freelance art director
Creative Director, Art Director, Brand Consultant, Educator.
Teaching Experience:
School of Visual Arts Continuing Education, Adjunct Professor
Live Online; Advertising Portfolio Course>
Co-creator of SVA's first Live Online & Asynchronous Advertising Course
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School of Visual Arts, NYC
Adjunct Professor BFA Curriculum; Creative Advertising, Summer Advertising Workshops, Advertising: Production in Motion.
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NYC Ad Agency experience;
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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.
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Featured work
Archive, Adweek, Ad Age, Creativity.
Contact
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A track record of creatively solving difficult advertising and marketing problems.
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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.
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On the business side, success lies in creative collaboration, understanding the client’s business,
focusing on the brand and consumer insights, and finding the most effective creative ways to engage
the target audience across all consumer touchpoints.
Projects range from Fortune 500 companies to five-person startups.
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On the education side, my goal is to help students grow their creative abilities in
art direction, copywriting, and strategic thinking in ways that align with the evolving needs of the advertising industry
and help them begin or complete their advertising portfolios.
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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.
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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.
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