MARK McGUANE

WEBSITE www.markmcguane.com
MOBILE 206-228-4228
EMAIL mark@markmcguane.com

EDUCATION
Western Washington University, BA Visual Communication

SKILLS
• Brand Management & Brand Building
• Managing and Inspiring Creative Teams
• Visual Design, Product Design & Aesthetics
• Action Sports and Activewear Marketing
• New Product Development

SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro Video, MS Office

EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer Freelance – 8/20 to Present
Various brand and digital projects.

Art Director, EDDIE BAUER- 7/15 to 8/20
• Creative Direction for $1.1 B heritage brand
• Developed multi-channel brand and product campaigns to drive engagement and grow markets
• Directed a team of designers to create high-impact visual content across all channels

Graphic Designer Freelance – 6/12 to 7/15
Various print and digital projects. Clients included Microsoft, Intel, Booking.com, & REI

Art Director, K2 SPORTS - 8/03 to 6/12
• Creative Direction for 2 global snowboard brands
• Launched annual product lines of over 100 products
• Developed overall brand direction and brand guidelines
• Managed in-house creative team and contractors
• Marketing, product design, packaging, digital, tradeshow

Graphic Designer Freelance – 11/99  to 8/03
Print and digital projects for agencies on national accounts

Art Director, O’BRIEN INTERNATIONAL – 11/97 to 11/99
• Visual design and marketing for global watersports brand
• Launched annual product lines of over 100 products
• Marketing, product design, packaging, digital, tradeshow

Art Director, KD WATERSPORTS – 5/96 to 11/97
• Visual design and marketing for 2 global watersports brands
• Launched annual product lines of over 100 products
• Developed overall brand direction and brand guidelines
• Marketing, product design, packaging, digital, tradeshow

Graphic Designer Freelance – 2/94-5/96
Graphic Design for recording labels

Graphic Artist/Designer – 1988-94
Graphic Art & Design for commercial printers