Elliot Craig
Art Director
Los Angeles, CA, USASUMMARY
Marketing, advertising, and corporate communications professional with proven management, creative production, and technical skills; deliver innovative creative solutions that capture both account growth and new business opportunities; lead with a hands-on approach in directing artists, collaborating with clients, and communicating effectively with
cross-functional teams.
Brands I Have Worked with: Disney, Walmart, Unilever, Target, MGM, Universal, Walgreens, IFC, Showtime, Broadway, Kroger, Safeway, Intel, Phizer, Johnson & Johnson, Wolfgang Puck, Mattel, Mars, Kraft, Oscars, Hasbro, Mircosoft, Nestle, Park La Fun, Center Theatre Group, LACMA, The Broad.
SKILLS
Creative Strategy: 8+ years of ad agency experience, delivering award-winning ideas for some of the world’s leading brands in entertainment and E-commerce; providing industry recognized solutions across all digital, and print platforms.
Management: Experience managing creative teams of diverse personalities in deadline driven environments; leading cross-functional team collaboration, art directing photo shoots, and assisting in the education and development of designers; production oversight, creative strategies, and budget management.
Technical: Expert design skills with all Adobe CC applications, including Edge, After Effects, and Flash; UI/UX expert, and master of typography; solid understanding of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Action Script.
Marketing, advertising, and corporate communications professional with proven management, creative production, and technical skills; deliver innovative creative solutions that capture both account growth and new business opportunities; lead with a hands-on approach in directing artists, collaborating with clients, and communicating effectively with
cross-functional teams.
Brands I Have Worked with: Disney, Walmart, Unilever, Target, MGM, Universal, Walgreens, IFC, Showtime, Broadway, Kroger, Safeway, Intel, Phizer, Johnson & Johnson, Wolfgang Puck, Mattel, Mars, Kraft, Oscars, Hasbro, Mircosoft, Nestle, Park La Fun, Center Theatre Group, LACMA, The Broad.
SKILLS
Creative Strategy: 8+ years of ad agency experience, delivering award-winning ideas for some of the world’s leading brands in entertainment and E-commerce; providing industry recognized solutions across all digital, and print platforms.
Management: Experience managing creative teams of diverse personalities in deadline driven environments; leading cross-functional team collaboration, art directing photo shoots, and assisting in the education and development of designers; production oversight, creative strategies, and budget management.
Technical: Expert design skills with all Adobe CC applications, including Edge, After Effects, and Flash; UI/UX expert, and master of typography; solid understanding of HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Action Script.
Work Experience
87AM
Art Director
Lead the direction and development of creative concepts for products that include websites, mobile apps, and marketing collateral campaigns; manage creative staff for West Coast offices; lead creative vision for new business pitches and client strategy sessions; develop and maintain graphical standards, templates, and resources.
February 2015
- April 2016
California, United States
Lunchbox
Senior Designer
Creative lead in the development of shopper engagement websites, mobile apps, consumer ads, cross-promotional ads, and social media; provide creative direction to junior designers, and lead collaboration between cross-functional teams; lead the development of creative concepts and strategies through brainstorms and co-collaboration with other
team members.
team members.
June 2011
- February 2015
California, United States
TourDesign Creative (Live Nation)
Senior Designer
Creative lead in research, vision, and design for implementation of all digital products that include websites, micro-sites, E-cards, video billboards, and banner ads; create marketing and advertising print for tours and campaigns.
February 2009
- May 2011
California, United States
The Merchandise Company
Graphic Designer
Creative lead, responsible for the design, development, and functionality of E-commerce for prominent artists & record labels; art direct photo shoots, and photograph merchandise for international publications and E-commerce; lead the creative development of apparel design, and coordinate printing solutions between the client and print vendors.
March 2008
- February 2009
California, United States
Colorado Mountain News Media
Graphic Designer
Create marketing advertisements for newspaper and magazine publications; deliver innovative creative solutions for national sales marketing campaigns; create interactive web based advertisements for internet publications.
May 2007
- February 2008
Colorado, United States
Education
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
August 2002
- May 2006
Bowling Green, Ohio, United States
Skills
Actionscript,
AdobeCC,
Art Direction,
Creative Strategies,
CSS,
Digital,
HTML,
HTML5,
JavaScript,
Mobile,
PHP,
Print,
UI/UX,
Web,
Wireframing,
WordPress,