Kurt Sikora ART DIRECTOR. Brooklyn, NY mobile

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1 Kurt Sikora ART DIRECTOR Brooklyn, NY I am an award winning Interactive Art Director and Programmer with over 10 years of experience. I have a proven track record within marketing, design, creative direction and product development. I am one of the few Interactive Art Directors that can create great conceptual designs and develop with the latest programming trends. I will focus my creative strengths and management background to achieve success for your company and the clients you serve through vision, innovative thinking, creative solutions, and teamwork. themediaaffect@gmail.com mobile Core Leadership Qualifications

2 Core Leadership Qualifications Product Development Broadcast Animation/Direction Web/Print Design Strategic Marketing Planning Project Planning/Budgeting Product Forecasting Resource Prioritization Creative Analysis Team Development Trend Spotting Copy Concepts Creative Brief Development Product/Marketing Research Interface Design Interface Usability Vendor Relations Creative Concept Design Workflow Design Cinematography Social Networking Design Print Production Interactive Kiosk Design Mobile Marketing Mobile Web Design Experience Senior Front End Developer JWT Inside New York, NY Sep Present Division of JWT focused on candidate recruiting for popular brands Technologies used include HTML(5), CSS, JavaScript (jquery), PHP, Code Igniter, Wordpress, Joomla, Expression Engine Scrum planning and sprint reviews. Agile environment. UI Design, Storyboarding for projects both mobile and web Responsive web development using SASS, LESS, Compass Jquery animations and programming for websites HTML 5/CSS 3/Media Queries Programming ios mobile site development and mobile detection

3 Interactive Art Director Bank Of America New York, NY Jan Sep 2012 Interactive Art Director for ECS Division UI Design, Web Design, Graphic Design, Storyboarding for projects Video editing using Final Cut Flash animations and programming for banner advertisement HTML s HTML 5/CSS 3/Media Queries Programming ios mobile site development and mobile detection Won new work for department through innovative design concepts Responsive and adaptive web design President Studio Siks, Inc Brooklyn, NY / Nov Present Freelance venture concentrating on Interactive art direction and video. UI Design Videography using Canon DSL cameras Video editing using Final Cut & Premiere Pro Animation using Cinema 4D and After Effects PHP/MySQL development using Cake PHP Framework Sales, marketing, print coordination, and accounting Web proposals to approval to development Flash site design, kiosk, animations, actionscripting HTML, PHP, CGI, XML, MySQL, Javascript, XHTML, CSS programming Management of web and print projects Sound recording and design for video

4 Director of Art & Multimedia BMA Media Group Willoughby, OH Jul Nov 2010 Manager and creative team leader ensuring the highest standards of creative output from all departments. Print, web, , video and clothing concept design and production Broadcast animations and video production Created revenue share through website monetization SEO optimization of websites Art direction of local broadcast TV show Tee It Up Ohio Updated creative and web development production process Programming of company and customer websites using PHP frameworks and MySQL Google Apps implementation Audio Engineering 3D modeling for broadcast and events Flash, Actionscript, CSS, XML, AJAX, PHP MySQL as needed for websites Implemented ticketing system for customer web updates Video shooting as needed Joomla and Wordpress CMS template's Web Design Manager/Contractor Sterling Jewelers Akron, OH Sep Dec 2009 Web conceptualization and programming for gold exchange websites Logo conceptualization for new products Print Advertising HTML design and development Flash site design, animations & actionscripting for landing pages

5 Product Development/Designer Revol Wireless Jul Jul 2009 Promoted to Product Development from web designer/developer. Researched, negotiated, developed, executed, and managed the implementation of new products and services. Worked in concert with departments to ensure a successful and timely launch of new products and services. Negotiated revenue share products with vendors Design and programming of mobile web customer portal Developed training, marketing and internal communications for product launches Managed mobile marketing applications such as Qualcomm Brew, premium SMS, and mobile monetization Developed and coordinated product launch plans by leveraging and coordinating resources Helped define the strategic direction for the company s new products and services Manage the product lifecycle through analytic data then identify improvements to enhancements Interim graphic designer & marketing manager Voice over work & audio engineering Broadcast radio/tv commercial writing, design, direction, editing, and animation Web Developer & Designer Revol Wireless Jan Jul 2007 Web conceptualization for corporate site Web branding, design, development & implementation Coordination of web projects Interface design for internal applications and brew based mobile phone applications WAP/WML page design, detection programming for wireless web on cellular phones Flash site design, animations & actionscripting PHP, XML, MySQL, CSS, HTML, XHTML, WML, Javascript programming Sound design and video editing for web applications & mobile applications Reporting of web analytics

6 Chief Creative Officer / President Burning Tree Media Apr Jun 2007 Managed and directed a staff of designers, artists, copywriters, programmers and sales personnel. Managed artistic direction and creative staff from concept to delivery. Created work for House Of Blues, MTV, CBS Radio, Epitaph records, Blossom Music Center among many others. Management of web and print projects Sales, marketing, print coordination, and accounting Web content management from proposal to approval to development Print & web concept and design Flash site design, animations, actionscripting HTML, PHP, CGI, XML, MySQL, Javascript, XHTML, CSS programming Concept design for 90 percent of all web projects Set standards for the development of web projects using PHP Sound design and video editing for web applications Ad buying for print and web

7 Production Manager Ernst & Young Jun Apr 2003 Managed large format and digital printing department then later promoted to prepress department by developing and creating standards for print work submission and quality. Appleshare, Windows NT and Novell Server Administrator Responsible for 95% of film used in print production for a worldwide accounting firm Responsible for graphic computer application trouble shooting for printing departments Post-production and electronic management of graphic files Graphic design and typesetting of 1-6 color printed materials for various media Windows/Mac technical assistance to print shop and graphics personnel around the firm Intranet web designer for internal print production Created standards for shipping, printing, and calibration of the area '92s software and production machines Built department through equipment recommendations and standards to yield $1,000,000 gross sales Responsible for printing, mounting, laminating, and shipping of posters and color copies Purchasing, billing and inventory for department Postproduction, typesetting, and design of posters and color copies Education Associates of Applied Business Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland. OH Sep Dec 1997 Pursued Associate of Applied Visual Degree with a concentration in graphic design. Kurt Sikora themediaaffect@gmail.com mobile