Resume
Work Experience
Atlantic Records: Senior Creative Director and Product Development
2006 - present, New York, NY
Responsible for building and managing the Digital Media design and product development teams for Atlantic Records. Leads strategy, design and development for a robust multi-screen line of new products. Also responsible for coordinating press and marketing around new product launches.
Create or oversee all information arcitecture, website design, online marketing collateral, mobile and online apps for Atlantic Records and its artists.
Initiate and manage relationships with third party vendors. Hire, manage and mentor fulltime and freelance designers, or design firms for large scale projects. Oversee all Flash design, development and integration with third party platforms.
Responsible for strategy, IA, Creative Direction, photo editing, some photography, and all Flash Programming on the newly designed AtlanticRecords.com.
Parsons School of Design: Part Time Faculty
Spring Semester 2007 - present, New York, NY
Taught Advanced Photoshop and web design/development classes.
Warner Music Group: Creative Lead - Senior Designer
2005 - 2006, New York, NY
Designed websites, online marketing and mobile apps for Warner Music Group and its subsidiaries.
Designed and developed cutting edge prototypes for unreleased music related devices and services.
Hired and managed the work of designers, interns, and outside agencies. Oversaw Flash programming and animation.
Clients included Atlantic Records, Rhino Records, Cordless Recordings, Warner Brothers Records, East West Rock and internal Warner Music Group teams.
CDMi Connect (formerly CDMi Media): Senior Art Director
2002 - 2005, New York, NY
Designed and developed projects for online, CD-ROM, DVD, and print.
Lead Flash developer on dozens of large-scale projects.
Created a library of Flash code to streamline work for the entire department.
Worked as part of a team to conceive and create projects for our newly developed Relationship Marketing division.
Oversaw the work of freelancers, web developers, broadcast animators and video editors.
Supervised video shoots, castings and post-production.
Brands included Viagra, Diflucan, Depo-Provera, Zyvox, Aranesp, Sensipar, Caduet, Lipitor and Norvasc for clients including Pfizer, Boston Scientific, Amgen and Rubbermaid.
Lynn Goldsmith LTD: Digital Imaging Director
2001 - 2002, Basalt, CO
Personal assistant to Lynn Goldsmith and Digital Imaging Director for Lynn Goldsmith LTD.
Lead graphic designer and art director for internationally distributed works.
Responsible for digital retouching, digital imaging, photo editing and archiving of Lynn Goldsmith's images.
Setup, maintenance and repair of all Macs, PCs, and peripherals.
Created fine art digital prints for galleries, museums and other exhibition spaces.
Clients included Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Nikon Camera, Sports Illustrated, Rhino Records, Paul Simon, Aspen Magazine, Aspen Sojourner and New York Magazine.
Anderson Ranch Arts Center: Digital Studio Technician
2001 - 2002, Snowmass Village, CO
Digital Lab Manager for Anderson Ranch Arts Center, a nationally known visual art and education facility near Aspen, CO.
Responsible for digital lab maintenance, ordering and installation of all new equipment and repairs.
Commercial and fine art printmaking, as well as maintenance and repair of large format printers.
Taught Photoshop classes and private lessons in digital imaging.
Assistant to dozens of teachers and visiting artists including Julianne Kost (Adobe), George Jardine (Adobe, Macromedia), Joshua Davis (prayststion.com), Barry Haynes (Photoshop Artistry), Mark Tribe (rhizome.org), David Hiser (National Geographic), Mac Holbert (Nash Editions), James Nakagawa, Sylvia DeSwaan, Olivia Parker, Jim Stone, Susan Kae Grant and Linda Girvin.
Thomas-Bradley Illustration and Design: Web Designer and Illustrator
1999 - 2001, Gridley, IL
Graphic Designer specializing in photo-real product illustration, web, and multimedia design.
Responsible for prototypes and highly sensitive information about unreleased products.
Trained new employees in Dreamweaver, Flash and other web related concerns.
Developed lessons for the "Digital Illustration and Production: Illustrator 9" class taught at Dynamic Graphics workshops worldwide.
Clients included John Deere, Disney, Eureka, Kia, Nascar, Skil and Bosch and American Tool.
Freelance Design and Creative Direction
2000 - Present
Clients include Adobe Systems, Apple Computer, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Olympus Camera, Macromedia, Lynn Goldsmith LTD, Illinois Wesleyan Art and Theater Departments, Rokusek Design, Marlboro Wire, Eureka Co. and John Deere.
Education
Flash Cast Development Seminar 2008
Attended a 2 day intensive Flash Cast development seminar at Adobe Systems' San Francisco offices.
Flash Lite Development Seminar 2008
Attended a 3 day intensive Flash Lite development seminar at Adobe Systems' New York offices.
Penland School for Crafts 2007
Assisted multimedia artist Holly Roberts in a two week painting and collage workshop near Asheville, NC.
Brightcove Digital Kitchen 2006
Two day seminar at Brightcove headquarters on advanced usage of their Flash-based video platform.
School of Visual Arts 2005
Classes in Final Cut Pro and silkscreen printing.
Illinois Wesleyan University 1996-2000
BFA in Art with concentrations in Graphic Design and Printmaking. Admitted on academic-based scholarship and graduated on dean's list with exhibition honors.
Dynamic Graphics 1999
Advanced Web Design course specializing in the use of Flash, Dreamweaver and Director.
computer knowledge
Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Actionscript 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, Flash Remoting, Flash Lite, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks.
Knowledgeable in After Effects, QuarkXPress, Indesign, XHTML, CSS, Coldfusion, SQL and JavaScript.
Additional experience in DVD Studio Pro, Maya, Captivate, Director, Final Cut Pro, 3D Studio Max, Cleaner, Swift 3D and Soundedit 16.
Advanced knowledge of Epson printers, including large format and archival printers.
Experienced in color management and the calibration of printers, monitors and scanners.
Additional experience in photography and audio/video recording.
Group Exhibitions
2008 Seven Propositions
2002 Anderson Ranch Staff Show
2001 Anderson Ranch Staff Show
2000 Illinois Wesleyan University Senior Show
2000 Illinois Wesleyan University Juried Art Show
2000 McClean County Arts Show
1999 Illinois Wesleyan University Juried Art Show
1999 McClean County Arts Show
1998 Illinois Wesleyan University Sophomore Show
1998 Illinois Wesleyan University Juried Art Show
Honors and Awards
Adobe Max Awards Semi-finalist
Assisted artist Holly Roberts at Penland School for Crafts
Visiting artist at Illinois Wesleyan University
Developed prototype Flash Lite application for Adobe Systems Brew Conference
One Show RX Bronze Certificate
Best of Blackstone Finalist (invitational Coldfusion contest)
Beta tester for Coldfusion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Flash Lite, Fireworks, Flex, AIR, Dreamweaver and Mac OSX.
Decatur Ad Club awards juror
Brainbench certified in Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop
Winner of National Art Materials Association Award
Winner of Hester Merwin Award for exceptional achievement in art
Winner of Sheean Library art purchase award
Winner of first place in graphics in the McClean County Art Show
Finalist for Anderson Ranch Arts Center 2002 digital imaging residency
Golden Website Award for www.ericpaulsnowden.com
Golden Website Award for www.rachellestreet.com