My rates are scaled for small businesses & startups vs. enterprise organizations: KNOW YOUR BUDGET!!
My rates are competitive, negotiable, and depend on the length of the commitment.
"Self-Portrait" by SJB2265Midjourney
I have a very wide range of valuable experiences I draw from. I started as an advertising art director, conceptualizing, storyboarding, and often writing both print and broadcast TV commercials, and brand messages, ultimately for Citibank, Nike, and Taco Bell. This opened the door to becoming a Production Designer for indie films and later sets for Nickeodeon and SiFi channel promos. For a time, I used these skills to thrive and support myself while developing my own intellectual property. After creating a couple of analog products, I turned my focus to developing digital products. I launched a Facebook parody website called “Bearbook” and an iOS app, KaleidoVision, the same year. I closed both efforts 4 years later due to lack of monetization. Since then, Amazon hired me as the Lead Production Designer for Jeff Bezos “Firephone” presentation. And I’ve been on the executive teams of two significant startups: Prizmiq, which was 3D product-viewing web software aimed to replace photo “sliders” in the e-commerce space—way too ahead of its time and not enough runway. And Humanly.io, which is currently thriving and I’m lucky to own shares on the company for helping get it off the ground and helping it fly for the first couple of years.
For the last 12-15 years, my family and friends have been concerned than I might be bi-polar or have Aspergers. It took a good deal of my world falling in around me to pursue testing. Currently I’m armed with the knowledge that I have ASD1[2e], formerly known as Aspergers; the 2e means twice exceptional: art & math. It’s like I have a new pair of rose colored glasses. I suddenly understand myself on a much deeper level than I ever imagined possible. And I believe my skill-set and experience, coupled with my ability to personally reflect and maintain accountability, all make me a valuable candidate for any organization.
Everything above is very close to my current cover letter. Everything below, is simply because I don’t know when to quit.
I'm a brand strategist. I help brands determine and shape their marketing and growth strategies and their budgets. I help them identify the desired perception they want their target markets to have about their brand and I help them manifest it with on-target messaging and visual information. I discover how to bend current perceptions into desired perceptions.
I’m at my best when I work directly with the CEO or one of their relevant decision-makers. People say I have a Midas touch; one CEO said I’m “startup gold.”
I’m looking for a respectable, medium-sized brand, that will set me up to hit some more home runs. Until then, with the help of AI, I'm making abstract art. And, of course, I’m always using my skills to help people live their most beautiful lives, painting everything from walls to watercolors.
I’m looking for a respectable, medium-sized brand, that will set me up to hit some more home runs. Until then, with the help of AI, I'm making abstract art. And, of course, I’m always using my skills to help people live their most beautiful lives, painting everything from walls to watercolors.
You can access my resume at the above link. I look forward to hearing from you and learning how I can help your efforts. Leave a message. I don’t answer numbers I don’t recognize. :)
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SUMMARY: autistic savant
SKILLS (so far): art, creation, strategy, positioning, innovation, style, and messaging, for new product concepts and established products and brands. Marketing solutions: concepts, pitching, production- broadcast TV, print, events. Graphic designer and award-winning advertising art director. Skills range from strategy to content creation to understanding analytics. Plus digital media, user experience, and digital product development, analog product development, branding, brand strategy, prototypes, packaging, and marketing communications. Very strong written and verbal communication and leadership skills. Expert hand-skills. Expert level typographer. Expert-level photo composite skills. Sufficient ‘Code Cobbler.’ Background: broadcast, print, and integrated advertising concepts and production (Nike, Taco Bell, Rainier Brewing Co.).
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Below is a screen capture of Neurora Borealis' Instagram.
Neurora Borealis' Instagram screen capture
Not that I expect to promote Neurora Borealis, but if I was, it'd look something like this.
House of Khan logo and various signatures based on Werner Jensen neurological test
"everything meme" circa 2018
And finally, Eric Weinstein of the Intellectual Dark Web, on the subject of sacrificing innovation and ingenuity in the workplace, in favor of "excellent social behavior." — The video is set to jump to the relevant section.
Incidentally, a fan of my first employer in NYC in 1991, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, created an exhaustive retrospective of the firm and its work. My fingerprints are on some of it. Here's the MD&E link!!