Curriculum Vitae, Brian Morris

BRIAN MORRIS Graphic design, creative direction.

PROFILE

At the core of my work in visual communications are strategic concepts that tell stories about brands in a usable and accessible manner. I also focus on interface design and Human Computer Interaction (HCI) as well as integrating out-of-browser content into site builds (RSS feeds, calendar and map applications, etc).

EXPERIENCE

11.01-current
Creative Director BEEMO New York, Rio de Janeiro, Seattle

09.05-06.07
Senior Art Director iCrossing New York, NY
Responsible for art direction and technical development for the Emerging Technologies Group as part of the Creative Department at the largest private SEO agency in the US. Worked with a multidisciplinary team including information architects, copywriters, and designers to balance the technical details of SEO with branding initiatives to provide optimized content for clients like Coca-Cola, Batteries.com, Citibank, Onward Healthcare, PetCo, Fairmont, Kennedy Space Center, etc. I also participated in client pitches for optimized content and creative services for mobile and web channels for AmEx, Dollar Rent-a-Car, Charles Schwab, and Six Flags.

01.05-09.05
Senior Designer The Knot New York, NY
Responsible for designing an assortment of marketing materials for several in-house brands – The Knot, The Nest, Greatboyfriends, and PromSpot – as well as outside clients who advertise their products and services through these channels. Key clients included Kohls, Oral-B, Sony Music, Castle Resorts, and Collages.

11.03-03.04
Senior Art Director One Digital São Paulo, Brazil
As the first senior member of the creative team, I was responsible for both in-house visual branding of the agency (on and offline projects) as well as art direction and production for several corporate clients such as Ford (Mexico), McDonalds, Bradesco, and Expand Group. I also managed an in-house mentoring program for design school interns.

01.00-12.01
Senior Art Director Lowe & Partners New York, NY
As the founding Art Director of Lowe Live, I was responsible for the world class creative and solid strategic thinking behind the digital marketing eesigners and interns.

03.99-01.00
Graphic Designer UniWorld Group New York, NY
I designed and developed an intranet for one of the largest, privately held, multi-ethnic advertising companies in the country. This paved the way for more new media accounts and eventually designing and developing the company’s own site. I also prepared presentation materials for clients such as AT&T, Burger King, Ford, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft, and Microsoft.

06.97-04.98
Network Operations/Graphic Designer Sprint Washington, DC
I managed the world’s largest X.25 data network as well as Frame Relay networks. I also designed the Public Data Service Center’s intranet which helped make operations run more e

EDUCATION

04.98-07.98
Interactive Multimedia Design
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (School for the Arts) Amsterdam, NL

08.90-05.94
B.A., Psychology
University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC

PUBLICATIONS

07.03 Creative Review (Design magazine, UK)
07.03 Revista DIF (Lifestyle magazine, Portugal)
04.02 1º Exposição de Arte Digital (Poster exhibition, Brazil)
04.02 Globo (TV interview, Brazil)
02.02 Revista Bossa (Online design magazine, Brazil)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, etc.) and Quark XPress.

Languages: XHTML, CSS, and Portuguese.

THANK YOU.