Ryan Murray - Art Director

Norristown, PA 19403

Phone: 610-308-6136   Email: ryanmurray528@gmail.com

 

Education

 

Temple University - School of Media & Communications - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Arts in Advertising

Graduated: December 2015

 

Experience

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Senior Art Director

Calcium USA  -  Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                                         Nov 2020-Present

 

• Developed a new brand from the ground up in year 1, instrumental in creating campaign identity

• Spearheaded a Pro Bono initiative benefitting a charity. Approved by President and CEO, we raised over $5M through donations from Sony, Microsoft, Humble Bundle and Meta. Rebranded client’s entire website and online identity.

• Appointed by CEO to Calcium brand identity ownership team.

• Developed concepts, executions, and managed production process for new assets in both digital & print

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Senior Designer

Razorfish Health,  Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                         December 2018 - November 2020

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• Worked and collaborated directly with brand team to design, produce and set up files for use

• Traveled between internal office locations with executive leadership to give presentations and train others

• Managed a small team and delegated projects accordingly while reporting to Studio Manager 

Studio Designer

Razorfish Health,  Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                        December 2018 - Present

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• Worked and collaborated directly with brand team to design, produce and set up files for use

• Prepared mock-ups and renderings for clients and agency use 

• Ensured all projects were built to the correct specifications and ready for release 

• Released approved files to a vendor or developer for production 

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Project Coordinator

Razorfish Health,  Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                         November 2017 - November 2018

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• Managed client budgets, financial allocations, and internal billing.

• Owned campaign pieces needed for conventions, conferences, and launches.

• Became an expert on agency process and best practices.

• Developed high pressure timelines in order to meet tight deadlines.

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Production Artist - Contract

Dansko Shoes,  West Grove, PA                                                                                                                        September 2017 - Present

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• Produced print collateral for the company store along with other stores around the country.

• Created digital ads, E-blasts, and packaging materials for Dansko Shoes products.

• Reported to Creative Director

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Production Artist - Contract

LevLane Agency,  Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                July 2017 - September 2017

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• Produced Print and Out of Home material for brands such as The Rothman Institute, The Philadelphia Eagles,
  Flyers, and Sixers.

• Reported to Creative Director

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Graphic Designer - Contract

Hamilton Lane,  Bala Cynwyd, PA                                                                                                                January 2017 - March 2017

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• This was a temporary contract role.

• Assisted the Creative Team in preparing content and material for annual offsite event involving all global offices.

• Assisted Creative Director with formatting and creating compliance-approved content for presentations and print-outs.

• Collaborated with executives to create company-wide update meeting presentations from conception to completion.
   

Creative Services Manager

Purplegator Agency,  Audubon, PA                                                                                                       August 2016 - December 2016

 

• Lead creative team on projects from conception to completion while reporting to the Creative Director.

• Re-branded and re-designed the company website from scratch on WordPress.

• Designed & placed digital Facebook Ads nationally to acquire leads, web traffic, and exposure for clients.

• Developed specific demographic targeting for each client in order to maximize client spend efficiency.

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 Jr. Graphic Designer

Campus Philly, Philadelphia, PA                                                                                                                  January 2016 - August 2016

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• Design weekly graphics used on the front page of the website for blog posts.

• Code HTML email templates to be sent out to a weekly mailing list to 25,000+ users.

• Develop print aspects that are featured in support of programs and events.

• Collaborate with the Creative Manager on design projects.

• Transitioned Internship into full time role.

Operational Risk Officer/ Quality Control Specialist III 

TD Bank, Mt. Laurel, NJ                                                                                                                                             Aug.2013- Jan. 2015

     

• Continuously monitored department Policies, Procedures, SLA’s, and Workflows to avoid audit findings.

• Identified key Quality Control testing points for each department’s Policies and Procedures.

• Created numerous PowerPoint decks for the SVP of Payment Operations and assisted in giving the presentations.

• Traveled with the SVP of Payment Operations to give presentations to high-level executives.

• Worked closely with team members on a daily basis to accomplish tasks and adhere to a productive schedule.

• Collaborated with manager to identify personal career goals and create timelines in which to strive for completion.

 

Business Process Officer Intern

TD Bank,   Mt. Laurel, NJ                                                                                                                                            May 2012-Aug. 2013

 

• 1 out of 106 Interns selected from a field of over 3000 applicants.

• Assisted the Payment Operations Department in centralizing its documentation onto an online database.

• Worked on reformatting procedural documents to correct audit scrutiny.

• Worked with Environmental Affairs to aid the department in collecting internal data on environmental awareness.

• Facilitated meetings for completing Initial Process Assessments in various departments.

• Gained first-hand exposure of day-to-day operations within the Payment Operations department.
   

Affiliations / Other

 

Kappa Delta Rho Fraternity, Temple University                                                                  November 2011- Present

• Executive Board Praetor, Scholarship Chairman

• Treasury Committee

• Xi Alpha Chapter Member

 

Frances Jimenez Memorial Scholarship                                                                                                  December 2011

• Recipient of $5,000 scholarship for the Fall 2011

• 1 of 2 recipients in the Eastern half of U.S. on behalf of HUB International.

 

Habitat For Humanity                                                                                                                                        August 2011

• Constructed an entire house in New Orleans

• Performed community service.

• Worked with Hurricane Katrina Survivors

 

Other:

Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) Division 2

Philly Ad Club

 

Skills

 

Six Sigma:

• Green Belt Trained in Six Sigma Methodology

 

Computer skills:

• Adobe: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign, Illustrator

• HTML Coding, fluent in WordPress

•Microsoft Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Publisher, Access, and Vizio

• Garage Band, MixCraft, ProTools, LogicPro, Final Cut Pro.

• Website development.

 

Linguistic Skills:

Spanish (Lightly Conversational)