Me.

Creative Director/Art Director/Design

phone  336.341.2692

email  karieseykora@gmail.com

experience

2015- Present
Freelance
Agencies include Wildfire Ideas, The Truth Collective, Plum14, SmallGood, MMB Advertising, Mitre. Clients include S&P Global Inc, CarGurus, Lowes Foods, HanesBrands Inc, Champion, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Wake Forest Athletics, BB&T, WFBH, LensCrafters, Wellpet, Kaiser-Roth, Carolina Classic Fair.

Salem Baking Company. Creative Director. Winston Salem NC
Brand development and strategic marketing for Salem Baking Company and Deweys Bakery. Developed and led strategic creative concepts and artwork forpackaging, advertising and marketing materials, conceptualized broadcast, design, packaging structures, collateral and content for social and digital media platforms. Partnered with marketing and sales team members to ensure all marketing materials and packaging met brand strategy. Directed photo shoots, video production, art directed internal resources and external vendors.  

2002-2009
MMB Advertising. ACD/Art Director. Boston MA
Developed strategic concepts and executions for print, broadcast, and digital platforms. Clients include Subway, ESPN, Saucony, Boston University, Clarks, eMusic, Thomasville Furniture, Harvard University, L.L.Bean, Atari, Jiffy Lube, Stowe Mountain Resort, Tweeter, Top Flite, Meow Mix.

2000-2002
Mullen. ACD/Art Director/Design Director. Winston Salem NC
Led a team of Designers. Responsible for work across broadcast, digital, video, print, packaging, direct and collateral platforms. Clients include TJ Maxx, Sealy, Nextel, Stearns & Foster, L'eggs, Champion, Wachovia Bank, Lowes Foods, Hanes, Virgin Drinks USA, Remington.              

1998-2000
Long Haymes Carr Advertising.  ACD/Art Director/Design Director. Winston Salem NC
Clients include BellSouth, Siemens, Champion, Hanes, Thomasville Furniture, Lowes Foods,
Sealy, Wachovia Bank, Stearns & Foster.                                

1994-1998
FGI Advertising.  Art Director/Designer. Chapel Hill NC
Clients include Nortel, Duke Power, Americal, GTE Mobilnet, SkyTel, Maola Dairy, BB&T, Central Carolina Bank, Volvo Penta.                  
                       
skills
Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator. Working knowledge After Effects, Keynote, Powerpoint, Workfront Project Management.
Self-motovated and independent. Strong understanding of design and translating concepts into unique and brand- consistent designs
and campaigns. Experience in leading design teams to produce great work.

education
    BFA Communication Arts. East Carolina University. Greenville, NC

awards
    Print, Graphis, Comm Arts, Show South, How International, How Self-Promo, Hatch