freelance art director
Creative Director, Art Director, Brand Consultant, Educator.
Teaching: School of Visual Arts Continuing Education
Adjunct Professor,
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School of Visual Arts, NYC
BFA Curriculum and Summer pre-college Advertising Workshops. Adjunct Professor.
Agencies:
Saatchi & Saatchi
Senior Vice President, Creative Director.
Clients: Cheerios, Tide, Iams, Progresso, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, Pillsbury, Chase Bank, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, Novartis, Old Spice.
ALLY & GARGANO
Vice President, Art Director
Clients: Bank of New York, BMW Dealers, Dunkin Donuts
DDB
Art Director/Art Supervisor
Clients: Volkswagen, Porsche+Audi, IBM, Bermuda Dept. of Tourism, Seagrams.
Education
School of Visual Arts, NYC
BFA with Honors, Advertising & Design
Awards
One Show, Art Director's Club, Clios, Effies, Ad Club of NY, Mobius, Adweek Media Plan of the Year.
Featured work
Archive, Adweek, Ad Age, Creativity.
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A track record of creatively solving difficult advertising and marketing problems.
Using diverse creative marketing skills and disciplines, Neil has helped launch new brands to $140 million in sales,
revitalized old brands, and won new business pitches and creative awards.
All while making time to teach creative advertising evening classes at the School of Visual Arts.
The key on the business side is creative collaboration, understanding the client's business, focusing on the
brand and consumer insights, and finding the best creative way to motivate the target
and make a sale--this applies to all consumer touch points.
The key on the education side is to continue to adapt, evolve, explore and match new learnings
to student's needs to help them enter or progress in a creative advertising job.
The work ranges from Fortune 500 companies to companies with just 5 people.
Awards: One Show, Art Director's Club, Clios, Effies, Ad Club of NY, Mobius, Adweek Media Plan of the Year.
Published: Archive, Adweek, Ad Age, Creativity.
Clients/Brands: General Mills: Cheerios, Progresso Soup, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks.
Procter & Gamble: Tide, Iams Pet Food, Old Spice, Folgers. Chase Bank, Volkswagen.