Len Damico

Current

• Instructor at Delaware College of Art and Design
• Art Director at The Star Group

Past

• Associate Art Director at The Media & Marketing Group
• Creative Services at Gillespie Group
• Office Manager at Shamlian Advertising

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Education

• Delaware College of Art and Design
• Pennsylvania State University
• Ridley High School

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• lendamico.com
• @lendamico

Len Damico’s Summary

I'm an art director who writes.
I'm a writer who thinks visually.
I understand this business like a veteran...
but I bring a junior's curiosity to every project.
Plus, I'm great fun to work with.

Len Damico’s Specialties:

making words and pictures play nice together. thinking digitally. art direction. copywriting. branding & identity. memorable collateral design. airtight print production. big ideas.

Len Damico’s Experience

• Instructor

  Delaware College of Art and Design

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

  I teach a Continuing Education course on Adobe Illustrator.

• Art Director

  The Star Group

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

• Associate Art Director

  The Media & Marketing Group

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 2 months)

  At M&M, I helped establish the conceptual and stylistic direction of individual promotional campaigns and larger rebranding efforts for several incredibly demanding casinos, including French Lick Resort Casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and the Atlantic City Hilton. I also directed junior designers and writers on day-to-day projects.

• Creative Services

  Gillespie Group

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 8 months)

  As pretty much the only designer on staff, I learned how to figure things out for myself at Gillespie. I worked on strategy, concepts, designs and copywriting for print, outdoor, radio and TV.

• Office Manager

  Shamlian Advertising

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2002 — February 2004 (2 years 2 months)

  I spent most of my time at Shamlian Advertising devouring whatever copywriting scraps fell off my CD’s plate and looking over the shoulders of some of the most talented Photoshop artists I’ve ever met (on my lunch hour, of course). I even managed to do some work I'm still proud of.

Len Damico’s Education

• Delaware College of Art and Design

  2008 — 2008

• Pennsylvania State University

  BA , Advetising/Public Relations , 1996 — 2000

  Focus in Media Studies

• Ridley High School

  1992 — 1996

Additional Information

Len Damico’s Websites:

• lendamico.com
• @lendamico

Len Damico’s Interests:

the future of advertising, glamorous indie rock and roll, brands as social objects, Flyers hockey, design as communication (rather than art), Nittany Lions football, authenticity

Len Damico’s Groups:

•    The Personal MBA Community
•    The Penn State Alumni Association
•    Advertising Professionals
•    Penn State College of Communications Alumni
•    AIGA | the professional association for design
•    Delaware College of Art and Design

Len Damico’s Honors:

Silver Addy, Philadelphia Ad Club, 2008

Len Damico’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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