Bryan Burke

Freelance Art Director | Producer

St. Louis, MO, USA

Work Experience

Opal Agency

Business Advisor

May 2014 - Present Springfield, Missouri, United States

Opal Agency

Chief Creative Officer, Principal

Co-founded Opal Agency, Missouri State University first student-run advertising agency dedicated to helping organizations fulfill their campaign needs.

Work alongside the CEO to help maintain Opal's image and supervise a committee of board members through its continual growth as a business.

Personally designed Opal Agency's identity and brand image, developed a mission statement and a constitution with a committee of directors.

Tasks include:

Develop advertisement campaigns that involve producing branding guidelines, plansbooks, and various campaign services for local businesses, non-profit organizations, and student organizations.

Serve as Head of Creative Services by working with clients, managing a team of Creatives, and producing innovative brand strategies and forms of promotion.

Manage three departments: Creative, Production, and Digital Media.
April 2012 - May 2014 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Complete Weddings+Events

Videographer

August 2014 - Present St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Brick City Design Studio

Web & Multimedia Designer

Developing and designing web and interactive media for respective
clients.

Clear understanding and knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript based languages in terms of web development.

Implement and produce the creative aspects of advertisement and
promotional campaigns.

Coordinate with a team of various graphic designers to establish con-jointed
campaigns revolving around publication and web-based mediums.
August 2013 - Present Springfield, Missouri, United States

5th Floor Design

Graphic Designer

Student-run design firm at Missouri State University, working as a subsidiary organization under Student in Design.

Visually jump-started the brand presence and image for the local band "Modern Epic"

Dealt with marketing promotional posters and advertisements to local businesses

Design posters for local bands, small businesses, and school related activities

Helped to implement and produce the creative aspects of advertisement campaigns
February 2012 - September 2012 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Education

Missouri State University

Multimedia Design & Production (Individualized)

Graduated with an individualized major Multimedia Design and Production which combines the degrees Graphic Design and Digital Film Production. Magna Cum Laude Honors and Dean's List for four consecutive years. Minored in Advertisement & Promotion.
August 2010 - May 2014 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Awards

Design Ignites Change

Student Innovation Award

2014

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite CS6, AVID Media Composor 6, Avid Pro Tools, Creative Direction, Digital Photography, Film Editing, Film Production, Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, MovieMagic, Music Production, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, Ubuntu, Windows 7 , Windows 8, Windows XP,