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C O N T A C T
ethan david kent
tel: 917 771 8397 (m)
ethan@ethandavidkent.com
B I O
ethan david kent
creative director * photographer * new yorker
Accomplished director and designer with the right combination of art and science to vitalize today's business and conceive tomorrow's innovations. Talented in both pixels and print, continues to develop concepts across multiple media that stand up and stand out. Complimentary skills in photography, video, illustration, information architecture, and branding are utilized to expand agency core offerings and achieve exceptional results for major labels like Audi, Chef Boyardee, Countrywide Financial, Kyocera Wireless, Lipitor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Slim Jim, and Sutent.
H I S T O R Y (abbreviated)
Continuity (a division of McGarry Bowen) - NYC - 2/ 2008 - present
Creative Director
Currently working with: Chevron campaigns for brand awareness, energy efficiency, and recruitment, J.P.Morgan corporate rebranding and website redesign, Miracle Whip summer holiday campaign delivering Miracle Whip dip recipes via print, microsite, video banners, and facebook, US Olympic Committee website launch and banner campaigns for www.amazingawaits.org and www.usolympichalloffame.com/
CDMi Connect - NYC - 10/ 2004 11/ 2007
VP, Associate Creative Director
Director of all online creative operations. Leading multiple account teams on both day-to-day and major strategic projects. Collaborating with multi-disciplinary staff to create top-flight marketing programs that connect brands to customers in meaningful ways. Acting agency authority on usability, accessibility, new and next tech, branding, and color theory. Developing new and existing business while cultivating client relationships. Redefining departmental process, monitoring financials, and mentoring by example.
Represented a broad range of products and services for Amgen Inc., Boston Scientific Corp., Genentech Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutica, Novartis AG, Novo Nordisk A/S, Pfizer Inc., Serono S.A.
NextLeft - LA - 12/ 2001 08/ 2004
Sr. Art Director
Designed and directed leading-edge campaigns for over one dozen clients ranging from consumer packaged goods to financial services. Assumed role of new technology leader and rich media expert. Acted as key figure in acquiring new business and growing current business with core account team. Coordinated project estimates, budgets, and staffing. Earned accolades as mentor and motivator.
Clients included: Alpo, Butterball, Chef Boyardee, Countrywide Financial, Fancy Feast, Healthy Choice, Hunts, Kyocera Wireless, Manheim Auto Auctions, Mighty Dog, Orville Redenbacher, Slim Jim
marchFIRST - NYC - 04/ 1998 05/ 2001
Manager, Development & Design
Held a unique position that bridged art and production. Pioneered Flash as a viable and effective marketing tool. Played a major role in new business development, team building, streamlining workflow, and formulating corporate methodology. Oversaw a team of 17 and managed accounts worth over $5M.
Clients included: Audi, Barnes & Noble, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, GE Capital, HVB Markets, InStyle, NTT DoCoMo, Saks Fifth Avenue, XO, Ziff-Davis, Zurich Financial
E D U C A T I O N
John Carroll University - Cleveland, Ohio - 08/ 1990 01/ 1994 - Triple Major: B.A. Humanities, French, International Studies
La Sorbonne - Paris, France - 01/ 1993 05/ 1993 - Certificat: Art History, Literature
E X P E R T I S E
Design - Superior skill with all Adobe applications, most video and sound editing tools, and Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint)
Programming - Real, hands-on experience bringing HTML, dHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript 1 and 2 to life
And - Supplemental aptitude for information architecture, photography, video, color theory, and speaking publicly in front of one or many
A W A R D S
@d-Tech Awards
Adobe/Macromedia Site of the Day (6x)
American Advertising Federation BDA Awards American Graphic Design Awards
Golden Award of Montreaux
London International Advertising Awards
Medical Marketing & Media Awards
New York Addy Awards
New York Festivals New Media Competition
One Show Interactive Volume IV (3x)
One Show Rx
WebAwards
A C C O L A D E S
This was an incredibly smooth (and record-breakingly fast!) project that could not have been done without your vision and the exceptional teamwork of your department.
Sonja Marikovics - Account Executive, CDMi Connect (in response to the launch of multi-targetedtherapy.com)
I want to summarize the feedback from both the ConAgra Corporate team and the brands themselves: NextLeft understood our consumer and our brand, and delivered outstanding creative ideas. In fact, the odds were against NextLeft; in the case of both Orville and Slim Jim, our competition was already working with the brands. But, by focusing on exceeding client expectations and going the extra mile, we triumphed!
Selwyn Herson - President & CEO, NextLeft (upon learning NextLeft won three out of three new biz pitches in one day)
...the team was so organized and goal-driven...The design is perfect and the architecture is intuitive and flawless...The results are what matter and we were on time and complete with a very strong web site better than our competitive brands.
Pam Gaik - Brand Manager, Slim Jim (from a Customer Satisfaction Survey awarding the project team
a perfect 5.0 out of 5.0)
Phenomenal job on the site...It showcases the product better than we have ever done before.
Don McGuire - VP, Global Marketing, Kyocera Wireless (in response to the launch of the KOI minisite)
Thank you for everything you do that helps make my job so enjoyable and rewarding.
Trish Arellano - Sr. Marketing Manager, Kyocera Wireless
