julie adams
professional resume
Education
Columbus College of Art and Design
BFA in Media Studies and Graphic Design
Professional Profile
WHITTMNAHART | August 2008 - Current | Associate Creative Director
- Creative direction for all Harley-Davidson's online marketing initiatives: Harley-Davidson.com Company site, Harley-Davidson Museum site, V-Rod Muscle Site, Email Communications, Women's and Hispanic Outreach initiatives and a variety of seasonal promotions
- Lead a team of designers, copywriters and information architects through development of the creative product
- Strong presentation skills - present to clients at all levels from brand manager to CMO
- Conceptualize and produce compelling visual presentations in a variety of media to convey complex messages a to a wide variety of audiences.
ARC Worldwide | April 2005 - August 2008 | Senior Art Director
- Worked directly with the Creative Directors, Art Directors, Designers, Project Managers and Account teams to concept and execute projects for the following cliental: Diageo, Cadillac, Kellogg's, Nintendo, Captain Morgan, and Procter & Gamble
- Lead visionary for client interactive communications including online advertising, website, rich media units and other interactive applications
MJA Design | January 2005 - Current | Freelance Visual Designer
- Creative Director and Visual Designer responsible for designing for a variety of printed materials: annual reports, catalogs, brochures, letterhead, envelopes, business cards, postcards and posters
- Develop schematics and original graphic user interfaces (GUI’s) for all web and interactive projects
- Devise strategies and generate marketing campaigns for direct mail and internal promotional pieces
Credit Union 1 | August 2003 - January 2005 | Project Designer
- Redesign and implement a series of fresh marketing campaigns with collateral to stimulate member growth
- Redesign quarterly newsletter
- Internal marketing liaison to external commercial printer
- Other responsibilities: Image research and licensing, paper and printer research and selectio and pre-press file preparation (proofing through delivery)
BurnCity Design | October 2002 – August 2003 | Freelance Visual Designer
- Creative Director and Visual Designer responsible for designing for a variety of printed materials: annual reports, catalogs, brochures, letterhead, envelopes, business cards, postcards and posters
- Develop schematics and original graphic user interfaces (GUI’s) for all web and interactive projects
- Devise strategies and generate marketing campaigns for direct mail and internal promotional pieces
FullAudio, Inc. | July 2000 - October 2002 | User Interface Designer
- Creative Director and Visual Designer responsible for providing innovative and visually elegant solutions to GUI designs challenges for a commercial software application to span three platforms
- Develop informational structures and navigational schematics for all platforms
- Assist development team with usability scripting and testing, prototypes build-outs, QA and results analysis
- Project manager for creative department and primary liaison between internal creative and third party agencies and hired freelancer help
Neulogic Media | October 1999 - July 2000 | Interactive Designer
Mills-James Productions | December 1997 - October 1999 | Media Designer
Expertise
- Deep interactive expertise with extensive agency and client experience
- Solid understanding of internet architecture and interaction design
- Ability to gracefully handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment while leading and inspiring
- Expert in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite and Visio
- Working knowledge of XML, HTML, Java Script, Dreamweaver, Flash and Director
- Fluent in both the Mac and PC environment
- Photography: Color, Black and White and Digital
- Silk-screening
Affiliations
DIGITAL EVE CHICAGO | Member
CHICWIT | Member
Community
P.L.A.Y. (Possibilities in Life Through Art and Youth) - Art Teacher Aid
P.L.A.Y. is a non-profit organization that works in conjunctions with C.A.U.S.E.S. (an non profit therapy center for sexually and physically abuse children) to opens the doors of creative expression for children and teenager abuse survivors.
GALLERY 37- Creative Mentor
Gallery 37’s passion is to create a mentoring program between youth and established artists to increase public awareness of the importance of the arts, arts education and to make the arts accessible to people of all ages.
ART INTERCHANGE COLLECTIVE
The Art Interchange Collective is a non-profit organization that familiarizes artists with the work of their fellow colleagues in order to foster the growing need for collaborative artwork.