Available Talent

V. T. | Paladin New York Candidate
Creative Director with Agency Experience

Available For:
All types of positions.

Ideal Position:
I am currently looking for a job as a Creative Director in any size agency that allows me to use my talents and considerable experience to its fullest potential. I am a hands-on creative director (art) who not only wishes to manage creative teams, but also wants to do as much of the final creative work as possible. I prefer direct hire, but I will also work freelance.

What I am looking for in an agency is one that puts the work and the clients first, and its own self-interests second. I am looking for a team-oriented agency where politics exist only in the headlines of the newspaper or the evening news. A place that is single-minded, serious yet fun at the same time. That's what advertising should be about.

Past Experience:
I have been in the ad business for 24 years, working at both the smallest agencies possible and some of the largest in the world. I have worked exclusively in New York City creating hundreds of TV commercials, print ads and outdoor campaigns. As a group Creative Director, I have managed large brands for some of the biggest companies in the world.

Currently:
Recently, I worked on a large brand for a huge global company, helping it achieve 43% of its market. I worked on all of the creative as well as managing a large group of agency partners who produced work for African American and Hispanic markets, in-store, web, interactive and PR. I was also running a large pharmaceutical account with similar responsibilities.

Besides the advertising skills that I have, I believe what has made me most successful in this business is my ability to get along with everyone I work with. My clients usually end up more as friends than clients. I always develop a very easy, trusting relationship with them. I also tend to find the best in all of my co-workers.