at EXPRESS
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Lead at EXPRESS
- Owner/Principal at frqncy solutions llc
- Past
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- Creative Services Manager at Hill & Knowlton
- Jr. Art Director / Asst. to the Project Manager at Charles P. Rogers & Co.
- Digital Imaging Specialist at North Island Mini Lab
- Education
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- New School University
- New School University
- Parsons School of Design
- Eugene Lang College
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Patrick Baird’s Summary
Patrick Baird was the Creative Services Manager for Hill & Knowlton New York. Patrick has extensive digital imaging and production experience and specializes in print, video, presentation, branding, and interactive design.
At Hill & Knowlton Patrick worked in both a strategic capacity to help clients develop creative solutions to drive results, and as a design resource to help produce impactful branded materials for clients.
Patrick previously worked for an international luxury furniture company where he was responsible for producing and directing photo shoots, forecasting colors and fabrics for luxury linen collections, catalog production, and e-commerce development. His efforts were dedicated to advertising and marketing projects including the coordination of press events, sales promotions, product launches, showroom design, and creating print and web collateral materials for both consumers and industry professionals.
Patrick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Studies from Eugene Lang College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Photography & Related Media from Parsons School of Design. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Media Studies and a certificate in Media Managemeant at The New School.
Patrick is an active member of The Art Directors Club and AIGA/NY. He regularly attends organizational workshops, conferences, and forums. Patrick also works with creative and technology industry leaders to help develop, beta test products, and provide strategic insight for Adobe Systems, Sling Media, Pantone, X-Rite, Gretag Macbeth, Canon, Epson, and HP.
Patrick Baird’s Specialties:
Digital design, digitial asset management, photo shoot production, e-commerce & website development, visual merchandising, digital capture tech, art direction, product development & promotion
Patrick Baird’s Experience
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Lead
EXPRESS
(Privately Held; Retail industry)
May 2009 — Present (3 months)
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Owner/Principal
frqncy solutions llc
(Design industry)
January 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
Full service multidisciplinary design firm offering consulting and design services. For more information, visit www.frqncy.net
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Creative Services Manager
Hill & Knowlton
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPPGY; Public Relations and Communications industry)
November 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 2 months)
Clients include: Ameriprise Financial, American Standard/Trane, Ask.com, Dubai Holdings, Deloitte Services, Factiva, Motorola, Nixon Peabody LLC, New York Life, UK Trade & Investment, Travelport, CA (Computer Associates), DHL, HP, K12, Pacific Ethanol, The Staubach Co., Fitch Ratings, General Dynamics, Verisign, Chevron Texaco, Schering-Plough, HMSHost, Saudi Aramco, Benjamin Moore, Business Objects, BEA Systems, RIO Tinto, Sony, Qualcomm Inc., National Urban League, PGA of America, Wall Street Institute, Message Labs, GT Solar, Roshan Telecom Development Co., Abbott Labs, Amgen, Astellas, Aventis Pharma, Biogen Idec, Eisai, Forest Labs, Daiichi Sankyo, Bausch & Lomb, Elan, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Percivia, Johnson & Johnsn, Medtronic, Wild Child, Zimmer, Par Pharmaceuticals, Organon, Pfizer, Biersdorf (Nivea, Nivea for Men, Aquaphor, and Eucerin lines), Feld Entertainment, Mary Kay, Tahitian Noni International, Adidas, TomTom, GSM Association, HSBC, and Washington Mutual.
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Jr. Art Director / Asst. to the Project Manager
Charles P. Rogers & Co.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Furniture industry)
June 2003 — November 2005 (2 years 6 months)
Design e-commerce email promotions, website graphics, print collateral materials. Produce photo shoots (including pre-production talent and location screening, trafficking portfolios, and on-set production). Forecast colors and research fabrics for the production of expanding luxury linen collection. Plan and produce events to coordinate with product promotions and launches. Act as a liaison for inquiries from designers, press, and industry professionals. Manage archives of historical flat artwork, film, and digital assets.
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Digital Imaging Specialist
North Island Mini Lab
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
September 1999 — June 2003 (3 years 10 months)
Patrick Baird’s Education
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New School University
MA , Media Studies , 2005 — 2009
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New School University
Certificate , Media Management , 2006 — 2008
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Parsons School of Design
BFA , Photography & Related Media , 1901 — 1905
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Eugene Lang College
BA , Liberal Arts (Cultural & Media Studies Concentration)
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Patrick Baird’s Interests:
art, design, technology, travel, film
Patrick Baird’s Honors:
Inducted to Madison's Who's Who 2008
Beta tester for Sling Media, Xrite/Gretag Macbeth, and Adobe Systems
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