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Mark Levine

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Mission Statement

My success as a creative is defined by a life-long passion for the field of graphics, and my in-depth creative direction and managerial skills provides a high level of resolve to all creative challenges. This passion fuels my ambition to successfully spearhead innovative and unique solutions to a company’s brand, marketing, and advertising challenges that grows revenue, slashes costs, and maximizes return on investment with a competitive edge.


Professional Summary

A strategic and talented Creative Director and Art Director who manages print and digital projects from concept to production. Including corporate identity and branding, advertising campaigns, marketing promotions, website design and development, multimedia production, catalogs, and more.

Well-rounded creative direction, graphic design, illustration, publishing, and strategic advertising and marketing skills provide a solid foundation to target audience’s needs and increase ROI. Working for top ad agencies, publishers, and design studios (including Herald Communications; Chandler Stillwell Advertising; Harrison, Leifer & Dimarco; Linx Communications; and Sound Resources) helped grow the agencies and maximize their profitability. 

Utilize sound management skills to direct a bull-pen of staff artists and typesetters keeping staff and vendors on track for goals and deadlines. Demonstrated experience strategizing and conceptualizing client advertising and marketing campaigns and time managing all print and digital productions.

Core Competencies

•  Advertising Campaigns /
    Planning & Strategizing

  1. • Art Direction / Print, Internet,
    Multimedia & Photoshoots

  2. • Brand Development & Management

  3. • Client Advertising Needs Assessment

•  Client Presentations Development

•  Client Relations / ROI Maximization

•  Corporate Image Projection /
    Cost Control

•  Creative Direction / Project
    Management & Team Lead

•  Diverse Client Base

•  Graphic Design

•  Illustration / Conventional & Digital

•  Marketing Campaigns & Promotions

•  Multimedia Production /
    Social Media Development

•  Prepress / Print Production Coordination

•  Production Quality Control

•  Profitability Maximization

•  Project Planning & Scope Development

•  Project Scheduling / Team Leadership

  1. • Publication Design & Production

  2. • Vendor Relations: Printers, Copywriters, Photographers & Manufacturers

Projects

•  Ad Campaigns

•  Corporate Identity & Branding

•  Direct Mail Campaigns

•  Email Blasts

•  Google Ad & Banner Campaigns

•  Illustration

•  Logo Creation

•  Marker Comps

•  Package Design & Development

•  Presentations

•  Sell Sheets & Product Line Sheets

•  Storyboards

•  Trade Show Booths & Signage

•  Website Design & Development

“For the past 10+ years I have worked with Mark on many projects developing creative marketing strategies to grow the business…One example was an entire campaign that included developing a brand and building a website with collateral marketing to support that brand. That effort turned a $50,000-a-year account into more than a million-dollar-a-year account. Mark will be a tremendous asset to any team!”

Charlene Friend, Strategic Account Manager

Vision Source

“Mark has been a big part of my family's 70+ years’ business. He is always on point with new and creative advertising concepts and the art direction on our website. With the goal of exceeding our customer's expectations…I feel our corporate identity and marketing is strong enough to forge us into the next generation and beyond.”

Mike Catalano, President

Custom Upholsterers

     Turned a $50,000-a-year
account into more than $1 million
annually by co-creating a
comprehensive campaign that
included brand development,
marketing collateral, and website.

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