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I am a seasoned Art Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience in design and management. I excel at leading branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction for real estate and lifestyle brands, collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver elevated marketing solutions. I am highly proficient in typography, concept development, and creating complete comps, mood boards, and storyboards. I am deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail, and I thrive both independently and in collaborative settings. I also have extensive experience directing photo shoots and managing budgets. Throughout my career I have produced branding, marketing and advertising collateral across print and digital media. I stay current with design trends and technologies, mentor junior teammates, and consistently deliver high-quality work that supports business goals in publishing, real estate marketing, and luxury lifestyle sectors.…I am a seasoned Art Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience in design and management. I excel at leading branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction for real estate and lifestyle brands, collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver elevated marketing solutions. I am highly proficient in typography, concept development, and creating complete comps, mood boards, and storyboards. I am deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail, and I thrive both independently and in collaborative settings. I also have extensive experience directing photo shoots and managing budgets. Throughout my career I have produced branding, marketing and advertising collateral across print and digital media. I stay current with design trends and technologies, mentor junior teammates, and consistently deliver high-quality work that supports business goals in publishing, real estate marketing, and luxury lifestyle sectors.

Rufus Agbede

Art Director, Graphic Designer, Photographer, +2

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I am a seasoned Art Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience in design and management. I excel at leading branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction for real estate and lifestyle brands, collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver elevated marketing solutions. I am highly proficient in typography, concept development, and creating complete comps, mood boards, and storyboards. I am deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail, and I thrive both independently and in collaborative settings. I also have extensive experience directing photo shoots and managing budgets. Throughout my career I have produced branding, marketing and advertising collateral across print and digital media. I stay current with design trends and technologies, mentor junior teammates, and consistently deliver high-quality work that supports business goals in publishing, real estate marketing, and luxury lifestyle sectors.…I am a seasoned Art Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience in design and management. I excel at leading branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction for real estate and lifestyle brands, collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver elevated marketing solutions. I am highly proficient in typography, concept development, and creating complete comps, mood boards, and storyboards. I am deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail, and I thrive both independently and in collaborative settings. I also have extensive experience directing photo shoots and managing budgets. Throughout my career I have produced branding, marketing and advertising collateral across print and digital media. I stay current with design trends and technologies, mentor junior teammates, and consistently deliver high-quality work that supports business goals in publishing, real estate marketing, and luxury lifestyle sectors.

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I am a seasoned Art Director and Designer with over 20 years of experience in design and management. I excel at leading branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction for real estate and lifestyle brands, collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and agencies to deliver elevated marketing solutions. I am highly proficient in typography, concept development, and creating complete comps, mood boards, and storyboards. I am deadline-driven with a keen eye for detail, and I thrive both independently and in collaborative settings. I also have extensive experience directing photo shoots and managing budgets.

Throughout my career I have produced branding, marketing and advertising collateral across print and digital media. I stay current with design trends and technologies, mentor junior teammates, and consistently deliver high-quality work that supports business goals in publishing, real estate marketing, and luxury lifestyle sectors.

Skills

Editorial Illustration

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Editorial Illustration

Expert

Presentation Design

Expert

Photo

Expert

Set Design

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer, Property Marketing at CBRE GLA | OC | IE Region

January 1, 2022 - Present

Conceive, design, and produce a diverse range of high-level marketing collateral, including brochures, email campaign logic, social media graphics and animation (GIFs), logo studies, marketing and mood boards, decals, flyers, LNF, print and digital ads, and more, tailored to specific projects and clients. Edit assets based on collaborative feedback. Work closely with marketing teams, SPOCs, sales professionals, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and deliver effective and elevated design solutions. Manage multiple projects simultaneously and stay current with design trends and technologies to keep marketing materials fresh and relevant.

Art Director, Creative Services at Bobit Business Media

January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020

Consult, design, and complete a variety of communication pieces that address intended messages and target audiences. Deliverables include e-books, digital white papers, print ads, sponsor prospectuses, event guides and IDs, outdoor display panels, banner ads, email signatures, web headers and sliders, logo development and style guides, sell sheets and media rate cards, advertorials, custom magazines, book covers, and original infographics. Coordinate with illustrators, photographers and freelancers; art direct photo shoots; work with production to ensure print-ready assets, proof markup, and final layout approval. Design editorial pages for digital formats (iPad/iPhone) and maintain design styles and rules; manage monthly budget.

Art Director at Curtco Robb Media

January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2017

Art Director for Robb Report Magazine, the luxury lifestyle authority. Responsible for the design and layout of the magazine, including cover, departments, and features. Assign and coordinate projects with illustrators, photographers, and freelancers; art direct photo shoots; ensure print-ready images, proofing, and final approval of layouts; design editorial pages for digital formats (iPad/iPhone); create and enforce design styles and rules; manage monthly budget.