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Professional experience in creative team management, print media production, within advertising, non-profit, municipal, financial, fashion retail, arts and entertainment industries. Worked in fast-paced high-volume environments utilizing creative, administrative, and team skills to produce results. Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, Microsoft Office: Word, Powerpoint, Excel and various asset management software.

EXPERIENCE

Creative Team Manager, Print Production Artist JOSH CASEY CREATIVE – Freelance, New York, NY January 2006 – Present

• Holiday Image Inc: Managed, oversaw operations of creative team for production of specialty catalog

• B&H Photo: Production Manager for Holiday Catalog and presentation materials

• Lippincott: Print Production Studio. Presentations, Brand Guidelines, Mechanicals for Walmart, Vale, Wells Fargo

• PRLDEF Latino Justice: Gala Invite, Gala Book for non-profit fundraiser

• Fathom: Produced Corporate Collateral for DDB, International Trucking, and Midori liqueur

• Harper Collins: Production work utilizing InDesign for promo catalogs on Imprints such as Reyo, HarperOne, Amistad, and LUXE

• Bloomingdales Marketing: Produced and Designed materials for Newspaper ads, Special Projects: invites, postcards, packaging, newsletters

• Gem Group: Designed logos for GE green light bulb campaign, produced materials for MSNBC, BRAVO, and GE Olympics Beijing 2008

• City of New York: Produced Proposal Booklet for mass transit

• Citigroup: Produced Quarterly report for upper tier real estate

• Synergy Graphix: Leading Design Agency for Hedge Fund groups. Updated financial reports and produced corporate collateral

• Addison (December 2006 – Present) Fidelity Investments: Lead Designer for extensive financial reporting document; information design, simplification, financial reporting for: Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, LPL, Merril Lynch, Vonage

• Conde Nast, PARADE magazine: Designed and produced marketing materials including comps and sell sheets

• Vanguard Direct: Assembled newsletter materials/documents for New York City Department of Health

• Siempre Mujer magazine: Designed comps for companies i.e.: American Heart Association, Crest, Sunsilk, Always

• Child Magazine: Designed comps/ created special presentations for companies i.e.: MasterCard, Visa, Starbucks, JCPenney

• Victoria Secret: assisted in the proof of copy and layout production for victoriassecret.com

• The Betesh Group: Handbag Design for Oscar De La Renta and Baby Phat

• Better Homes and Gardens: Designed presentation materials to spur advertising dollars

Creative Merchandise Manager VIACOM: MTVN – Creative Services Department, New York, NY September 2005 – December 2005

• Over-saw promotional merchandising for major campaigns including Spike TV Video Game Awards 2005, Spike TV iPod Nano for LA Development Project, Comedy Central’s Mind of Mencia premium, VIACOM Human Resources Department Food For Thought website premium • Managed designers, promotional agencies, and distributors to the completion of projects under demanding deadlines • Enhanced network branding through concept-building, trend research, and quality deliverables • Attended conferences and trade shows regarding promotional applications and emerging technologies

Art Director
MACY'S – Advertising Division, New York, NY December 2003 – August 2005

• Directed photo-shoots including staffing and set design for Macy’s catalogues • Initiated high-volume marketing campaigns for holiday and sales events • Produced ads in various print media formats such as: newspapers (New York Times, Boston Globe, NY Post, Newsday, etc.); magazines (InStyle, Lucky, New York, Seventeen, etc.); in-store promotional material; direct mail and catalogues; subway posters

Asset Manager
MACY'S – Advertising Division, New York, NY September 2003 – December 2003

• Analyzed production workflow and identified areas to implement asset management software • Resolved asset-related issues among staff to maximize efficiency, and meet production team demands

Production Assistant
MACY'S - Advertising Division, New York, NY March 2003 – September 2003

• Maintained, organized, and tracked assets using asset management software • Utilized Adobe Photoshop to provide initial re-touching

EDUCATION State University of New York at Albany; Bachelor of Arts Degree - Major in Studio Art