Brian Bradway947 Bridgeford Crossing Blvd. Davenport, FL 33837330.316.4353 / brianbradwaycreative@gmail.com

https://brianbradway.myportfolio.com / LinkedIn.com/in/brian-bradway-5a035274

Art Director, Designer, IllustratorInnovative, detail-oriented, and personable senior art director, people manager, and designer with 20 years of experience enhancing projects, identifying opportunities and collaborating with cross-functional teams to produce award-winning content. Possess valuable combination of design and project management skills. Thrives in fast-paced environments and consistently meets deadlines. Agency experience combined with ability to identify and motivate rising talent, lead creative strategy, and build visionary designs based on existing and unique content & direction.

Areas of Expertise • Art/Creative Direction • Graphic Design • Painting/Drawing • Storyboarding • Trade Show Design and Attendance • Creative Management • New Account Development

Work HistoryFreelance Art Director, Designer, IllustratorCompany Name: Brian Bradway • Location Davenport, FloridaEmployed Jul 2018 – Present Employment Duration 9 mos

Art Director / Creative Department ManagerCompany Name: Desidara • Location Uniontown, OhioDates Employed Apr 2010 – Jul 2018 Employment Duration 8 yrs 4 mos

Standout Project 1 • Creative Director / Art Director • Client – Salvation Army, War on Poverty CampaignBuilt nontraditional OVERCOME campaign, an edgy and emotional movement designed to help get kids off the streets and involved in the arts and agriculture.

• Achieved commendation from agency stakeholders for exceptional creativity, high-quality design, and spirited project leadership resulting in highly successful campaign.

Standout Project 2 • Creative Director, Designer, Illustrator (traditional and 3D) • Client – KISSWon worldwide merchandise design brawl for the band and generated over 10K “Likes” on the KISS Facebook page. Demonstrated expertise with cartoon, 3D modeling, and computer compositing.

• Gene Simmons - “These designs are exquisite. World class!”

Creative Director / Business OwnerCompany Name: Bradway Creative • Location: Alliance, OhioDates Employed Jan 2007 – Apr 2010 Employment Duration 3 yrs 4 mos

Standout Project • Creative Director & Illustrator • Client – Pop-In-Kins, Inc.Joined creative team to help tell the story through illustrations and character updates. Helped stakeholders launch the brand internationally, selling over 75K book sets and increasing customer awareness by 750%.

• Represented team at major New York City toy fair as brand ambassador.

Associate Creative DirectorCompany Name: Innis Maggiore Group • Location: Canton, OhioDates Employed Feb 1997 – Dec 2006 Employment Duration 9 yrs 11 mos

Standout Project • Donation Mailer • Client – Pegasus FarmCreated unique and highly acclaimed fundraising mailer for nonprofit serving children with disabilities.

• Enabled client to secure $50K in donations and earned agency a Gold Addy.

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Designer / Art DirectorCompany Name: Camelot Music Corporate Front Office • Location: North Canton, OhioDates Employed Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 Employment Duration 3 yrs 3 mos

Services at Camelot Music’s in-house advertising agency included: design, creative direction, illustration and talent relations.

Successfully partner with major music and movie labels like Warner Brothers, Atlantic Records, Disney and many more to create ads, promotions, billboards and commercials for Camelot Music.

Work with Talent Relations for entertainers such as Cyndi Lauper, Donnie Osmond, Aerosmith, Clint Black, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Whitesnake and others.

• Upon seeing my illustrations, was personally commissioned by actress Rita Moreno for portrait work.

EDUCATION & DISTINCTIONArt Institute of Pittsburgh – Associate of Arts in Visual Communications / Major Illustration, Design

Creatively Driven • Diverse artist with creative mindset and business acumen; produced unique work for Fortune 500 companies and well-known entertainers including KISS and Rita Moreno; assisted talent relation tours at Camelot Music for artists including Cyndi Lauper, Aerosmith, Clint Black, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Whitesnake. • Worked cross-functionally with U.S.-based and international artists, sculptors, and print vendors. • Awarded over 50 Addy’s for creativity, uniqueness, and raw talent. • Geoff May, professional Rock apparel designer: “This is one of the most original KISS designs I’ve ever seen. It’s appealing to both men, women, and kids. It deserved to win, as I think it’s the best of all of the submissions.”

Designer/Artist • Customer-centric focus with ability to understand client vision and deliver beyond expectation. • Expert-level illustration, design, creative direction, multimedia, audio and video editing, / 3D modeling. • Brought new design, direction, illustration, and vision to the iconic Christopher Pop-In-Kins brand. • Dick Maggiore, President & Owner of Innis Maggiore Group: “Brian is a modern-day Renaissance man. He is a gifted artist and musician.”

Management + Leadership • Brought all creative work in-house, more than quadrupling the size of the art department and eliminating 98% of need to outsource resulting in a 50% reduction in annual spend. • Supported talent relations for music retail chain’s in-house tours for Cyndi Lauper, Clint Black & Aerosmith. • Experience successfully pitching work to large nonprofits & corporations; able to direct diverse teams. • Sue Grabowski, CEO, Desidara: “His designs moved grown men to cry during our pitch to the Salvation Army.”

People Management • Recognized for lifting up and training aspiring artists as coach, mentor, and trainer; multiple former staff are now serving in leadership roles for well-known entertainers and artists. • Colin Neidert, COO, Desidara: “Brian managed with grace, poise, and a culture of accountability, eliminating any sense of ego among the group (a rare feat among artists!).”

