Professional Summary

Seasoned Graphic Designer with extensive agency experience producing digital and print marketing assets for automotive and retail clients. Specializes in high-volume creative production, branding, web graphics, email campaigns, social media content, print collateral, and production-ready layouts. Recognized for speed, precision, adaptability, and consistently delivering polished creative that aligns with brand standards, meets deadlines, and exceeds client expectations.

Core Competencies

• Graphic Design • Digital Production • Print Production • Web Banners • Email Graphics • Social Media Design • Branding & Logo Design • Brochures • Marketing Collateral • Billboards • Presentation Graphics • Production Layout • Brand Compliance • Adobe Creative Suite

Professional Experience

Senior Graphic Designer

Riverside Partners Advertising, Hawthorne, NJ  |  November 2023 - Present

• Manage a high-volume pipeline of automotive advertising projects, meeting daily production deadlines without sacrificing quality.

• Develop end-to-end conceptual designs for e-blasts, web banners, and website slides for dealership clients.

• Integrate client feedback into iterative design revisions, maintaining brand accuracy and co-op compliance.

• Stay current with OEM brand co-op advertising standards to ensure all deliverables meet manufacturer guidelines.

Art Director

Forrest & Blake Advertising  |  FBDigital.net, Edison, NJ  |  March 2012 - September 2023

• Led full creative lifecycle for automotive accounts - from concept through final delivery - across digital ads, social media, web banners, mailers, billboards, brochures, hang tags, and posters.

• Spearheaded agency-wide digital transformation, shifting the creative output from 100% print-based to an 80% digital / 20% print model, positioning the agency competitively for the modern marketplace.

• Designed all new business pitch materials, directly contributing to client base growth.

• Implemented a remote work tracking system when the agency transitioned to fully remote operations, managing artists’ time and daily job flow seamlessly.

• Recruited, interviewed, and trained incoming design staff; supervised a department of 4–8 artists.

• Provided ongoing macOS workstation support, including troubleshooting and system setup for the Art Department.

Creative Director, Automotive Division

Miller Advertising, Manhattan, NY  |  May 2000 - March 2012

• Oversaw all production stages — conceptual design, logo creation, copy writing, and classified display ads. 

• Developed and executed comprehensive advertising campaigns spanning print ads, billboards, brochures, mailers, signs, and posters for a diverse roster of clients.

• Created storyboards for cable television commercials, collaborating directly with production managers and media professionals to refine storytelling and visual communication skills.

• Served as primary liaison with printing companies on color specs, paper stock, pricing,and production estimates.

• Provided system support for departmental Mac workstations, including wiring and set-up, and ensuring adequate storage and back-up.

• Hired and mentored all department artists; supervised a staff of 5–8 designers.

EDUCATION

Middlesex College, Edison, NJ

Marketing Art & Design & Advertising Design Concepts