
Art Director at Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin, Texas Area

Art Director at Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin, Texas Area
Enthusiastic and versatile Sr. Art Director skilled in providing vision to a company’s identity, experienced in publishing, marketing, packaging and creative direction. Consistently delivers results on-time and under-budget. Recognized for meeting and exceeding goals through challenging circumstances and innovative solutions. Develops excellent relationships with management, staff and vendors. Ability to direct and oversee while providing support and sanity. Great sense of humor, keeping people motivated.
Publication and marketing design, creative management, branding and identity.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Investment Management industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Oversee and maintain brand consistency in Austin and Santa Monica offices.
(Publishing industry)
October 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 4 months)
Art Director of audio/video magazine called The Perfect Vision.
The magazine had a printed and digital component.
As of January 2008, the magazine's parent company, Absolute Multimedia / NextScreen, ceased publication due to publisher's financial shortfalls.
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)
April 1998 — June 2005 (7 years 3 months)
Started as Marketing Art Director for the Financial Technology Network of magazines, when teh company was run by Miler Freeman in 1998.
Was promoted to Art Director of Insurance & Technology magazine in 2000.
In 2002, I was promoted to Creative Director of the Financial Technology Network, under CMP Media. I also had a 2-year stint at CMP's Creative Services Dept. as a Sr. Designer after a downsizing of the FTN dept.
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year )
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Packaging and Containers industry)
June 1997 — March 1998 (10 months)
Designed packaging for clients like Stella D'Oro, PathMark and many others.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Printing industry)
June 1994 — June 1997 (3 years 1 month)
Designed invitations and promotional material for the nightlife and entertainment industry. Was also responsible for traffic management.