Profile
Multidimensional, highly adaptive Creative Art Director, specializing in Web and Motion Graphics. Deep understanding of promotional goals and branding. Proven track record of delivering goals on schedule and within budget. Expert management of personnel, including staff hiring. Creative, committed and proactive. Background in filmmaking and studio arts.
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American Media Inc. Buzz Reel
Designed in one week for a banking and investor's meeting, to showcase AMI's accomplishments and corporate strengths. Highlights the consideration of the National Enquirer for a Pulitzer prize, AMI's agreement to provide publisher's services to Playboy and other magazines, and it's large stable of titles in categories like health and fitness, and celebrity journalism.
iVillage
Promotional video for the relaunch of the iVillage Community Message Boards. One of a number of short promotional videos made for iVillage's Marketing division.
Mr. Olympia - Joe Weider Retrospective
A short retrospective of the career of Joe Weider, creator of Muscle & Fitness magazine, and founder of the modern fitness and bodybuilding movement.This video played at the start of the 2011 Mr. Olympia Competition, before Weider was introduced to the crowd.
Playboy's Super Saturday Night Buzz Reel
A recap of Playboy's Super Saturday Night, the most popular Superbowl party and Playboy's largest single marketing event. I edited this video, and art directed the internal componenets of the 2008 party, including print and online extensions in the runup to Superbowl weekend, event signage, and a décor video loop.
Billboard Magazine Press Reel
An overview of press clips highlighting Billboard magazine's influence.
Radar Online video event loop (silent)
A looping event décor video, featuring video clips from Radar Online, guest artists video, and commercial spots for Diet Dr. Pepper.
BBC Education - Digestion
Animated learning tool made in Flash for the BBC's Education website. I created all the programming, illustration, animation, and audio.
Site takeovers
I helped art direct development of complete sponsor takeovers of Playboy.com's homepage. Elements include: background skin, custom ad units, b-roll placement, and custom feature spotlight promotion.
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AMC Mad Men - Season 3
Southern Comfort / Playboy's "Uncovered" video music series
El Jimador Tequila
Coty's McGraw Southern Blend - with custom sweepstales
Flash Interactive: Hef's Desk
Created for HBO to promote The Complete Sopranos DVD set. Click on the desk objects to learn about them and what they mean to Hef. Click on his portrait or the picture of his girlfriends to see video. This interactive Flash module linked to other cobranded web features, and was updated six months later alongside a gift guide for the holiday season.
Flash Interactive: Axe Lab
Axe Lab cologne sponsored a multi-city pop-up "lab" tour. Participants tested the product and guest Playmates along with Axe Lab Girls testified to the "pharmasexual" effeciveness of the spray. This interactive Flash module features video and photos from each city as well as a questionnaire of 10 "seduce her" sypotheses the user can respond to. Results were talliied in a backend poll published online at the end of the campaign.
Holiday ecards
A couple of animated Flash holiday ecards made for the 2009 season.
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Publishing Group of America
Columbia Business School
Additional links
Kitses.com illustration portfolio
AMI emarketing review
Playboy's Super Saturday night 2008 online creative review
Golden Gate CDROM game graphics
Playboy and Axe Hair's Campus Cutie
Playboy emarketing review