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SENIOR GRAPHIC AND INTERFACE DESIGNER AICPA : DURHAM, NC : 2011–PRESENT Playing a major role in business unit web site design. Responsible for defining website functionality, information architecture and user interface look and feel for websites, communities and thin sites. This in-house role allows me to leverage my unique skill set, combining award-winning graphic design expertise with multidisciplinary interaction knowledge—conceptualizing, designing and producing online experiences. My creative process focuses on enhancing user experience and functionality, while helping further user understanding, ultimately delivering a web experience that is user-friendly, branded and relevant. As a core member of the creative services design team, it is also my job to deliver a cohesive design aligned to our business units’ branding guidelines, as well as working with content development teams on creative approaches and materials, contributing to the overall needs of multiple, simultaneous projects. This creative services position is in a fast-paced, changing environments, where I am also interacting with executive leaders and business unit managers, offering the expertise and guidance they require, presenting each specific area of the business in the best light.
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR OF DESIGN & INTERACTION THE LIVE BRAND LLC : RALEIGH, NC : PRESENT Founder, Director of Design & Interaction for a new social branding company, offering senior-level analysis, strategy and execution of online and offline communication platforms. Helping companies and institutions evolve their brand design, creative and marketing efforts toward Web 2.0 engagement. Custom, social brand building integrated with Web 2.0 monitoring, interaction best practices, visualization services, along with engagement analysis and strategies. We provide an optimized social brand solution so our clients can monitor the conversation and take action.
ACD/CREATIVE MANAGER OGILVY & MATHER : DURHAM, NC : 2007–2008 Leading and inspiring teams of creative supervisors, art directors and copywriters on multiple brands. Guiding development of big ideas and brand concepts derived from key insights for print, point of sale and interactive campaigns. Driving growth and development in digital disciplines within and across creative, strategy, marketing and delivery functions. Supervising daily workflow and creative team assignments. Establishing creative and studio processes. Evaluating and recruiting candidates for full-time and freelance creative and studio positions. Companies included: IBM, Kodak, Lenovo and British Airways, as well as other regional business.
CREATIVE & DESIGN CONTRACTOR RALEIGH, NC : 2002–2011 Contract creative direction and management of advertising, collateral, web development, email, direct mail, packaging, identity, and exhibit projects for corporations and agencies. Collaborative creative for consumer products, lifestyle, sports, utilities, and leisure. Companies include: Comcast, Progress Energy, CarQuest, GlaxoSmithKline, Highwoods Properties, CIAA, UNC Healthcare, Raleigh Neurology Sleep Medicine, Health Decisions, Liposcience, Biomérieux, Hospice of Wake County.
: PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION Graphis Branding USA3 ADDY Gold ADDY Silver AIGA Info Graphics I AIGA Info Graphics II AIGA BOOM! Creativity Print Regional Annual Neenah Paper Gold : CONTACT Greg Duell ph: 919 \\ 308 . 2572 email: g...@gregduell.com
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DESIGN DIRECTOR ALL KINDS OF MINDS : CHAPEL HILL, NC : 2005–2006 Brand leadership and creative direction for all print, identity and interactive communications. Interfaced with senior management and program marketing managers and drove the creative thinking within the major program areas. Strengthened the centralized marketing & communications function. Ensured optimum brand equity, marketing effectiveness and information quality. Supervising daily workflow and creative team assignments.
SENIOR DESIGNER DISTILL : RALEIGH, NC : 2004–2005 Award-winning branded print collateral, identity, interactive and print advertising, exhibit and interactive creative. Collaborated with creative directors, copywriters and art directors on high impact executions with high design and production value. Companies included: GlaxoSmithKline, UNC Chapel Hill, Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Trinity Healthcare.
DESIGN MANAGER CASSELL DESIGN GROUP : DURHAM, NC : 1998–2002 Creative management and lead design responsibilities on award-winning advertising, collateral, web, direct mail, packaging, identity, and exhibit projects. Teamed with writers, photographers and others to create a wide variety of pieces for corporate clients. Strategy, briefs, budgets, schedules and new business proposals. Companies included: John Deere, Nortel Networks, Moses Cone Healthcare System and Duke Fuqua School of Business.
SENIOR DESIGNER MICHAEL ORR + ASSOC. : CORNING, NY : 1990–1998 Design management and lead responsibilities on award-winning collateral, packaging, identity, and custom exhibit projects. Projects ranged from annual reports to complete showroom displays. Responsibilities included extensive print supervision and photo art direction. Companies included: Corning Inc., Oneida. Lockheed-Martin, Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Gunlocke, HON and Allsteel.
: COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS IBM Kodak Lenovo British Airways John Deere Comcast CarQuest GlaxoSmithKline Corning Inc. Oneida Lockheed-Martin Proctor & Gamble Progress Energy Highwoods Properties CIAA UNC Healthcare Raleigh Neurology Health Decisions Liposcience Biomérieux Hospice of Wake County Moses Cone Health System Duke Fuqua School of Business Gunlocke Allsteel
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