Career AccomplishmentsCreative Direction & Vision: “Brian sees beyond present circumstances. Because of his cutting-edge ideas & understanding of the changing digital landscape, he was chosen to spearhead a newly created innovation team - made up entirely of young, social media minds. Brian identified unique ways to grab the attention of consumers in a variety of industries – from large trucking companies to local nonprofits.” - Colin Neidert, COO, Desidara

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS | For full list please visit: https://brianbradway.myportfolio.com/about-meNancy Lopez Golf, National TV Spot - Gold Addy & Telly Award / Aside Home Siding, Illustration - Gold Addy / Camelot Music “Star Trek”, Outdoor Advertising - Billboard Magazine’s Billie Award / Canton Cultural Center Spring for the Arts, Campaign - Gold Addy & Outdoor Advertising Gold Addy / Christopher Pop-In-Kins, Multiple Awards / TIMKEN Company, Drill Campaign Illustrations - Gold Addy

TECHNOLOGY: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, Strata3d, Lightwave, Pro Tools (Audio), Logic ProX (Audio), Muse, Dreamweaver, After Effects, MS Office Suite

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To the hiring manager: Trying to encapsulate Brian Bradway’s depth and breadth of talent in a few paragraphs is a tall order. If I write that he can do it all, you might think I’m being trite or hyperbolic. But I’m serious, when it comes to visual art, the man can literally do it all. He’s a free-hand illustrator, a computer-aided 3-D modeler (he can create entire worlds with that thing), a cartoonist, an animated filmmaker, a motion graphics whiz, and, oh yeah, an award-winning, creative-director level graphic designer. The man thinks visually, all the time. In creative meetings, while other people might be taking notes, he’s sketching on his beloved graph paper. Graphic design is just how he interfaces with the world. Then he has the rare gift of being able to communicate with people across disciplines, making him the ultimate team player. I’ve seen 10 people dump a mess of opinions in his lap, and he comes back a few hours later with a half-dozen fully realized concepts that make of sense of it all. I’ve seen him do it more than once, too. Did you know he’s a children’s book illustrator? That he won a nationwide contest to design a T-shirt for Hall of Fame rock legends KISS? This stuff just doesn’t happen to regular people. Do you want to immediately strengthen your design team? Give it a solid anchor while keeping it shooting for the heavens? Turn out jaw-dropping work with none of the drama often associated with creative types? Then the next move is yours. Hire Brian Bradway. Sincerely,

Daryl R. Dirham Director of Writing Services

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10689 CLEVELAND AVENUE N.W. | UNIONTOWN, OHIO 44685 | 330.498.0753 | DESIDARA.COM 

To whom it may concern:

I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation for Brian Bradway, as he seeksemployment with a new company. Brian has led the art department at DESIDARA for many years. In his role, Brian displayed incredible artistic ability, authentic people skills, and a willingness to adapt to changing digital strategy. I’ve been privileged to work with Brian for the last 18 months. Here’s what Brian brings to your organization:

1. Leadership: It is no easy task to manage a team of creative artists. Brian did so with grace, poise and a culture of accountability, eliminating any sense of ego among the group (a rare feat among artists!). 2. Expertise: With 25 years of experience in design, Brian can tackle nearly any creative project - from logo development to 3D modeling to custom videos. Having spent many years at a Fortune 500 company, I’ve seen the work of global marketing �rms. Brian creates compelling, world-class content that is on par with those �rms. 3. Vision: Brian sees beyond present circumstances. Because of his cutting-edge ideas and understanding of the changing digital landscape, he was chosen to spearhead a newly-created innovation team - made up entirely of young, social media minds. Throughout, Brian identi�ed unique ways to grab the attention of consumers in a variety of industries - from large trucking companies to local nonpro�ts.

Above all else, Brian is a genuinely kind person, who builds sincere relationships with those around him. I’d welcome the opportunity to share more about Brian’s positive in�uence in the workplace and can be reached at 330-620-8756.Choose Brian. You’ll be glad you did.

Sincerely,Colin

Colin NeidertChief Operating O�cerDESIDARA

June 6, 2018

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July 2018

To whom it may concern:

Brian Bradway is an asset.

Brian is an atypical creative director. He marries creativity with common sense. The result? Wildly artistic

expressions of concepts that can be captured, understood and acted upon.

During his many years at my firm, I’ve watched Brian storytell through static images, motion graphics, video and

3D illustrations. He’ll tell you from the start: “Message drives creative.” As a writer, it’s been a joy to craft a

message and watch Brian transform it into something that grabs the attention of the audience. His ingenuity

recently helped my firm reinvent a local Salvation Army chapter that is anything but red-kettle focused. His

designs moved grown men to tears during our pitch session.

His talent should get him in your door. His character will keep him there. Brian is trustworthy, reliable and

composed. He leads by example and through calm instruction. He manages change in stride. He builds

camaraderie - with coworkers and clients.

In short: Hire him. Brian Bradway will make your organization stronger.

If you’d like additional information, contact me at 330.608.1651.

Best regards,

Sue Grabowski

CEO

10689 CLEVELAND AVENUE N.W. | UNIONTOWN, OHIO 44685 | 330.498.0753 | DESIDARA.COM 

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