PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Benson Media, Inc. (ball ground, ga)
2010 - Current, Senior Art Director
2006 - 2010, Art Director
Concept and design promotional and marketing materials including brochures, advertising campaigns, direct mail, event invitations and graphics, logos, environmental graphics, billboards, web sites and HTML emails, and web sites for local and national clients. Develop marketing campaigns for clients, including complete corporate rebranding projects. Ensure that the production team obeys the graphics standards for each
campaign and client. Work in high pressure situations, and meet client demands and deadlines daily.

Freelance (woodstock, ga) 2004 - Current, Art Director
Freelance Clients: JRM Management, North Georgia State Fair, Fun-Fare, Shimon Presents, NCI,  Stonewall Bar Association, Parallax Digital, Jack and Associates, Kitchens New Cleghorn, Astral Brands
ProBono Freelance: New York Coalition for Healthy School Food (NYCHSF), Go Campaign, Club Veg

That's My Baby / Celebre (kennesaw, ga)
2005 - 2006, Part-time Graphic Designer, 2004 - 2005
Full-time Graphic Designer
Design and maintain corporate graphics. Manage production and vendor relationships.

Mopdog Advertising + Design (kennesaw, ga)
2005 - 2006, Full-time Designer, 2005, Part-time Designer
Design promotional and marketing materials including brochures, advertisements, direct mail, identity, and
billboards for local and national clients, such as Babette's Cafe, Advocates for Children and The Four Seasons

Degy Entertainment (norcross, ga)
September 2003 - December 2003, Marketing Intern
Write press release and deliver it to print and online media buyers, Manage and maintain press coverage, Write contracts between concert venues and band management

March of Dimes (atlanta, ga)
February 2003 - May 2003, Communication Arts Intern
Develop and design a marketing campaign, including a brochure and print advertisements

EDUCATION
BFA, Advertising Design, 2004, Atlanta College of Art (atlanta, ga), 3.73 GPA, Magna Cum Laude

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Milton Glaser Summer Workshop, 2010, School of Visual Arts
Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines, 2011, SkillPath Seminars
Marketing Online with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, 2011, PIAG
Certificate of Achievement Flash CS4 Professional, 2009

COMPUTER SKILLS
Dual Platform
Adobe Creative Suite 5
Microsoft Office
Quark
Heidelberg Prinect Cockpit
Universal Type Server

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