Matt Dolingo
Creative Art Director with Expertise in Design and Branding
22 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week
About
I'm a creative, articulate hands-on Designer/Art Director with strengths in Adobe CS, branding, project management, public speaking, and team leadership skills, with extensive knowledge of Multimedia and Production processes. I have experience in design, marketing, and advertising across industries such as finance, media, and technology.
Experience
- Multimedia Design Specialist · Apple Bank2021-10-01 – 2026-03-01
• Successful rebrand and modernization of all Marketing assets • Designed all digital and print ads, posters, OOH billboards, brochures and animated digital signage seen throughout the branches, as well as assets for our website and social media • Instrumental in rollout of digital signage initiative for the branches: working closely with internal and external stakeholders for installations, IT connectivity, remote access for playlist scheduling, and point person with outside back end vendors • The New York Mets and indoor track and field arena The Armory: Developed creative and produced all digital signage and advertising with these partnerships for both organizations. This included the "ribbons"seen behind home plate and in front of all seating levels at Citi Field, as well as on the scoreboards, and assets created for Instagram and our respective websites. Worked closely with partners in both organizations to insure both the Bank's and their branding were aligned and cohesive • Created Bank-branded Times Square billboard • Worked closely with multiple departments creating interactive documents, data visualization, reports and logos • Extensive video editing for internal presentations and customer facing projects • Managed freelancers and part timers
- Art Director · Hamamatsu2020-06-01 – 2021-10-01
• Working with Marketing Department, designing trade ads, branding and design for new products • Graphics and technical illustrations for scientific and electronic components
- International Art Director · American Media Inc2015-03-01 – 2017-06-01
• Successfully relaunched the new International Editions for Muscle & Fitness (UK, Germany & France) and FLEX Magazines (UK & Germany) from NYC, increasing original content by 30% • Coordinated workflow with foreign editors, translators and freelancers for the monthly output of the 5 titles • Design and layout of all covers and interior local features, specific to each country • Created and implemented style guides and consistent branding across all 5 titles
- Senior Designer/Production Manager · Energy Intelligence Group2011-04-01 – 2014-07-01
• Managed the Design & Production Team; responsible for the layout, design and publishing through multiple delivery methods of all EIG publications; scheduled all staff • Trained the Production Team in latest programs and oversaw the transition of the department from Quark to InDesign/Adobe CSS • Primary contact with Marketing Department, creating ads, brochures, promotional and collateral material for new products and services as well as for international conferences • Worked closely with outside vendors and printers to insure quality control and projects remaining on time and under budget • Led design and production of special reports and presentations for Research & Advisory division • Implemented and maintained corporate identity in all output
- Designer/Production Artist · Source Interlink Companies2008-09-01 – 2011-04-01
• Fast paced weekly magazine design and production on multiple titles including Pixie, a clothing/lifestyle catalog geared towards the “tween” market, and Soap Opera Digest
- Designer · Stan Adler Associates2004-03-01 – 2007-11-01
• Brand ID, corporate catalog and brochure development for financial clients, including Met Life, UBS and Morgan Stanley • Web design, promotional and collateral materials, heavy photo manipulation
- Art Director/Designer · Shaw & Todd Advertising2001-01-01 – 2004-12-01
• Development and execution of new business pitches • Production and creative for all ads and promotional collateral for existing accounts, including Nikon and Sartorius, direction and retouching of all photo shoots • Catalog design and art direction for fashion accounts
Education
- Purchase College, SUNYBachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Art + Design
- Pratt Institute
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