matt greene graphic designer & art director

a: 1177 South Maryland, Springfield, Missouri 65807

e: machinegreene1978@yahoo.com
p: 417.425.1135

experience senior art director

Departika, Springfield, Missouri
june 2007–december 2007
Immersed in web design and site architecture development; honed branding
abilities by concepting and designing the Departika identity; maintained
numerous creative campaigns simultaneously; researched and implemented
innovative online ad creative and technological trends; managed design group
and team of interns; designed print and online documents; developed and
designed identity packages; wrote new business pitches, ad copy and ad
headlines; handled estimation, printing and production for all projects;
partnered closely with account team, sales teams and web developers.

art director
Noble, Springfield, Missouri
may 2004–june 2007
Developed expert knowledge of typography, illustration, information
architecture, page layout, web design, logo design and identity development;
led a group of design specialists within the agency’s creative department;
marketed global brands using the following process of techniques: analyzed
marketing strategies; identified with target audiences; conceptualized keys to
effectively conveying desired information to those audiences; brainstormed
visual directions and creative tactics for conveying information; organized
information hierarchically; designed and implemented effective messaging to
continuously build each client’s brand identity; partnered with writers, web
developers, account teams, creative directors and sales team.

head server/trainer
Agrario, Springfield, Missouri
april 2002–may 2004
Learned the trials and tribulations of starting a new business—from the
perspectives of both management and staff; designed menus; concepted and
executed ad campaigns; developed yearly marketing strategies; led nightly
pre-shift server meetings; closed register nightly; hired and trained servers.

education missouri state university

bfa in graphic design, spring 2003
3.3 gpa in major area of study
 matt greene graphic designer & art director
a: 1177 South Maryland, Springfield, Missouri 65807
e: machinegreene1978@yahoo.com
p: 417.425.1135

professional references tim bade

Executive Creative Director/Senior Vice-President
Noble, Springfield, Missouri
a: 2155 West Chesterfield Boulevard, Springfield, Missouri 65807
e: tim.bade@noble.net
p: 417.875.5000

melissa caringer
Copy Director
Boomm, Westchester, Illinois
a: 1 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 560, Westchester, Illinois 60154
e: melissa@boomm.com
p: 708.836.9500

coby neill
CEO/Executive Creative Director
Coby Neill Creative, Springfield, Missouri
e: cobyneill@hotmail.com
p: 417.379.0535

personal references jim crowell (4 years)

Creative Director/Senior Vice-President
Noble, Springfield, Missouri
a: 2155 West Chesterfield Boulevard, Springfield, Missouri 65807
e: jim.crowell@noble.net
p: 417.875.5000

joe donohue (12 years)

Senior Documentation Specialist
Nonanonymous, Lawrence, Kansas
e: joe@nonanonymous.com
p: 417.616.7865

jesse purma (28 years)

Pilot, 1st Officer
Continental Airlines, Newark, New Jersey
a: 1600 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002
e: jessepurma@hotmail.com
p: 979.492.3825