Resume
PHONE // 720 298 4822
EMAIL // dwane@dwanecohen.com
PORTFOLIO // www.dwanecohen.com
SKILLS & CAPABILITIES
• Branding
• Broadcast Production
• Radio Production
• Graphic Design
• Leadership
• Email Newsletters
• Website Design
• Typography
• Color Theory
• Logo Design
• Social Media
• Rich Media
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer
May 2017 – Present
• Develop branding, websites, and collateral.
• Clients include: EVOO Marketplace, JLL, HDR, Scoops Ice Cream, Vaia Salon & Spa, Heinrich Advertising and Voco Creative
Reserve Casino Hotel
March 2014 – April 2017
Art Director/Graphic Designer
• Managed time efficiently to meet tight deadlines on daily, weekly, and monthly promotional materials.
• Responsible for the creation, production and delivery of monthly direct mail, billboards, and in-house advertising materials.
• Collaborated closely with outside vendors to ensure printed materials were met with the highest standards and delivered in a timely manor.
• Updated Reserve Casino Hotel website.
• Created and developed frequent HTML email newsletters.
Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer
December 2012 – March 2014
• Developed branding, print ads, websites, and collateral.
• Clients include: EVOO Marketplace, The Abbey Tavern, Emerald Isle Painting, Jamaica Juice, Greenhaus Inc and Launch Advertising
O’Brien Advertising
January 2006 – December 2012
Senior Art Director
• Developed and executed large scale healthcare branding campaigns that included television, radio, print, outdoor, rich media and other online executions.
• Lead a team of two Art Directors a Copywriter and a Studio Manager.
• Responsible for keeping up with market trends and providing guidance to junior members of the creative team.
• Acted as a key member in hiring and working directly with photographers, production companies, web developers and illustrators.
Previous Work History
(Thomas & Perkins Advertising, Freelance & Italia Partners)
Art Director
June 2000 – January 2006
• Developed branding, print ads, websites, and collateral.
• Developed national branding campaigns for EAS and prepared press-ready artwork for publications such as Sports Illustrated, RedBook, and Cosmopolitan.
• Designed and produced packaging for energy bars, protein shakes and powdered drinks.
• Directed multiple photo shoots of packaged goods.
• Assisted in preparing RFPs and kept an organized system for all artwork involved.
EDUCATION
Platt College Denver (Associates of Arts in Advertising and Design)
University of Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
AWARDS
• The Denver 50
• Gold Leaf Awards
• Aster Awards
• Healthcare Advertising Awards/Healthcare Marketing Report
• Peak Awards/Colorado AMA
PROFICIENCIES
• Adobe Illustrator CC
• Adobe InDesign CC
• Adobe Photoshop CC
• Adobe Bridge CC
• Adobe Dreamweaver CC
• Adobe After Effects CC
• Transmit
• Dropbox
• Microsoft Office
• Pages
• Google Apps
• Keynote
• WordPress
• Exact Target
• Cordial
• Mailchimp