Mary Kay Stam art direction, graphic design resume 2016

1. Mary Kay StamCreative Director/Art Director
Lodato Productions, LA, CA (Carol Burnett)
eSalon, Culver City, CA
Rhader-Reymond, Los Angeles, CA
InLineos, Santa Barbara/Los Angeles, CA
Gaiam, Venice, CA
Parasoft Corporation. Arcadia, CA
Cable International, Pasadena, CA
Image Marketing, Los Angeles, CA
YWCA Santa Monica, Santa Monica, CA
Sea Shepherd. WA & CA
Sound Publishing. Whidbey Island, WA,
Accuride, Santa Fe Springs, CA
UCLA Graduate School Los Angeles, CA
The Writer’s Guild Los Angeles, CA
MGA Entertainment Los Angeles, CA
Kaiser (McEuen) Marketing Los Angeles, CA
D’Arcy Los Angeles, CA
Kern Organization, Woodland Hills, CA
J. Walter Thompson Los Angeles, CA
Terry Hines & Assoc. Burbank, CA
City of Hope, Duarte, CA
SPIN Magazine Online, NY, NY
Kaiser Marketing, LA, CA
Libera & Associates, LA, CA
YWCA, Santa Monica, CA
pro bono
freelance agencies/clients
Adobe Creative Suite,
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
OTIS College of Art & Design
BFA in Fine Art; scholarships
education
KayperGraphics, Pasadena, CA Creative Director/Art Director 10/13 - present
Representative Consulting Work Includes (but not limited) to the following:
• Seismic Devotion Pasadena, CA 10/15 - present
Creative Director, Brand/Marketing Manager
New luxury brand development and marketing: product design, brand design,
product line, copy writing, SEO, ecommerce, e-blasts, social media marketing.
• Westbasin Municipal Water District Carson, CA 10/15 - 1/16 _ Sr. Designer
Digital and print design of water reclamation, conservation and desalination
information. Style Guide and Branding design; corporate, educational and
event graphics, public information and marketing department.
• Genmert, Inc. Ontario, CA 2/15 - 7/15 – full time; 7/15 - present _ Art Director
Housewares B2B product, packaging, catalog collateral art direction, design,
copywriting. A-D photo shoots and projects from concept to completion.
• ALX Services Corporation Irvine, CA Sr. Design consultant, 2014 - present
Establish creative direction for clients in the finance industry. Design B2C
advertising and collateral.
• JKS International Ft. Worth, TX Sr. Design consultant, 2013 - present
Brand update/strategy; concept design catalogs, ads.
• Comedy Collective Foundation L.A., CA Art Director, Writer, 2012 - present
Develop creative content, establish story arcs, advertising copywriting
business plan. Brand strategy: art direction of identity and brand, social media
advertising of events; video graphics, titles credits.
3 Day Blinds, Irvine, CA Art Director, 2010 – 2013
Rebranding, remarketing, retargeting: renovated branding over all print and web
client-facing identity.
Team redesigned interface that drove online traffic — instrumental in increasing
revenue by $21 million.
Wrote creative briefs, directed photo shoots, hired writers and production artists.
UI, UX design: A/B testing of landing pages, lead forms, overlays, mobile site
email campaigns; A/B/C testing of direct mail campaigns.
Took print and web projects from concept to completion.
Designed advertising print web, catalogs, brochures, signage, trade show
graphics, affiliate collateral and corporate communications.
Creative Age Publications, Van Nuys, CA Art Director, 4/2007 – 8/2009
Collaborated with the executive editor and associate publisher on all aspects
of MedEsthetics magazines’ image: branding, creative direction and redesign to
establish a stronger, more sophisticated presence.
Lead designer for Beauty Launchpad, helping to take the publication in a fresh,
dynamic direction.
Designed, illustrated cover Nailpro Goldbook, logos, media kits and advertising.
KayperGraphics, Pasadena, CA
Art Director/Graphic Designer/Production Artist 1995 – 2007
• Russ Reid – As Art Director, created World Vision Canada’s newsletter and other
collateral. Worked with writers and account executives to design and produce
direct mail: brochures, newsletters, post cards, and buckslips for non-profit
accounts such as Project Smile, World Vision and the United Way.
• Drake Morton Associates – As Art Director, worked with the creative director
to create and design ad campaigns.
• Nestle – As a designer, worked with project managers of Nestle, Peruginia
Chocolate, Friskies and Carnation Foods accounts. Art directed photo shoots,
designed packaging, collateral, identity, POS and signage.
• Kaiser Permanente – As a production artist/designer, worked on print
advertising and collateral for Member Marketing Communications Dept.
professional experience
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