art-directing,

music-listening,

photo-taking,

drink-mixing,

problem-solving,

guitar-playing,

art-directing, music-listening, photo-taking, drink-mixing, problem-solving, guitar-playing,

Howdy! You can call me Dave.

I’m a Senior Art Director with 8+ years of agency experience providing elegant and strategic visual solutions for a variety of brands, both big and small.

With a background in both photography and design, I’m equally as passionate about the technical details as I am the overall creative vision.

Past & Present Clients


Work
Experience

GALE Partners
New York, NY • January 2022 – Present

Senior Art Director

  • Concepted and executed campaigns, brand transformations, digital design systems, CRM materials, and photo/video productions for clients including Diageo (Buchanan’s, Don Julio), AetnaCVSHealth, IHG Hotels & Resorts, Milk and
    Hard Rock Cafe.

  • Led post-production of Buchanan’s Global brand transformation campaign. Led subsequent Global and US productions.

  • Collaborated with strategy and account teams to craft cohesive creative briefs and ensure alignment across markets.

Rauxa (acquired by Publicis Groupe, now Razorfish)
New York, NY • July 2016 – December 2021

Associate Creative Director July 2020 – December 2021

  • Oversaw creative teams on Verizon projects (Verizon Visa Card & Customer Acquisition), ensuring consistency across deliverables.

  • Collaborated with strategy teams to craft creative briefs and implemented processes to improve efficiency and quality control.

Senior Art Director October 2018 – June 2020

  • Led design and creative execution supporting the multi-channel campaign launch of Verizon’s first credit card, Verizon Visa Card.

  • Concepted and executed campaigns for key Verizon product launches (5G Home Internet, Apple, Samsung, Google devices).

  • Directed productions for a Vans e-commerce photoshoot and Blue Shield of California social videos.

  • Managed two associate art directors

Art DirectorJuly 2017 – September 2018

  • Developed digital design systems to streamline Verizon comms.

  • Lead Art Director for Rogers, Piedmont Healthcare, and Voya.

  • Created a new logo for the rebrand of Keep America Beautiful.

Associate Art DirectorJuly 2016 – June 2017

  • Developed CRM campaigns for Verizon Wireless and Fios.

  • Contributed to a winning pitch for Piedmont Healthcare.

MizzouRec at The University of Missouri
Columbia, MO • February 2013 – May 2016

Marketing Photographer

  • Captured promotional photography for marketing materials — organizing photoshoots, managing photo booths, and documenting events.


Expertise
& Interests

Design Systems, Toolkits and Guideline Development

Photo and Video Production

Campaign Concepting & Development

Typography

Print & Digital CRM

Branding

Music & Entertainment

Food & Beverages (Hospitality & Mixology)

Sustainability


Programs

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Google Slides, Keynote, Figma Prototyping

Generative AI (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Chat GPT, Runway)