Experience

Smitten Labs

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Creative Director

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Smitten Labs is my independent freelance creative studio where I help my clients to create effective and engaging work that connects their customers with their brands, products, and ideas. The work takes the form of strategic creative in digital and traditional mediums with diverse deliverables; including (but not limited to) brand identities, interactive websites, UX, print, advertising campaigns, traditional marketing, TV, content marketing, video, and motion graphics. Smitten Labs is my independent freelance creative studio where I help my clients to create effective and engaging work that connects their customers with their brands, products, and ideas. The work takes the form of strategic creative in digital and traditional mediums with diverse deliverables; including (but not limited to) brand identities, interactive websites, UX, print, advertising campaigns, traditional marketing, TV, content marketing, video, and motion graphics.



Skyhook Interactive

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Strategy Director (Contract)

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2018

  As a Strategy Director I am responsible for guiding Skyhook’s clients through some of the most important parts of their interactive projects. My work starts with strategy consulting, and scoping, then proceeds through an architecture, UX, & planning process and culminates in the creative direction, design, and art direction of the finalized visual deliverables. After designs & strategies are handed off to the build, I remain engaged as a resource to guide strategy and thought work through project completion. My duties and responsibilities in this position are: pre-sales consulting & strategy, presentation & follow-up, strategy research, UX, UI, architecture, creative direction, senior art direction, design, collaboration with the development team to ensure the projects success, overall creative guidance and strategic guidance to my clients. Show less



Infusionsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Creative Director

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2016

  As Associate Creative Director, I led the design team to meet creative and business goals across the company. My focus was spread between projects with short term marketing goals and long term brand focused efforts. I also assisted in leading a team of web developers, writers, and videographers on a wide variety of executions. I collaborated with Creative Directors, writers, and stakeholders to form strategies and creative direction which inform creative projects of all types. I sketched ideas for my team to run with, or took ideas from concept to completion myself. Additionally I presented creative strategy, concepts and design to a diverse internal audience. I worked with teams across the company to align projects and optimize them for desired results. I continuously worked closely with my team to ensure creative excellence in tandem with results. My major emphasis was growing the design team. I provided leadership to help them excel as designers and grow in their profession and advancing their skills. My attention was equally weighted between creative deliverables and providing valuable leadership and growth for my team. Show less



Park&Co

• United States
• Mental Health Care

• Senior Art Director

  • Dec 2008 - Jun 2015

  Works closely with other members of the creative team and clients, responsible for establishing and maintaining the conceptual and visual direction of all assigned projects, which may include print, broadcast, web (HTML, Flash), motion graphics, video and non-traditional media. With the assistance of other members of the creative department, and individuals in other departments, plays a critical role in supporting the agency’s mission to deliver compelling, strategic, results-oriented work to its clients. Oversee the work of agency designers and production artists, providing guidance and direction throughout the creative development process. Additionally, supervises the work of photographers, illustrators, printers, film and video personnel and other outside vendors involved in the development of a project. Play an important role in the selection and supervision of these vendors in order to ensure all work meets the high quality of standards expected by the agency and its clients. Show less



Sarkissian Mason

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Creative Director & Art Director

  • Dec 2003 - Dec 2008

  Responsible for the concepting, art direction, design and execution of client campaigns, new media, interactive, websites and overall internet branding. Participate in the elaboration of new campaigns and maintain excellent relations with various team members including but not limited to: Writers, Creative Directors, Account Executives, Programmers, and Clients. Participate & contribute to creative presentations for client reviews, meetings, and strategic decisions. Create unique flash movement and animations that are in line with the brand image based on designs and comps, participate in high-level creative concepts, research and develop innovative means for Flash, and other internet development to keep inline and ahead of industry standards. Show less



Moses Anshell

• United States

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2003

  Responsible for the production, layout and design of client advertising, collateral, interactive, and other various brand identity pieces. Also participated in the elaboration and concepting for new and existing campaign material for broadcast, and print. Maintained excellent relations with various team members including but not limited to: Writers, Art Directors, Creative Directors, Clients, and Account Executives. Responsible for the production, layout and design of client advertising, collateral, interactive, and other various brand identity pieces. Also participated in the elaboration and concepting for new and existing campaign material for broadcast, and print. Maintained excellent relations with various team members including but not limited to: Writers, Art Directors, Creative Directors, Clients, and Account Executives.



944 Magazine

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer in Chief

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Responsible for the organization, planning, production, layout and design of a monthly publication with distribution of 1,000,000+. Also responsible for the management, hiring & management of design staff, working directly with print vendors and attending press checks. Responsible for management of advertisements and editorial content for each issue. Responsible for coordination, concepting, and design of client advertising. Responsible for the organization, planning, production, layout and design of a monthly publication with distribution of 1,000,000+. Also responsible for the management, hiring & management of design staff, working directly with print vendors and attending press checks. Responsible for management of advertisements and editorial content for each issue. Responsible for coordination, concepting, and design of client advertising.