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Solving problems and making you look good since the late 1900s!
Logos, graphic design, illustration— that’s all art with a purpose and a job to do. Telling stories, making you and your business, your product, your service, and your brand stand out from the crowd. Basically, you do something awesome, then I do what I do to make sure people notice and remember it.
When not doing that, I make woodblock and linocut prints, pen and ink drawings, watercolor paintings, t-shirts, stickers, posters, something to let off the creative steam.
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Work Experience
Marketing Director at Big Top Chautauqua
February 28, 2022 - September 30, 2025Lead a creative team and manage marketing strategy, budgeting, and project delivery for events and music programming. Concept, design, and oversee art/creative direction, ad and print design (brochures, direct mail, posters, magazine layouts), merch illustration and design, and social media execution. Manage event naming, copywriting, branding and brand management, media buying, press-checks, ad placement, and script writing for releases and promotions. Write press releases, hire and direct vendors, photographers, and videographers, and collaborate with international, national, and regional artists and their teams on both digital and print design; design music/event posters for hundreds of artists across venues, festivals, and events.
Creative Director at Redfish Collective
March 1, 2016 - March 1, 2020Lead a team of creatives with responsibilities spanning art/creative direction, project management, and client relations. Handle design, social media management, copywriting, marketing, branding and brand management, naming, consulting, brainstorming, and press-checks including ad placement support. Contribute to script writing, story-boarding, vendor and talent hiring (photographers, illustrators, videographers), and provide on-set/on-location art direction for photo and video shoots. Run client meetings and presentations to align creative direction with strategy and goals.
Promotion / Senior Designer; Art Coordinator at Greatland Corporation
June 1, 2001 - November 30, 2005Provide consulting and creative direction alongside project management for marketing, advertising, and mailing campaigns. Coordinate print and production, and deliver product, catalog, direct mail, and package design. Support naming, branding, copywriting, layout and design, and illustration for campaign and product needs.
Sr. Designer / Account Executive at Walking Star Design
February 1, 1999 - June 30, 2001Manage accounts and projects while delivering creative consulting and marketing strategy. Conduct market research and support advertising sales and art direction. Create print advertisements and production materials including flyers, event posters, billboards, brochures, magazines, books, postcards, signage, packaging, and brand identity; also provide illustration and copywriting as needed.
Designer / Pre-Press at Yellowstone Printing and Design
March 1, 1997 - February 1, 1999Handle layout, design, illustration, scanning, retouching, color correction, and color separation. Produce pre-press operations for printed materials, supporting production readiness and print-quality outcomes.
Studio Owner / Freelance Creative at BarkinSpider Studio
March 31, 1995 - PresentLead creative and production work across branding, art/creative direction, design, illustration, copywriting, and project coordination. Responsible for naming, brand management, consulting, press-checks, brainstorming, and campaign development from concept through placement. Manage social media and oversee ad concepts including design and ad placement. Create merchandise illustrations and designs, handle print making and production, write scripts, storyboard content, and design posters, brochures, books, catalogs, and magazines. Hire and direct vendors, talent, photographers, and videographers, including on-set/on-location direction for photo and video shoots.
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Advertising Art and Design Degree at Hennepin Technical College
September 1, 1992 - November 30, 1994Qualifications
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Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services
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