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North Third Street, Suite 105 |
| To
obtain a creative position within an advertising agency, where I
can use my years of mentoring and award-winning conceptual, design
and art direction skills.
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Freelance
assignments and new product development. July 2000 to present.
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| Since
leaving Redstone, I have been involved in creating campaigns for
a number of real estate developments, a couple of political campaigns,
teaching typography and design at the Minneapolis campus of Miami
Ad School, as well as working on new product development in the
areas of Arts and Crafts garden ornaments, printed tee shirts, bookmarks
and bumperstickers, and the initial development of an invention
for fighting forest fires.
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Senior
Vice President/Creative Director, Redstone Communications, January
1998 to July 2000
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| Besides
being a hands-on art director, I provided leadership and management
to a mid-sized advertising agency in Omaha NE. I helped establish
systems and procedures for the department and set the standards
for creative excellence for twenty five clients. In addition, as
a senior vice president, I was involved in the overall management
and planning for the agency.
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Proprietor,
Approved Creative, July 1987 to December 1997
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| Responsible
for all aspects of the creative process, from client contact to
final production of all media: identity development, collateral,
newspaper, magazine, posters, outdoor, and television.
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Partner,
Dodge and Kenney, Inc., July 1982 to July 1987
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| Established
the first creative service in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. I
was involved in all aspects of the creative process through final
production on all projects.
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| Art
director, various agencies, September 1976 to July 1982
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| Fahden
as in Cat, March 1977 to September 1977, Martin/Williams Advertising,
September 1977 to June 1980, Chuck Ruhr Advertising, June 1980 to
April 1981, and Duffy Knutson Oberprillers Advertising, April 1981
to June 1982. In all cases, my responsibilities were that of art
director - creative concepting, layout, photo and illustration direction,
overseeing final production of newspaper ads, magazine ads, posters,
outdoor, collateral and television.
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| Over
175 advertising and marketing awards; New York Art Directors Club,
the One Show, CA, Graphis, ANDYS, the Minneapolis Show, and the
Typography International Show. 1n 1980, ADVERTISING AGE Magazine
selected my campaign for the Minnesota Zoological Society as “Marketing
Campaign of the Year”. And in 1985, NEWSWEEK Magazine reviewed
a brochure done for the lawfirm of Robins Zelle Larson and Kaplan,
calling it “The wittiest brochure in the land”. But perhaps
the most interesting achievement of all—the “Bob”
radio commercial created for the Minneapolis office of AccounTemps
Temporary Services in 1985, is still running today and has attained
almost cult-status. |
| Available
for full-time work or freelance assignments. |
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