Senior Interactive Art Director at G2 Direct and Digital
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Senior Interactive Art Director at G2 Direct and Digital
- Past
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- Art Director at NIA Creative
- Interactive and Motion Designer at DMNA
- Freelance Graphic Design (Self-employed)
- Web and Motion Designer at Zinda Video (Sole Proprietorship)
- Web Designer at The Human Factor (Sole Proprietorship)
- Education
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- Adobe Systems
- Macromedia
- Cogswell Polytechnical College
- De Anza College
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Nicklaus Deyring’s Summary
Interactive art director focused on clean design, team leadership and balancing form with function. My job is adding the secret sauce, that X factor, the better angle.
Nicklaus Deyring’s Specialties:
Interactive art direction
Nicklaus Deyring’s Experience
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Senior Interactive Art Director
G2 Direct and Digital
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
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Art Director
NIA Creative
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Responsibilities include leading the design team with all interactive projects, managing client relationships in regards to projects and strategizing with partners. Consistently provide clean design and clear communication. Meet all deadlines and surpass client expectations by pushing the right ideas forward and placing an emphasis on efficiency. Concept, design and lead design team for websites, microsites, rich banner ads and Internet applications using Flash, CSS and CMS systems. Help with production in design and development. Pre-production work includes creating work flows, information architecture documents and developing scope of work documents including quotes and schedules. Strategize work processes to meet and exceed client objectives. Frequently in front of clients pitching new work, presenting concepts and managing project flow and approval. Created internal client service area and re-designed company website and blog.
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Interactive and Motion Designer
DMNA
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2004 — November 2006 (2 years 2 months)
Designer for this story-centric advertising agency with a focus on innovative and imaginative concepts. Designed and developed a wide range of rich media campaigns including Flash microsites, banner ads, web pages and animations. Created unique animation and crowd event media for Spansion at their IPO at Nasdaq in Times Square and award-winning CMP Flash testimonials microsite and ads. Promoted an emphasis on effective communication and meeting deadlines. Managed freelance developers for more advanced projects.
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Freelance Graphic Design
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
2000 — 2004 (4 years)
As a sole proprietor responsible for securing new work, developing client relationships, documenting project requirements, presenting solutions, facilitating communication, and ensuring deliverables meet expectations. Typically work with executives, business owners, marketing managers, programmers, copywriters and other designers to create custom creative user interface and marketing solutions aimed at meeting defined strategic business needs. Projects have included primarily Flash and HTML web sites, but also microsites, Flash interfaces, 3D animation, video editing, banner ads and other interactive consulting. Emphasis on high quality of client service in interactive and motion work led to a strong client base.
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Web and Motion Designer
Zinda Video (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
Designed and animated interactive and motion projects for this media production company. Animated 3D, compositing, editing and motion graphics for broadcast work, as well as 3D animation for medical, technology and architecture companies. Designed web sites and Flash sites as well as product demos on CD-ROM.
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Web Designer
The Human Factor (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year)
Designed and programmed web sites for this business-oriented ISP. Learned how to manage a Unix web production environment and how to program in PHP and MySQL. Focus was on self-education and providing efficient design and clean code.
Nicklaus Deyring’s Education
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Adobe Systems
Photoshop CS2 Certification , 2007 — 2007
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Macromedia
Certified Flash MX 2004 Designer , 2005 — 2005
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Cogswell Polytechnical College
BA Computer and Video Imaging , Art , 1998 — 2004
Concentrations in animation and design
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De Anza College
2000 — 2001
Studied in the multimedia and animation associate's program.
Additional Information
Nicklaus Deyring’s Websites:
Nicklaus Deyring’s Groups:
AIGA
NAPP
Behance.net
ultrashock.com
thefwa.com
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NAPP - National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Nicklaus Deyring’s Honors:
Platinum Marcom Award 2008 - Canon Microsoft - "Vista" Microsite
Platinum Marcom Award 2008 - Canon - "WiFi Printer" Web tour
Platinum Marcom Award 2008 - Baxter - Brochure
Silver Communicator Award 2008 - NuGEN - Butterfly ad
Silver Communicator Award 2008 - Baxter BioScience - Brochure
Silver Communicator Award 2008 - Carl Zeiss Meditec - Photo Gallery
Silver Communicator Award 2008 - Carl Zeiss Meditec - Corporate Presentation
Platinum Hermes Creative Award - Quorum Microsite - 2007
Silver ADDY Award - Adplus Silicon Valley Addys - CMP Technology - DMNA - "A Place Called Success" Microsite - 2007
Platinum AVA Award - Sellpoint - Panasonic - 4500B Flash Product tour - 2007
Platinum AVA Award - Sellpoint - Panasonic - MFP Flash Product tour - 2007
Gold AVA Award - Sellpoint - Panasonic - PX20 Flash Product tour - 2007
Mrs. Summer's 7th grade graphic design class - Silver - "Planes"
