I have experienced many changeling and rewarding situations in the Chicago creative industry. These experiences have defined my ability develop effective solutions to every day problems. My abilities have proven to be an invaluable asset during countless projects. Whether filling the role as Editor, Production Manager, Creative and/or Art Director, I maintain my values of solution based creative direction.

Art Director, commonground mktg, Chicago, il May 2008 – current
- Art Direction
- Advertising & Marketing

Freelance, Chicago il 2008 – May 2008
- Creative Editorial
- Print Design
- Web Development
- Advertising & Marketing
- Production Coordination

Production Manager, Bridges Media Group Chicago, il  2006 -2008
- Staff / Manage Production Crews
- Develop and execute  Production Plans
- Maintain Production Budgets
- Manage Production schedules
- Work with Post Creatives to ensure special effects requirements are met
- Work with Producers to ensure clients request are met

Creative, Bridges Media Group Chicago, il  2004 -2008
- Creative Lead
- Creative Editor
- Assistant Creative Editor
- Voice Over Recording and Editing
- 2D Design
- Motion Graphics Support
- Story-boarding

Education

Columbia College, Chicago, Illinois — B.A. in Digital Media, 2004

Skills

Art Direction Project Lead Video – Video Post Production

Production Roles Production Manager – Assistant Director – Prop Designer

Post Production Roles Creative Lead – Creative Editor – Assistant Creative Editor – Creative

Creative Editorial Final Cut Pro – DVD Studio Pro – Compressor

Voiceover editorial Soundtrack Pro

Page Layout InDesign Cs3

2D design Photoshop CS3 – Illustrator CS3

Motion graphics Motion 3

Presentation Keynote – Power Point

Web design Coda – CSSEdit – Dreamweaver – GoLive – Wordpress

Referrals | By request only.

email | nathan@wysen.us