KYRSTIN NIHILL 917.405.7028 | k@knihill.com SUMMARY - Experienced, organized group leader who has successfully managed a variety of creative initiatives while delivering projects on time and within budget - Senior level designer with solid industry experience developing unique and engaging concepts - Hands-on experience with all stages of design and production of integrated relationship marketing materialsÑdirect marketing, advertising, corporate identity, brand development and interactive media EXPERIENCE June, 2007 - Present: Rosetta Marketing | New York, NY Associate Creative Director Clients: Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, UCB, HSBC, Pfizer, Covidien Responsibilities: - Manage team of designers, freelancers and copywriters - Develop and maintain branding and corporate identity systems - Involved in all stages of interactive design process from conception to production - Produce high-quality creative that is on strategy and contributes to growing the clientÕs business - Demonstrate leadership qualities: motivate staff, keep morale high, promote teamwork, mentor junior members January, 1997 - May, 2007: Dentino Marketing | Jersey City, NJ Creative Director, Senior Designer Clients: Isle of Capri Casino, Las Vegas Hilton, Resorts Atlantic City, MasterCard, Prudential, Avis Responsibilities: - Manage team of designers, freelancers, retouchers, photographers and illustrators - Develop and maintain branding and corporate identity systems - Involved in all stages of design process from conception to production, including press checks - Manage, organize and art direct photo shoots; manage all art buying - Develop strategies to streamline workflow process and foster positive interdepartmental working relationships January, 1996 - January, 1997: The Chapman Agency | New York, NY Designer Clients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Guinness, Bass, AT&T, The Army Responsibilities: - Develop various collateral, direct mail packages and advertising campaigns - Produce print-ready, high-quality creative executions - Manage multiple projects simultaneously - Develop custom illustrations - Manage, organize and art direct photo shoots - Responsible for high-resolution scans and retouching - Prepare mechanicals/graphic artwork for print March, 1995 - December, 1995: Grey Entertainment | New York, NY Production Artist Clients: Warner Brothers, ABC Responsibilities: - Resize advertisements while maintaining established branding - Prepare mechanicals/graphic artwork for print - Implement quick revisions to match client's and senior designer's requests EDUCATION 5/1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pratt Institute Brooklyn, New York TECHNICAL Adobe Creative Suite 3: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; QuarkXPress Macromedia: Flash, Dreamweaver (HTML, CSS); MS Office AWARDS 2000 Summit Award - Silver; Party of the Century 1999 Summit Award - Gold; Halloween Gala Invitation 1998 Summit Award - Silver; Evening Under the Stars 1998 WDMI/NY Silver Award - Evening Under the Stars 1998 Addy Award - Evening Under the Stars 1997 Gaming Industry Annual Report Award