KEITH.CORCORAN - ART DIRECTOR

Objective

Secure a position as Creative Director or Art Director where I can help establish the direction of outstanding creative, lead and mentor others in my field and help non-designers understand the creative process while creating the best possible product by applying my skills and experience.

Summary

• 11 years professional design experience producing creative for the Military, Government, Technology, Entertainment, and Financial sectors.
• Proficient in computer based design, 2d and 3d animation, 3d modeling, website creation, sound design, digital video editing, and fine art illustration.
• Software experience in PhotoShop, Premiere, PowerPoint, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, 3d software, Sound Forge, and various graphic design packages.
• Equally as comfortable working in a small office as working with multi-platinum recording artists.
• Results oriented hands-on leader who believes strongly in raising the standards of visual communication and encouraging others to maintain those standards.

Leadership

• Developed and administer graphic design training, mentorship and professional development guidance to junior and peer designers.
• 4 years as a Creative Director/Design Manager, supervising up to 5 designers, while holding the rank of Sergeant in the US Army.
• Comfortable and experienced in presenting design concepts and direction to all levels of Senior Management as well as clients.
• Analyzed customer requirements, established and ensured adherence to project timelines and budget constraints.
• Proven ability to rally a team and lead the charge toward a common goal.

Creative

• Significantly impacted return on investment (ROI) though visual communications and interactive initiatives by increasing monthly unique vistors from 300k to over 1 million within a year.
• Conceptualize, design, and produce high impact B2B and B2C marketing and follow up materials targeting firms with net capital of $1M or more.
• Familiar with the importance of creating an engaging, intuitive and stimulating user experience through design and its effect on marketing objectives and conversions.
• Created high impact interactive 2d and 3d animations using various tools.
• Ability to conceptualize and produce compelling visual presentations in a variety of media to convey complex messages as well as personal expression to a wide variety of audiences.

Work Samples

Please review my portfolio here.
Additional work available on request.

Work History

Art Director, American Greetings, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec 2006 - present
Independent Design Consultant, NYC/NJ, June 2005 - Oct 2005
Interactive Brand Manager, HOT 97 / Emmis, NYC, Feb 2004 - May 2005
Independent Design Consultant, NYC/NJ, Oct 2002 - Feb 2004
Senior Designer, Bank of America Securities, NYC, May 2000 - Oct 2002
Creative Director, U.S. Army, Heidelberg, Germany, 1998-2000
Creative Director, U.S. Army, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1996-1998
Senior Designer/Graphics Manager, U.S. Army, Seoul, Korea, 1995-1996
Graphic Designer, U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1991-1995

Freelance History

Art Director, Heavy.com
Lead Designer, Universal Music Group
Lead Designer, Atlantic Records
Lead Designer, Bank of America
Creative Director, Exciting New Technologies
Lead Designer, nProcess.com
Lead Designer, Kizmet Interactive
3d Animator, Foxsports.com Broadband
3d Animator, One Mile Up Inc.