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SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS
• Over 7 years successful experience in Graphic Design and Art Direction
• Proven track record in prioritizing media concepts, illustration, layout, digital processing and final artworks
• Exceptional organization and communication skills
• Enthusiastic, committed, resourceful, service orientated
• Used to work under pressure, meeting deadlines
SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES
• Developing creative concepts for media campaigns, marketing and sales promotion projects in cooperation with a copywriter
• Art Direction and Graphic Design
• Developing corporate identity concepts, brand identities
• Packaging design and labeling
• Developing website concept, website artwork and interactive advertising in cooperation with web-designers
• Illustrations and comics for various projects
• Developing and producing layouts in both the print and TV/cinema commercials, including storyboards
• Preparing the final artwork for print ads, billboards, POPs, and a wide range of collateral materials
• Complete supervision of photo shoot sessions
• Briefing of print producers, print production companies, and supervision of all production stages
Clients include:
• Siemens Mobile (Mobile Phones)
• Siemens Transportation (Transportation Systems)
• Microsoft Windows Mobile (Software)
• Scubapro (Diving Gear)
• Titan Corporation (Satellite Equipment)
• Cocoon Studio (Interior Design)
• Canum Entertainment (Entertainment Broker)
• Hoist (Fitness Equipment)
• Skyworks (Mobile Networks)
• Milton’s (Food Products) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
June 2002 - present
Art Director SulicWorldwide 1110 Torrey Pines Road, Suite I, LaJolla, CA 92037
Clients include:
• Guinness (Guinness Irish Stout)
• Kilkenny Irish Beer (Sub-brand of Guinness)
• Harp Lager (Sub-brand of Guinness)
• Cashel’s Cider (Sub-brand of Guinness)
• Coelner Hofbraeu Frueh (Frueh Koelsch Beer)
• Koelner Bank (Cologne Local Bank)
• Osram (Lighting Products)
• Norman Icking (Fashion Designer)
• Alpine (Car Entertainment)
• Nokia (Mobile Phones)
• Reemtsma (West Cigarettes)
• Express (Cologne Local Newspaper)
• Contrast (Media Planning Company)
• Megaposter (Blow Up Posters)
• Perfect Office (3D Planning Software)
• Sopexa (French Food Products)
• Citizen (Watches)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
April 1999 - December 2001
Junior Art Director Fröhling Advertising Agency Benrather Street 11, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany
Award: 2x GRAPHIS Advertising Annual 2002
Clients include:
• Spies Hecker (Car Repair Paints)
• Stora-Enso Feinpapiere (Labeling Papers)
• Cologne/Bonn Airport (International Airport)
• Communication Belt (Advertising Space Company)
• Toenissteiner (Sparkling Water)
• Express (Local Newspaper)
• Center Parcs (Family Holiday Parks)
• FTI Touristik (Travel Business)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
August 1997 - March 1999
Graphic Designer Intevi Advertising Agency Hohenzollernring 2-10, 50672 Cologne, Germany
EDUCATION & TRAINING:
June 1991 Abitur (comparable to US Associates Degree) Emil-Fischer-Gymnasium Euskirchen Germany
August 1992 - July 1994 Training and Certification as Visual Merchandiser Boecker Inc., Frechen Germany Chamber of Commerce Cologne Germany
December 1996 Associates Degree in Communication Tertia Academy for Advertising & Communication, Bonn Germany
July 1997 Certification as Graphic Designer Higher Vocational Training School, Rheinbach Germany
SOFTWARE SKILLS:
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe ImageReady CS
Adobe Illustrator CS
Adobe InDesign CS
Adobe Acrobat 6
Macromedia Freehand 10
Quark Xpress 6
Microsoft Office X
Growing knowledge of:
Adobe AfterEffects 6.5
Macromedia Flash MX
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
More than 9 years of experience in Mac OS and all peripheral software
Client: Guinness Irish Stout
Headline: Real desire is ruthless.Claim: You are what you drink.
This is a small representation of print advertising.
To see more visit my homepage at
www.harry-decker.com
Client: Froehling Advertising
Headline: Copywriter wanted.
(Awarded in Graphis Advertising Annual 2002)
Client: ScubaProCopy: I am leaving the hustle and bustle to submit to a deep beauty. To know infinite silence is to know peace. I am born again.
Claim: Deep down you want the best.
Client: Koelner Bank
Headline: Bulls doing housecalls. Your online broker is here.
(Awarded in Graphis Advertising Annual 2002)
Client: Express Newspaper
Headline: What happens behinddrawn curtains. Sex in Cologne.
Claim: Worth every issue!
Harry DeckerArt Director
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