This resume summarizes the experience of an art director with over 25 years of experience in graphic design and marketing communications. They have worked at two marketing agencies, ACI and Land of Lincoln Health, where they designed print and digital materials to promote clients and drive customers to action. They are skilled in branding, website design, and managing projects from concept to completion. The resume emphasizes their abilities in creative thinking, effective communication, and growing businesses through strategic design work.

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• Experience designing traditional and interactive content that persuades and drives readers to action.
• Able to work on multiple projects and prioritize tasks for each project.
• Knowledgeable in communicating effectively with team members and clients.
• Savvy designer, able to establish tone and ensure it is consistent with brand guidelines.
Team oriented, self-motivated art director with keen insight and sharp focus capable of solving
communication challenges and developing original solutions. Proven aptitude for quick creative
thinking with acute attention to detail while working within demanding deadlines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACI, Valparaiso, IN
May 1991-January 2015
Art Director
ACI is a Chicagoland full-service marketing communications agency that creates strategic partnerships with
clients, ranging from small to large corporations, associations, and organizations in an array of industries and
marketplaces. Worked with Valparaiso University, Ivy Tech Community College, U S Steel, ArcelorMittal,
Horizon Bank, Porter Hospital, Levy, Tonn & Blank Construction, and United Way.
Create designs for internal and external communications for print and web campaigns, Specialize in a variety of
media: brochures, direct mail, e-mail blasts, animated banner ads, and websites.
• Helped take agency from start-up to a firm with over $2 million in annual sales.
• Design and produce for multi-channel advertising media.
• Manage freelance designers, photographers, and videographers
AC Incorporated Awards & Recognition -
Northwest Indiana Business Quarterly
• Voted “Best Ad Agency for Web Site Design”
• Voted “Best Ad Agency for Business, Best for Corporate ID, Best for Internet Marketing”
• Voted “Best Website Development Agency”
• Voted “Best Agency for Business Communications”
• Voted “Best Website Development Company for Business
2849 MORNINGSIDE DR.
CROWN POINT, IN 46307
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adamsgraphix.com
219.308.8280
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Logo Development, Style Guides, Corporate ID, Brochures, Direct Mail, Folders, Print Ads,
Newsletters, Magazines, Posters, Murals, Trade Show Displays, Indoor and Outdoor
Signs, Website Design, Email Ads, Constant Contact Ads, Digital Banner Ads, Power Point
Presentations, Outdoor Boards, Fleet Graphics, Coordinate and Direct Photoshoots and
Videoshoots, Pressproofing

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Land of Lincoln Health, Chicago, IL
January 2015-October 2015
Art Director
Recognized as “Orange Award Recipient” for outstanding performance: 2015
• Designed and produced various material to drive customer acquisition, engagement and
retention through print materials (brochures, flyers, print ads, direct mail), events signage
and banners, and web-based initiatives (e-newsletters, and digital ads).
• Manage vendor relationships from development of scope, to negotiation of terms
and implementation of contracts
• Worked with a $2M budget with the goal of increasing membership and building
brand awareness. Land of Lincoln Health membership grew from 3,000 members to over
50,000 members between November 2014 and March 2015.
• Facilitate relationships between Land of Lincoln Health and prominent Illinois health systems
to advertise and promote Preferred Partner health insurance products, including
Presence Health, Advocate Medical Group, Adventist Midwest Health,
Swedish Covenant Hospital,Illinois Health Partners, Chicago Health Systems,
Family Health Network and Centegra Health System.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Illustration, and Graphic Design
Columbia College, Chicago Il
SKILLS
Mastered, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Keynote, and Power Point
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2849 MORNINGSIDE DR.
CROWN POINT, IN 46307
adamsgraphix@gmail.com
adamsgraphix.com
219.308.8280