Summary
Activity
Work experience
Geppelt: Visual Storytelling
Independent Creative Director / Designer / Illustrator for Hire | 09/2013 - Current
Creative for hire, providing my expertise, skills and consultation in retail & experiential marketing, as-well-as design and illustration, to several in-house brand teams and agencies.
Motive: A Creative Studio
Creative Director | 02/2015 - 07/2018
Oversight of creative team, design, 3D and production. Lead brand campaigns on several accounts. Focused heavily on experiential and retail projects while also providing input and oversight on packaging, brand design, and illustration projects. Managed and maintained the freelance network,
Motive: A Creative Studio
Design Director | 08/2011 - 02/2015
Lead all experiential projects and new business on several accounts, while overseeing all illustration, packaging, and apparel work across the agency. Managed the design team. Built the entire freelance design and artist network from scratch.
Blue Monkey Designs
Creative Director | 01/2004 - 04/2012
Designer/Illustrator/Artist for hire, focused on apparel, gig poster and brand work.
The Integer Group
Sr Art Director | 05/2009 - 08/2010
Worked exclusively on the NFL, MLB and NASCAR partnerships. Helped launch several new beer brands for MillerCoors, Creative lead on new business and retail promotional work.
Saatchi & Saatchi X
Art Director | 09/2005 - 08/2007
Worked on new business pitches, and managed the freelance network. Focused on the way-finding system for the full Walmart redesign.
ERC Properties
Sr Designer | 04/2005 - 09/2005
Lead all creative and marketing efforts for properties/communities across the nation.
thinkDESIGNco
Designer | 01/2003 - 04/2005
Worked as secondary creative lead on all design, illustration and branding projects.
The Northeastern
Design Editor | 01/2002 - 01/2003
Creative direction of the all content, art directed photoshoots, and managed the ad team.
Northeastern Public Relations
Jr Designer | 01/2000 - 01/2002
Designed catalogs, print ads, posters and direct mail for all of their clients.
Daily Press
Pressman Apprentice | 08/1998 - 01/2000
Produced films and printing plates, ran several offset presses and binding machines.
