NOTEWORTHY
- Judge, 2023 PRINT Awards, https://www.printawards.co/
- Creative Director/Art Director/Designer with writing skills
- 20+ years working in branding, advertising, and graphic design
- Extensive print, web and broadcast expertise
- Previously on staff at Grey Advertising, Disney, Ayzenberg
- Client experience in a wide range of industries
- Commercial photography skills and equipment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June, 2008–Present
Creative Director/Partner
Vim & Vigor, Anaheim, CA
General market design firm
Owner and partner. Art direction and copywriting. Branding, identity design and development, ad campaigns for print, outdoor & web, and book and magazine design. Duties include hiring and directing designers, illustrators and photographers; client development, presentations and account management. Formerly known as Grace/Pinto Design.
June, 2006–December, 2008
Creative Director/Partner
Encite Marketing, Culver City, CA
Health care marketing and design firm
Branding, art direction and copywriting of ad campaigns for print, outdoor & web; identity design and development. Hiring and directing designers, illustrators and photographers. Client development, presentations and account management.
October, 2000–June, 2006
Creative Director/Partner
Turk/Pinto Advertising, Upland, CA
General market, financial, and health care advertising agency
Developed campaigns for print, TV, radio, web and direct mail. Branding and corporate identity development. Online and interactive design. Client presentations, art directing photo shoots, copywriting, illustration and photography. Hired and directed designers and production staff. Oversaw budget and purchasing of all creative department computers, software and supplies.
January–October, 2000 (staff), June 2007 (freelance)
Associate Creative Director
Ayzenberg Group, Pasadena, CA
Design and advertising agency, with an emphasis on interactive design and video game packaging
Art direction for print, collateral and web.
March–June, 2000
Associate Creative Director
Lois/USA (Year 2K Communications), Los Angeles, CA
General market advertising agency
Art direction and copywriting for print and collateral. Art directed extensive photo shoots at the Beverly Hilton, interacting with owner Merv Griffin. Note: Parent company Lois/USA, owned by advertising legend George Lois, shut down during this time, forcing Y2K Communications to close.
September, 1998–January, 2000
Senior Art Director
The Walt Disney Company, Anaheim, CA
In-house advertising and design for Disneyland
Art direction and copywriting for print, outdoor and television advertising for Disneyland Park, Disneyland Hotel, Disneyland Pacific Hotel, Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel. Concept, writing, and art direction of TV commercials. Hired and directed designers, photographers and illustrators.
March, 1995–September, 1998
Art Director (1996-1998), Assistant Art Director (1995)
Grey Advertising, Los Angeles, CA
General market advertising agency
Art direction and copywriting for print, outdoor and television advertising. Hired and directed photographers and illustrators. Director of product insert film shoots for Lucky Supermarkets TV commercials.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
January, 2011–Present
Adjunct professor
I have taught numerous courses in graphic design, photography, advertising, painting, and art history at Chapman University, California State University Fullerton, California State University Los Angeles, Coastline Community College, and Irvine Valley College.
SKILLS
Creative ideation, art direction, and branding from concept to production. Up-to-date on the latest advertising, design, art, and pop culture trends. Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), Procreate, Microsoft Office, WordPress, photography.
EDUCATION
MFA Painting
California State University, Los Angeles, California
BA Studio Art
University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
I OFTEN ATTEND
Art fairs: L.A. Art Show, Art Palm Springs, StartUp Art Fair, Paris Photo, etc. Design conferences: Y Conference (San Diego), AIGA National Conference; Other: Comic cons; Comic Arts Los Angeles; DesignerCon; various Zine Fests
INTERESTS/HOBBIES
Art, photography, design, independent/foreign films and shows, travel, artbooks and photobooks, zines, punk/new wave/no wave music and culture, underground comics, museums and galleries, artist studio visits, most things cultural
REFERENCES
Available on request.
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
(partial list)
AppleCare Medical Group
Auto Club of Southern California
Beckman Coulter
Beverly Hilton Hotel
California Federal Bank
California Hospital Medical Center
Carl’s Jr.
Caesars Palace
Cedars-Sinai Health Systems
City of Los Angeles AIDS Coordinator’s Office
Council of Accountable Physician Practices (CAPP)
Disneyland
Edison
El Torito
GMC/Isuzu Trucks
HealthCare Partners Medical Group
Kaiser Permanente
KDOC-TV
Laguna Art Museum
Lucky Supermarkets
Museum of Art & History (MOAH)
Pasadena Water & Power
Princess Cruises
Rio Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas)
Riverside County’s Credit Union
Riverside Medical Clinic
San Francisco Fire Credit Union
Smith + Noble
UCLA AIDS Institute
US West Dex