Joerg Metzner

Current

Design Director at Rand McNally

Past

Principal/Creative Director at Restless Communications
Creative Director at Proxicom
Art Director/Manager at Arthur Andersen LLP

Design Supervisor at Brand Environments Group at Frankel
Art Director/Senior Consultant at Design Unit - Andersen Worldwide
Graphic Designer at Boller Coates & Neu
Designer at H. Greene & Company

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Education

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Santa Monica College

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Industry

Graphic Design

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Joerg Metzner’s Summary

To develop creative visions and guide teams to fully achieve them.

Joerg Metzner’s Specialties:

Graphic design, photography, branding, experience design and identity design.

Joerg Metzner’s Experience

Design Director

Rand McNally

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Publishing industry)

August 2004 — Present (4 years 4 months)

Provide design leadership for all corporate initiatives across the organization after reorganizing the design department to be more effective and relevant.

Partner with Marketing on existing products and services and on new product development.

Survey brand architecture and consumer touch points. Develop new brand guidelines and plan for execution of new brand image across all products and services. Partner with key stake holders from all business units to articulate long-term brand strategy.

Evaluate and develop relevant relationships with outsidedesign vendors.

Hands on design for electronic and print projects.
Principal/Creative Director

Restless Communications

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

April 2002 — August 2004 (2 years 5 months)

An interdisciplinary design firm, developed creative solutions for corporate communications, marketing and branding. Clients ranged from small entrepreneurial companies to large multi-layered organizations, in the profit and not-for-profit sectors.
Creative Director

Proxicom

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

July 2000 — March 2002 (1 year 9 months)

Identified and analyzed business communications for this solutions oriented global network integration firm. Conceptualized, designed and developed communication strategies and brand positioning platforms for Fortune 500 companies. Established and managed budgets and timelines. Ensured effective and efficient utilization of resources.
Directed team of designers and art directors in Chicago and Houston as part of creative leadership responsibilities for the Midwest region. Worked closely with creative technology and information architecture directors.
Actively contributed to business development on a national level as part of cross functional team. Led proposal development and communicated across all business groups. Gained extensive experience in a variety of industries including, automotive, financial, pharmaceutical, health care, consumer goods and retail, high-tech, media, energy and communications.
Art Director/Manager

Arthur Andersen LLP

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 1999 — August 2000 (10 months)

Experiential Design and Internet Marketing

Refined the group’s creative and business development methodology and process. Coordinated and directed interdisciplinary teams in the creation of complex web projects including strategic brand and identity development. Built design teams and developed their skill sets through continuous mentoring. Consulted with clients (nationally and internationally) to develop integrated media solutions. Managed projects from initiation, presentation to final delivery. Worked as a liaison between designers, content developers, technology teams and clients.
Design Supervisor at Brand Environments Group

Frankel

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Graphic Design industry)

November 1998 — October 1999 (1 year)

A retail branding firm that is involved in all aspects of brand marketing, including identity development, retail design, environmental graphics and interior architecture. Designed and produced marketing materials and multimedia presentations to support business development. Developed creative solutions as part of strategic brand planning in retail environments. Also mentored and supported a team of multidisciplinary designers in their professional development.
Art Director/Senior Consultant

Design Unit - Andersen Worldwide

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Graphic Design industry)

September 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 2 months)

Coordinated and directed teams of designers and producers in the creation of corporate communications materials for Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting. These integrated media solutions ranged from print collateral to interactive multimedia presentations. Mentored the development of design staff on a daily basis, wrote annual performance evaluations.
Graphic Designer

Boller Coates & Neu

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)

September 1996 — September 1997 (1 year 1 month)

Designed annual reports, employee communications, direct mail,
marketing brochures and other corporate and advertising projects from
concept to print, including art direction of photography and illustration.
Clients included Lands End, Eli Lilly, Boston Chicken, Canadian National
Railway, Stone Container, and ACME Steel.
Designer

H. Greene & Company

(Graphic Design industry)

1994 — 1996 (2 years)

Joerg Metzner’s Education

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

BFA, Visual Communications and Photography, 1992 — 1994

Activities and Societies:

AIGA Student Chapter
Santa Monica College

design, art and architecture 1991 — 1992