Rick Strode Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 617-312-0612 rick@rickstrode.com www.rickstrode.

com

CAREER SUMMARY
Art Direction. And lots of it. Conceptual art director/designer with direct marketing/agency experience: automotive, financial services, software, travel. Samples for alllots of them. Has a creative mind that wants to be challenged. Big ideas for print, interactive, broadcast, viral, and social media; yet a sharp eye for small details. Unquestionable work ethic. A real workhorse. Ego- free. Will work with most everyone. Wont throw a huge attitude when asked to do a job with an unrealistic deadline. Just does it. Most of all, loves to do quality workand lots of it.

EXPERIENCE
2008-Present | Freelance Creative | Boston, MA

Executing great creative web design and strategic consulting for various companies. Clients: Ando Media, Arbitron, Charity Partners.com, Texas State University, Visible Measures. 2004-2008 | Art/Creative Director | Tweeter | Canton, MA

Tweeter was a national home electronics retail chain. Designed and helped maintain company web site. Directed all internet marketing that included landing pages, all ht ml emails and banners. Reorganized creative department and increased work production by 15%. Developed and enforced the Tweeter brand guidelines. Original member of new concept store development team that created look and feel of prototype whi ch was used as starting point for entire chain. New concept stores design included hands on interactive video displays. Helped establish work environment with hands-on involvement on all creative work. Concept through production. 2001-2004 | Freelance Creative | Boston, MA

Developed and delivered traditional media and integrated online creative for various agencies and businesses. Clients: Car Talk, Elcom.com, John Hancock Life Insurance, M. Steinert & Sons, Rob Frankel.com, MBTA, Massachusetts General Hospital, Tweeter, Zip Car. 1998 - 2001 | Creative Director | Orsatti & Partners, Boston, MA

Orsatti & Partners was an advertising agency founded for new e-business start ups. Hands on creative for all accounts. Senior member of management team responsible for helping maintain successful client/agency relationships. Recruited and managed creative staff for new agency. Also hired, staffed and organized production department that included print buyer, traffic and mechanical studio. Clients: Barnes & Noble.com, Fidelity Investments, John Hancock Life Insurance, Shoplink.com.

1996 - 1998 | Creative Director | Carlson Marketing, Minneapolis, MN

Carlson Marketing is a consumer loyalty, marketing services company. Empowered creatives to raise quality of work on Northwest Airlines. Success was shown by client in 90 -day review. Helped to win loyalty assignments from NBC retail, American Golf and Merrill Lynch. Clients: American Golf, Diners Club, Hallmark Cards, Northwest Airlines, Radisson Hotels. 1992 - 1996 | Creative Director | Saatchi & Saatchi Direct, Wellington, NZ

Saatchi & Saatchi is the largest and most creative advertising agency in New Zealand. Recruited to start and develop new direct marketing group at the request of client New Zealand Toyota. Helped expand Saatchi direct marketing business with win of Roche Pharmaceutical. Participated in winning direct marketing assignments from client Telecom New Zealand. Worked on projects that won national and international direct marketing awards.

Clients: Roche Pharmaceutical, Telecom New Zealand, Toyota New Zealand, VISA 1987 - 1992 | Associate Creative Director | Hill Holliday Direct, Boston, MA

Hill Holliday is one of the countrys largest and most respected advertising agencies. Collaborated with all other agency departments on new business pitches and helped win Boston Globe, Hyatt Hotels, Infiniti, Marshalls, Staples and Reebok. Hired and supervised junior creative teams. Was hired as junior art director after freelancing for the agency. Clients: Boston Globe, Hyatt Hotels, John Hancock Life Insurance, Lotus Massachusetts State Lottery, Spalding,

Nissan/Infiniti, Polaroid, Wang. 1983 - 1987 | Art Director | Baldassini, Martin and Wentworth, Boston, MA Baldassini, Martin and Wentworth was a small design studio. Designed and executed American Express portfolios for Michael Bronner, foun der of Eastern Exclusives which became Bronner Slosberg which became Digitas. Successfully created, art directed and produced all direct marketing and in store promotional materials for Papa Ginos restaurant chain. Clients: Eastern Exclusives, Howard Johnsons, Papa Ginos, Piantedosi Bakery.

EDUCATION
American Academy of Art, Chicago, Il. Boston University Web Design and Development Mass College of Art Flash Class

AW ARDS
Boston Best of Broadcasting, Echoes, NEDMA, John Caples Award, Strathmore Best use of Paper Award and New Zealand RSVP Direct Marketing Award.