PHIL NORTON:  Senior Art Director

920.230.6047 • 404 S. Meadow Street, Oshkosh, WI 54902 • info@PhilNortonDesign.com • www.PhilNortonDesign.com

SUMMARY

• Over ten years art direction, graphics production, and management experience.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe CS2 (Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop), and Quark Express.
• Working knowledge of MS Office applications.
• Received national recognition and design awards.

EDUCATION  •  Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design – Bachelor of Fine Arts

EXPERIENCE

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Art Director. Mar. ‘06 to present. Art-direction and production of Sport Pilot and Sport Aerobatics magazines. Production manager for both titles in an all-digital workflow.

Waukesha County Technical College. Part-time Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop Instructor. Sept. ‘03 to Mar. ‘06.

School Choice Wisconsin. Production Director. Sept. ‘02 to Jan. ‘06. Art-directed, designed, and produced research reports, corporate identities, and direct-mail campaigns. Designed and administrated web sites. Coordinated print, web and distribution vendors. Directed photo-shoots and acted as photographer.

Wallace Post Printing. Graphic Designer. 2001-02. Designed and art-directed printed materials for a wide variety of national accounts including Sears Roebuck & Snap-On. Directed photo-shoots. Operated drum scanner and pre-flighted files for press.

BBDS Advertising. Art Director & Art Dept. Manager. 2000. Conceived and produced trade ads, logos, catalogs and corporate communications. Maintained Art Dept. computers, software, and peripherals.

Tri City Advertising. Art Department Manager (promoted from Team Leader). 1995-99. Trained and supervised production artists and graphic designers. Produced flyers, signage, direct mail and product and display graphics. Maintained department equipment. Coordinated project production and distribution with outside vendors.

Hathaway Marketing Services. Art Director. 1994. Created eye-catching trade ads, catalogs, and corporate communications for diverse business-to-business clientele including Bemis, F. J. Christensen, and Bar-Bel.

Bruner Corporation (Mfg). Communications Manager. 1993. Designed all corporate communications for multi-national sales and service force. Effected digitalization of price list, parts, and technical data.

WITI TV-6. Graphic Designer. 1992. Conceived and produced daily on-air news graphics and commercial advertising. Designed community-relations department signage, flyers, stage props and display graphics.

Interior Systems Incorporated. Production artist and graphic designer. 1989-91. Created life-sized character sculptures and thematic  furnishings for McDonalds Corp. Fabricated displays and sculptural pieces. Designed menu, signage and game graphics.

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