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Testimonial - TJon Worden
Creative Director
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Kevin Nowak - Art Director / Creative Professional

kevin@knowak.com
http:facebook.com/nowakmedia
http:twitter.com/nowakmedia

Qualifications:

Confident and authentic personality with exceptional interpersonal skills

Professional web and video production experience

Directs large teams of diverse talent through complex projects

Thick-skinned and maximizes collaborative input

Develops and presents concepts and budgets to clients

Efficient photo shoot direction

Intuitive ability to learn and command evolving software and media tools



Remarkable Experiences:

3/10--Present
Chief Graphics Mechanic
Empowered Blogs / Empowered Tribe
Lead graphic designer, creative consultant, and cofounder of a turn-key online marketing blog service. Responsible for creating and maintaining the Empowered Blogs and Empowered Tribe brand identities. Manage the production of all blog designs.

8/00--7/09
Art Director
Buffington & Associates
Purposefully expanded my role and agency revenue at Group-Ex: Buffington & Associates by cultivating the NEXIQ Technologies account from a part-time relationship into a highly-profitable and loyal client. Advanced from graphic designer to art director/account manager to oversee the creation of industry leading ad campaigns, memorable brand identities and improved sales tools. Measurably increased the NEXIQ Technologies brand recognition and market share.

11/05--Present
Owner
Detroit Tailgate, LLC
Launched DetroitTailgate.com in 2005 as an international resource for football fans visiting Detroit. Won several corporate sponsorship proposals with Atwater Block Brewery, Motor City Brewing Works, and Heartland Marketplace. Commanded an aggressive cross-channel media campaign resulting in multiple FOX 2 Detroit appearances and features in the Detroit Free Press, Real Detroit, Hour Detroit Magazine and Tailgater Monthly.

6/08--12/08
Consultant
Eastern Market Corporation
Elevated the reputation of the Eastern Market Corporation "The place to tailgate in Detroit for Lions football." Accomplished exemplary results by coordinating press releases, media interviews, online marketing, musical performances and special events.

9/06--9/07
Director / Producer
Hide From Cleo
Produced a music video nominated for Best Independent Video (Limited Budget) at the 2007 Detroit Music Awards for a song named "Rosarito" by the band Hide From Cleo. The video finished in the top twenty of the 2007 CMT Music City Madness competition and aired several times in the U.S. during CMT promotional spots and in Canada on the independent music showcase, DIRT-TV. Directed, filmed and edited a live performance of Hide From Cleo for a half-hour television feature broadcast across western Michigan on No Cover TV.

9/97--8/00
Sr. Graphic Designer/Prepress Specialist
MCUL/CUcorp, Images & Ink

2/96--9/97
Electronic Prepress Operator
First Impressions Printing

6/93--2/96
Illustrator/Art Director/Production/Sales
Milan Area Leader


Software:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Flash
Adobe GoLive
Quark X-Press
Alias Sketch
Metatools Infini D


Client List:
PPG Industries
NEXIQ Technologies
Snap-on
Hot Wheels
Perewitz Cycle Fab
Psychopathic Records
Eastern Market Corp.
No Cover TV
Motor City Brewing Works
MCUL/CUcorp
Ideas + Exhibits


Education:
9/89--12/93
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Eastern Michigan University

9/96--12/96
Intro to Alias Sketch
Washtenaw Community College

Category:

Howto & Style

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