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ADAM KOEHLER
5054 Sidney Road,
Cincinnati, OH 45238
513.205.8022
apkoehler@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bridge Worldwide, Freelance Designer
May 2009-Current

Metaphor Studio, Senior Director, Digital Design
May 2008-May 2009
> Developed front end interfaces for editspot™ content management system
> Manage design department
> Assisted in the development of client and agency marketing campaigns
Major Clients Include:
Cincinati Children's Hospital
City of Cincinnati
editspot LLC
Nielsen Online

Bridge Worldwide, Designer
April 2007-May 2008
> Worked and brainstormed creative on a team with account execs, copywriters and developers
> Designed corporate sites, micro-sites, cohort sites and banner ads following client brief and equity guides
Major Clients Include:
Con Agra Foods
Proctor & Gamble

Metaphor Studio, Art Director
April 2005-Present
> Worked with the team to consistently communicate brand equity on and offline
> Developed standards to guide in the consistent delivery of branding efforts
> Integrated content using Editspot CMS, HTML and CSS
> Managed workflow following agency processes with project coordinators, developers and designers
> Designed identity for 3CDC, Fountain Square, City of Blue Ash, Lesher Center for the Arts and many others
Major Clients Include:
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
City of Blue Ash, Ohio
Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA

Century Marketing, Art Director
February 2000-April 2005
> Produced Your New Home Magazine
> Develop 50-60 print ads per week and client identity while working closely with sales staff and clients
> Established and managed in-house graphics department
> Designed all company marketing materials
> Streamlined workflow, multitasked and adapted promptly to process friction
> Reduced print costs by thousands of dollars and doubled productivity
Major Clients Include:
Gilkey Window Company
Hoover
Vector Security

Vantas (Now HQ), Graphic Designer/Technical Support
March 1999-February 2000
> Oversaw the graphic design/technical support needs of 70+ clients
> In charge of marketing graphic design services through promotional activities
> Created print and digital graphics
Major Clients Include:
Lincoln Financial Group
Sun Microsystems

Kinkos, Desktop Publisher
April 1998-March 1999
> Created marketing materials in various applications for large and small organizations
> Worked on a variety of printers, copiers and computer systems addressing customer needs

EDUCATION
Capella University, Minneapolis, MN
B.S. Business Marketing, (Cum Laude)
2004-2008

Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
A.S. in Specialized Technology
Major: Animation/Multimedia
1995-1997
Perfect attendance

Sessions.edu, New York, NY
Certificate in New Media Marketing
2002-2003

School for the Creative & Performing Arts, Cincinnati, OH
Diploma + Graphic Design Certificate
Perfect attendance
6 years of drama training
8 years fine and commercial art training
1988-1995

TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY
Mac & PC Proficient in:

Adobe Creative Suite 4
> Acrobat
> Dreamweaver
> Flash
> Illustrator
> InDesign
> Photoshop
Apple iWork
> Keynote
> Numbers
> Pages
Microsoft Office
> Excel
> Powerpoint
> Word
Proficient in XHTML & CSS

RECENT CLIENT LIST
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
City of Blue Ash
City of Cincinnati
Con Agra Foods
Jean-Robert French Restaurant Group
Proctor & Gamble
Truepoint Capital