EDUCATION:
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Interactive Telecommunications Program, Masters of Professional Studies, May 2004
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Design, May 1999
WORK EXPERIENCE:
July 2008 – Present
Various Clients (DDB, McCann, Ogilvy, W+K, JWT, Razorfish, Deutsch, AKQA, Barbarian Group and others)
Freelance Art Director
– Creating new concepts for digital media advertising
– Designing web interfaces for brand online presence
February 2008- July 2008
Ogilvy One, NYC
Art Director
– Designing and managing site build production
– Communicating concepts and ideas to the client as well as designers and production artists.
August 2006 – February 2008
DRAFTFCB, NYC
Art Director
– Working on ad campaigns (mostly Motorola) from concepting stage to overseeing production
– Thinking creatively for a global brand
– Communicating art direction to in-house designers as well as outside production houses
Feb 2006 – August 2006
Atmosphere BBDO, NYC
Art Director
– Creating online advertising campaigns such as banner ads and viral sites
– Overseeing junior designers and production artists
– Communicating art direction to outside production houses
Sept 2004 – Sept 2005
VH1.com, New York, NY
Senior Designer
– Designing websites for major VH1 shows
– Creating promotional materials for VH1 and their various sponsors
– Managing junior and freelance designers
May 2004 – Sept 2004
Heavy Inc., New York, NY
Freelance Designer
– Created interactive and video advertisement
– Designed and coded web sites
– Communicated design ideas to programmers, other designers and clients
January 2004 – May 2004
Eyebeam Moving Image Studios, Dumbo, NY
Editing Intern
– Worked with a video artist Jenny Marketou on her project “Flying Spy Potatoes”
– Assisted with editing Eyebeam documentary footage
January 2003 – June 2003
Center for Advanced Digital Applications at NYU, New York, NY
Interactive Designer
– Designed a new version of CADA site
– Produced html and flash assets
February 2002 – June 2002
TIAA-CREF, New York, NY
Production Specialist
– Designed and produced online projects
– Developed advanced Flash templates
– Analyzed web traffic statistics
January 2001 – December 2001
MNOVAK Design, New York, NY
Freelance Designer
– Assisted in developing corporate brand
– Produced advanced Flash and HTML templates
– Developed Powerpoint presentations
July 2000 – November 2000
UBO, Othervision.com, New York, NY
Webmaster
– Worked as a member of a production team for the site¹s launch
– Maintained and developed the site after its launch
– Oversaw production of content
– Troubleshot content such as flash games and flash animation
– Designed and produced ancillary projects