Professional Experience
President / Creative Director | Craig Schwartz Creative ('05 - 'Present)
Creative Director, Partnerships | Capital One, Chicago ('14 - '16)
SVP / Creative Director | Lipman Hearne ('09 - '13)
Creative Director, Chicago | Fathom Communications ('06 - '08)
VP / Creative Director | JWT, Chicago ('96 - '05)
ACD / Senior Art Director | Leo Burnett, Chicago ('91 - '95)
Senior Art Director | Altschiller Reitzfeld, NYC ('88 - '91)
Art Director | Lowe, NYC ('85 - '88)
Areas of Expertise: Creative direction & leadership • Creative concept & execution • Campaign integration • Art direction, design & writing • Project & team management • Strategy development • Brand development & implementation • Mentoring & staff development • Client relationship building • New business • Anecdotal humor specialist
Professional Awards include:
• Cannes (3 time Finalist)
• One Show
• London International Advertising Awards
• Telly Awards
• Chicago International Film Festival
• Creativity Magazine
• The NY Festivals
• UCDA Award of Excellence in Online Advertising
• UCDA Award of Excellence in Research Publication
• Mobius Awards
• Tempo Direct Marketing Awards
• IMA (Interactive Marketing Awards)
• The Chicago Show
• International Film Festival of NY
• International Academy of the Visual Arts' Communicator Award
• Higher Ed Marketing Advertising Awards (Best of Show)
• Promo Interactive Awards
• Pro-Comm Award of Excellence
• Graphic Arts Foundation Pinnacle Award
• Education Digital Marketing Awards
• Cleveland Society of Communicating Arts (Best of Show)
• NY Society of Illustrators (College Competition)
• Robert Seaman Elementary School Attendance Award
