provide art direction for entire projects from initial consultation to full completion. Notable projects include a van wrap design for Hot97, awning design for gaming lounge VS Harlem, a website for hip-hop artist Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), and a website for Nós Dos Cinema, the filmmakers organization responsible for the Academy-Award nominated film “City of God”. In addition, Livetoknow.com received a Google Adwords grant based on usability, design, and SEO standards compliance.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
December 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Oversaw all creative direction for and maintenance of the brand's online properties. Conceptualized and designed all newsletters and promotional materials that integrated editorial content with sponsor assets. Designed vibevixen.com and the VIBE VSessions program which generated over $838k in advertisement sales. Relaunched vibe.com to be more aesthetically appealing, organized, search engine optimized, sponsorship ready and xhtml/css compliant.
(Entertainment industry)
June 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 7 months)
Designed exclusive graphic web content (wallpapers, AIM icons, desktop icons, media players, newsletter templates) as well as various print materials (ad campaigns, tour books, postcards, lanyards) for high-profile company clients including Mariah Carey, Redhotchilepeppers, Destiny’s Child, and American Idol. Designed idolviplounge.com and Mariahcarey.com. Encoded video and audio content.
(Design industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
BFA ,
Howard University Alumni Organization
Golden Key International Honour Society