Nick Guarracino

Current

• Art Direction Consulting at GREY NYC
• Art Direction Consulting at World Wrestling Entertainment
• Art Direction Consulting at Grey Worldwide

• Art Direction Consulting at Freelance Art Direction

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Past

• Freelance AD at AgencyRx
• Sr. AD at Cline Davis & Mann
• Design Director at Firefighter brands

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Education

• City University of New York-Hunter College

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Industry

Design

Nick Guarracino’s Summary

Award-winning senior art director and designer with over 15 years of diversified design experience, excellent multi-tasking and managerial skills, and proven track record, brings a rare blend of traditional art sensibilities and state-of-the-art digital design skills to your company’s portfolio.

Nick Guarracino’s Specialties:

Healthcare advertising and marketing, brand and identity development, package design, corporate communications, illustration

Nick Guarracino’s Experience

• Art Direction Consulting

  GREY NYC

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  Currently working on direct mail, brand development and design for Evista's Strength in Knowing brand. Also updating Cialis' interactive sales module for tablet PC and redesigning it for the 2010 market.

• Art Direction Consulting

  World Wrestling Entertainment

  (Public Company; WWE; Entertainment industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Art Direction Consulting

  Grey Worldwide

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Art Direction Consulting

  Freelance Art Direction

  (Design industry)

  January 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)

  Healthcare advertising and marketing, brand development, Identity and packaging. Strategic marketing and advertising.
  •Leading design and production of print, identity, packaging, multimedia, web design and coding
  •Developing new business and managing vendors
  •Managing multiple ongoing projects through different stages
  •Managing press checks and photo shoots
  •Communicating with client IT departments to guide web design QA
  •Creating and maintaining budgets and production schedules
  •Keeping current on new technology and software updates

• Freelance AD

  AgencyRx

  (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  September 2008 — February 2009 (6 months)

  Working on Gleevec and Tasigna oncology, creating sales collateral and assisting branding efforts for new indications

• Sr. AD

  Cline Davis & Mann

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

  August 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  •Leading design and production of printed sales materials, visual aids and advertising campaigns for Pfizer products
  •Meeting with clients and participating in sales pitches and branding efforts
  •Maintaining continuity and fluidity across branded materials
  •Managing multiple ongoing projects through different stages
  •Managing press checks and photo shoots
  •Directing photo shoots
  •Managing freelance staff
  •Keeping current on new technology and software updates

• Design Director

  Firefighter brands

  (Food & Beverages industry)

  March 2003 — April 2005 (2 years 2 months)

  •Leading design and production of all packaging, branding and point-of-sale materials
  •Managing multiple ongoing projects through different stages
  •Managing press checks and photo shoots
  •Directing photography
  •Managing freelance staff and budgets for each project
  •Meeting with the firefighter community around the country to coordinate support efforts

Nick Guarracino’s Education

• City University of New York-Hunter College

  BA , Fine Art , 1987 — 1992

Additional Information

Nick Guarracino’s Interests:

art, illustration, photography

Nick Guarracino’s Groups:

•    Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Professionals Worldwide Network - www.PharmaWorldNet.com
•    Alumni Association of Hunter College
•    Creative Intensive Network - For All Advertising Creatives
•    KID Toyology | Super Group

Nick Guarracino’s Honors:

2005 Metropolitan Home Magazine
Top 100 Designs
for Grown-up Soda packaging

2002 New Big Book of Logos
by David Carter

2000 Big Book of Logos
by David Carter

1998 GraphicDesign:USA

1996 Print Magazine

Nick Guarracino’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch