Curriculum Vitae
Dan Simon | Art Director at Draftfcb
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Experience
Oct 2011 – Feb 2012
Art Director, Draftfcb
Sep 2006 – Feb 2012
Illustrator / Co-Founder, No Reason Comics
Illustrator of the comic, web developer and administrator, marketing point person
Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
Freelance, March1 Studios
. full service multimedia art + design, development, marketing consult and brand management.
. clients include: Henkel Adhesives, Mississauga Hockey League, MediaHQ, Blind Ferret Entertainment, The 4th Wall, E.Photography, Wuukie, Simplicate Interactive and Method Creative Studios.
Dec 2008 – Jan 2011
Creative Lead, Big Image Marketing Group
. creative department lead.
. lead creative design concepts for Mattel, Mac’s Convenience, Nestlé Confectionery, and Nestlé Pet.
Jan 2008 – Dec 2008
Art Director, Accumark Communications, Inc.
. creative design and art direction for marketing, events and interactive divisions.
. contributed to creative concepts for Schick, Campbell’s, Colgate and Clorox.
. work done on ‘ECOlogical’ campaign included in business marketing text as standard for ‘green awareness marketing’.
Jan 2007 – Oct 2007
Art Director, Brandworks International
. creative/Interactive designer primarily for Vonage Canada.
. contributed to creative concepts for Nikon, Country Style and William Grant & Sons.
. clients include: Ministry of Health, ECAO/IBEW, Vonage Canada, Country Style, Neilson Dairy & William Grant & Sons.
Aug 2005 – Dec 2006
Art Director, Marketing Drive Worldwide
. chief creative for coca-cola business, from creative concepts to execution.
. packaging for specialty evian box won design award.
. clients include: Coors, Coca-Cola, Effem (pet division), Kraft and Hershey’s.
Apr 2002 – Aug 2003
Media Professional, Hostopia
Feb 2012 – Feb 2012
Activity Counselor, Camp Can-Aqua
Activity Counselor in Canoeing, Campcraft, Canoe Tripping and Woodwork, Activity Head for Canoe in 1998, Headed Waterfront Activity and Safety from 2000 - 2001
Education
Jan 1999 – Jan 2003
York University
BFA in Visual Art Studio and History
Completed four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in three years, minors in English and Creative Writing.
Jan 1994 – Jan 1999
Cawthra Park Secondary School
O.S.S.D and R.A.P. in Visual Arts
Completed five-year Regional Arts Program (R.A.P.) in Visual Arts
Skills
Photoshop: 15 years of experience
Illustrator: 10 years of experience
InDesign: 7 years of experience
Specialties
Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Development, Art Direction, Digital Photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, PHP, Flash (moderate), HTML, CSS
Experience
Illustrator of the comic, web developer and administrator, marketing point person
. full service multimedia art + design, development, marketing consult and brand management. . clients include: Henkel Adhesives, Mississauga Hockey League, MediaHQ, Blind Ferret Entertainment, The 4th Wall, E.Photography, Wuukie, Simplicate Interactive and Method Creative Studios.
. creative department lead. . lead creative design concepts for Mattel, Mac’s Convenience, Nestlé Confectionery, and Nestlé Pet.
. creative design and art direction for marketing, events and interactive divisions. . contributed to creative concepts for Schick, Campbell’s, Colgate and Clorox. . work done on ‘ECOlogical’ campaign included in business marketing text as standard for ‘green awareness marketing’.
. creative/Interactive designer primarily for Vonage Canada. . contributed to creative concepts for Nikon, Country Style and William Grant & Sons. . clients include: Ministry of Health, ECAO/IBEW, Vonage Canada, Country Style, Neilson Dairy & William Grant & Sons.
. chief creative for coca-cola business, from creative concepts to execution. . packaging for specialty evian box won design award. . clients include: Coors, Coca-Cola, Effem (pet division), Kraft and Hershey’s.
Activity Counselor in Canoeing, Campcraft, Canoe Tripping and Woodwork, Activity Head for Canoe in 1998, Headed Waterfront Activity and Safety from 2000 - 2001
BFA in Visual Art Studio and History
Completed four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in three years, minors in English and Creative Writing.
O.S.S.D and R.A.P. in Visual Arts
Completed five-year Regional Arts Program (R.A.P.) in Visual Arts
Photoshop: 15 years of experience
Illustrator: 10 years of experience
InDesign: 7 years of experience
Specialties
Graphic Design, Illustration, Web Development, Art Direction, Digital Photography, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, PHP, Flash (moderate), HTML, CSS