David Brichacek
Senior Art Director / Senior Graphic Designer / CPG Designer / Team Leader & Project Manager / Creative Problem Solver
Trenton, OH, USAA dynamic and senior art director and graphic designer with a proven track record of defining high impact visual solutions to drive brand awareness and sales growth. Managed, and led designers while preparing and delivering multiple projects in fast-paced environments with a strict budgets and deadline requirements. Adept at building and leading exceptional design teams to execute projects for enterprise clients.
Work Experience
Brique Rouge Design
Senior Art Director
– Providing creative design solutions and production services including branding, photography, websites, CPG, logos, digital and print material to increase brand sales and bring create awareness
– Develop creative and effective advertising concepts, from ideation through final projects
– Develop creative and effective advertising concepts, from ideation through final projects
January 2010
- Present
Trenton, Ohio, United States
DeanHouston Inc.
Senior Designer/Art Director – 2017 to present
– Successfully manage and coordinate graphic design projects as part of larger advertising campaigns, consistently meeting deadlines and client requirements
– Actively worked on improvement of existing workflows and coordinated and server organization and protocol between five offices, ensuring easy access to current brand guidelines and messaging
– Actively worked on improvement of existing workflows and coordinated and server organization and protocol between five offices, ensuring easy access to current brand guidelines and messaging
March 2017
- April 2023
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Williams Lea Tag – America
Senior Art Director
– Successfully translated client requirements into corporate marketing campaigns that increased brand awareness and customer top of mind metrics
July 2016
- March 2017
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Olberding Brand Family
Technical CPG Designer
– Created technical CPG art to specific die lines and ensured brand consistency in all artwork
October 2014
- May 2016
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Intrinzic
Senior Realization Designer
– Collaborated with account managers and creative director on direction of design
– Leverage rebranding expertise in enhancing client’s corporate image to ensure business brand cohesion and business growth
– Leverage rebranding expertise in enhancing client’s corporate image to ensure business brand cohesion and business growth
July 2013
- September 2015
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Landor Associates
Design Implementation Artist / Senior Technical Package Artist
– Implemented package design to over 120 SKUs of packages
– Designed package and print designs for over 40 brands, resulting in high client satisfaction and repeat long-term business
– Developed packaging cost reductions for a line of P&G packaging
– Maintained packaging design and production processes by developing innovative procedures and workflow efficiencies.
– Designed package and print designs for over 40 brands, resulting in high client satisfaction and repeat long-term business
– Developed packaging cost reductions for a line of P&G packaging
– Maintained packaging design and production processes by developing innovative procedures and workflow efficiencies.
December 2012
- March 2013
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Cintas
Graphic Design Specialist
– Develop and strengthen brand assets, including style and usage guides,
finalized to broad packaging systems in multiple and diverse categories
finalized to broad packaging systems in multiple and diverse categories
December 2012
- July 2013
Mason, Ohio, United States
Evenflo
Graphic Design Specialist
– Designed creative and produced print/marketing collateral as well as CPG and environmental material
July 2012
- December 2012
Miamisburg, Ohio, United States
St Gregory Group
Senior Art Director
– Collaborate with clients, senior executives, copywriters, and marketers to define strategic direction for designs based on market indicators and brand identity
June 2011
- July 2012
Ohio, United States
Strata-G Communications
Senior Art Director
– Work collaboratively with designers, developers and clients to create digital and print marketing
– Develop creative content for various media, including catalogs, brochures, direct mail and product packaging while ensuring maximum brand awareness of target audience/market
– Develop creative content for various media, including catalogs, brochures, direct mail and product packaging while ensuring maximum brand awareness of target audience/market
July 2004
- September 2010
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Education
Miami University
Fine Arts, History
Oxford, Ohio, United States
Central Academy Of Commercial Art
Non-Accredited Commercial Art Program
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Art Direction,
Branding,
CPG,
Illustration,
Project Management,