I live in Florida, with my husband Conner, our son Van and our two dogs lola & ezekiel.
In a nut shell: Artist. Connector. Collaborator. Observer. Dreamer. Designer.
I am an Art Director with 8+ years experience. My clients have ranged from individuals with small projects to international corporations looking for complex marketing solutions. I have experience with advertising, ad buys, art directing, marketing, packaging, global branding, logo development, interior & trade show booth design. I am computer savvy, detail oriented, organized, and comfortable in a fast paced environment.
Dianne Erwin dianne.erwin@gmail.com p. 949.350.9013
The good ole days:
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
B.F.A. in Studio Arts/Minor Art History - 1998
The International Academy of Design, Tampa, FL
B.F.A. in Graphic Design - 2000
Nine to Five: O"Neill Clothing
Nine to Five: O'Neill Clothing Irvine, California - Art Director. 2004 – 2007
Responsible for managing and crafting O'Neill Clothing's Jr's and Girls brand message, while appealing to a target demographic under restrictive time & budget constraints. This included development of annual creative briefs & directional calendars, advertising campaigns, branding, marketing collateral, trade show booth design & web site materials. Managed and produced photo shoots annually, edited fashion imagery for catalogs, in store signage & advertising. Expert market analyst with the ability to research trends through media & competitive retail markets. Train, supervise and provide art direction to Graphic Designers in the art dept. managed multiple concurrent projects in different stages, oversaw projects from concept to completion.
Roxy/ Quiksilver
Hello World: Quiksilver Huntington Beach, California - Graphic Designer 2000 - 2004
Advanced knowledge of print production including: proofing, press checks, color correction & photo retouching. Worked closely with the marketing team, VP of marketing & Creative Director. Duties included art direction on photo shoots, photo editing surf & fashion imagery for all types of marketing materials. Managed Co-branding projects from concept to completion. Projects included Bus wraps, cell phones, surf board designs, packaging, book covers, billboards, catalogs, advertising, t-shirt designs, hang tags, POS, corporate identity, collateral, web graphics & video editing. Co-branding projects included: Toyota, Motorola, Neutrogena, HarperCollins, Boost Mobile & Surftech Surfboards.
Blondie Comic Strip
Where I started: Blondie Comic Strip Tampa, Florida - Marketing Assistant 1998 - 2000
Outsourced freelancers for programming & web site design. Collected and managed graphics, responsible for color correction & retouching. Worked with vendors on production of marketing materials, assisted in all marketing related projects.
Technical Skills:
Macintosh platform, Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In-Design, Dreamweaver, Pre-press & post production knowledge, HTML.