Brett Ruiz

Creative Director

Ann Arbor, MI, USA
I provide creativity for big brand platforms and tailored communications executions for the world's top advertising agencies.

Work Experience

CarMax

Senior Visual Systems Designer

April 2021 - Richmond, Virginia, United States

The King Agency

Associate Creative Director

January 2019 - June 2020 Virginia, United States

TILT

Associate Creative Director

November 2017 - November 2018 Michigan, United States

Perficient Digital

Creative Director

August 2015 - Present Michigan, United States

Sub Rosa

Art Director

August 2013 - Present New York, New York, United States

R/GA

Senior Designer

I make stories visual in the experiential and live content space for brands like Ameriprise, BAM, Google, L'Oreal, MasterCard, Microsoft, Nike, Nokia, Verizon, and Walmart.
June 2011 - August 2013 New York, New York, United States

Mcgarrybowen

Designer

Worked on the new business development team winning over $2 Billion in new business and pushing the agency to "Agency of the Year" status from AdAge.
June 2010 - June 2011 New York, New York, United States

FWIS

Lead Designer

Fwis is a graphic design firm that specializes in fresh, concept-driven graphic design for some of the most savvy and complex organizations in the world. Since 2002, Fwis has worked with such clients as Random House, Corbis, Barneys NY, Interscope, and The New York Times. Please contact us if you would like more information.
June 2009 - August 2010 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Education

Rochester Institute Of Technology

BFA Graphic Design

Bauhaus influenced design education with heavy modernist roots.
September 2007 - May 2009 Rochester, New York, United States

Parsons The New School For Design

The Design Management program had an emphasis on navigating teams of individuals through the creative process with a grounding in social and economic theory.
September 2005 - May 2006 New York, New York, United States

Monroe Community College

AAS Commercial Art & Advertising

Graffiti, illustration, painting.
September 2003 - May 2005 Rochester, New York, United States

Awards

The Richmond Ad Club

Best In Show

2020

Communication Arts

Site Of The Day

2019

Awwwards

Site Of The Day

2019

Skills

Art Direction, Illustration, Interface Design, Concept Development, Design, Typography, Web Design,