hello
My name is Joe Morris, a Senior Art Director, at Digitas Boston. At work I sit with the Creative Technology, or as it used to be called Powerhouse. It's a department where we're asked to work across capabilities and across brands. In a given day we might concept for one brand, and wireframe, design, present for another. What I've learned sitting in with some of the brightest minds in the company. Not only have I garnered best practices in site design and build, but I've learned quite a bit about everyday culture, programming capabilities, and marketing trends.
At Digitas I have had the good fortune to collaborate with some of the industry's best talent building best-in-class interactive experiences for General Motors, GMC, Saturn, AT&T, Holiday Inn Express, Tide, and Downy. For other shops, I've designed interactive and print solutions for Harvard University, Orange Communications, J. Jill, and Nortel Networks.
résumé
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summary
Award-winning interactive and print art director with exceptional experience, proven abilities to ideate, create and produce memorable
communications and design.
skills
• Pitch-winning success in brainstorming, executing and shepherding out-of-the box thinking into flawless comps and assets.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to sell good creative as great and know how to let great creative sell itself.
• Comprehensive understanding of CS4 suite including Flash, Action Script, Photoshop, Bridge, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and InDesign.
urls
• StaySmartAmerica.com
• GMC.com/2007sierra
• DressToTheSevens.com
• jjill.com
• libretto-inc.com
awards
• 2008 Festival of Media's Creativity Award for StaySmartAmerica.com.
• 2008 Best in Show Adrian Award Winner in Web Marketing for StaySmartAmerica.com.
• 2008 Best in Show Adrian Award Winner in Public Relations for StaySmartAmerica.com.
• 2008 MITX Finalist in the Travel category for StaySmartAmerica.com and, again, a finalist in the Consumer category for DressToTheSevens.com.
• 2002 Horizon Interactive Gold Medal Winner in B2B category for Wildfire.com.
• 2001 MITX Finalist in High-Tech category for Wildfire.com.
• 2001 MITX Winner in the Commerce category for ThuleRacks.com and in the Education category for Harvard Business School.com.
• 1995 Winner of the June White International Award and Scholarship for Student Artists.
experience
Digitas
Boston, MA | February 2004–Present | Senior Art Director
Designed and directed multiple on and offline projects for Digitas, GMC, GM, Virgin Life Care, and AT&T while pro-actively participated
in new business pitches.
• Art directed the 2007 re-design of GMC.com, rebranded OLAs and designed promotional sitelets with CBS programs Survivor and CSI.
• Concepted and designed an intricate graphic standard that allowed General Motors hand-raisers to receive vehicle-specific information
via a bimonthly email.
• Concepted and designed a full campaign that won new business for Digitas as interactive agency of record and general agency of record in a three-round pitch for Virgin's affordable healthcare program.
J. Jill Group, Inc.
Quincy, MA | February 2003–February 2004 | Art Director
Art director on multiple on- and offline branding and promotional experiences for multi-million dollar apparel company.
• Designed web standards and concepted dynamic site-build for current jjill.com, an e-commerce site.
• Built template system to expedite seasonal and sales-oriented emails focusing on new merchandise or sales promotions.
• Collaborated with developers, marketing team, and photographers to devise an online wardrobing section that allowed end-users the ability to mix and match the season's latest collection.
Joem Design
Boston, MA | August 2001–February 2003 | Freelance Art Director
Provided print and internet graphic and on-line development solutions for large and small businesses.
• Designed and developed a number of service-oriented Web sites for companies like Dickinson Associates, Libretto, and Small Business Aide.
• For Orange Communication's U.S. division, Wildfire Communications, built interactive presentation and product support brochures used in tradeshows.
• Designed, developed, and maintained a quarterly e-news letters for Davox, now know as Concerto, a computer software company.
BigBad, Inc.
Boston, MA | June 2000–August 2001 | Lead Designer
Senior designer for a mid-sized studio specializing in interactive solutions for diverse range of clients including Harvard University, MIT and Thule Car Racks.
• For Harvard University, worked closely with client and interactive team to analyze, document, and conceptualize usability model to showcase all the school's unique planning and real estate divisions.
• Collaborated in Web design and Flash development of 2001 MITX Award-winning sites Thule Car Racks, Harvard Business School and Wildfire Communications.
• Headed design solutions and produced mechanicals for several print-based promotional pieces.
education
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA | June 1995–May 1998
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design | Magna Cum Laude
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