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Kevin Palmer
Creative Direction,
United States
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Kevin Palmer
Creative Direction,
United States
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If there is one thing that Kevin has learned in his nearly 15 years of experience, it's that concept is king, as long as it's on-strategy. This "Creative Aficionado" has proven to be a "jack-of-all-trades" and has even managed to master some. He once worked as a demo artist for Alias | Wavefront teaching 3d animation. On another occasion he branded a company, shot all the photography and directed the construction of the entire product catalog himself. And once, he even refinished the interior of a yacht (not his own). Kevin is very logical and analytical. He loves the technical aspects of things, not just the creative. He's currently in the process of rebuilding a motorcycle and recently launched a tech startup ideaMASS.com. Let's just say he likes to keep busy.
Kevin's personality traits
Perfectionist. Movie snob.
Interesting facts about Kevin
Lived in Hawaii. Part Native American.
E X P E R I E N C E
Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, TX | June, 2009 - Present
+ Creative Manager
Responsible for overall school branding & messaging, print marketing materials and advertising (on and off-line). Manage on and off-site workers for various, simultaneous projects. In the process of helping redesign the website and position the school's social presence.
HEAVYGIANT.com Houston, TX | May, 2007 - Present
+ Owner | Creative Director
Creative/art direction and production for various companies on a contract basis. Brands include The Discovery Channel, TLC, United Way, Duke Medicine and Rice University.
Jennings, Chapel Hill, NC | March, 2005 – May, 2007
+ Art Director | Associate Creative Director
Art Director title but performed the role of Associate Creative Director for this mid-sized agency. Established Art Direction and supervised production of creative in print, TV and interactive. Presented concepts to clients. Worked directly with outside vendors to ensure creative vision. Other responsibilities included interviewing new employees, managing junior staff and freelancers. Some of the brands serviced were Volvo Trucks, UNC Health Care, Häfele and Eurosport.
whiteOrangedesign, Sugar Land, TX | September, 2002 - 2005
+ Owner | Creative Director
Founded full service agency. Projects included TV, outdoor, direct-mail, product catalogs, photography, web design and maintenance. Coordinated and lead creative team of remote sub-contractors. Worked with budgets ranging in size from corporations to small businesses. Just some of the brands serviced included Igloo, John Deere, Travelocity and Betsey Johnson.
Anadarko The Woodlands, TX | February, 1998 - January, 2005
+ Dynamic Projects Supervisor
Responsible for Creative and Art direction, photography, color correction and retouching, videography, video and audio editing, music composition, 3d animation, interactive design, and web design projects. Supervised and guided the creative team in the planning of internal and external advertising/marketing.
Digital Reality, Houston, TX | May, 1997 - February, 1998
+ Artist | Animator | Technologist
Lead on projects for major corporate accounts dealing directly with clients. Tasks ranging from 3d animation, web development, interactive CD, video editing, music composition and other creative tasks.
SGI - Alias | Wavefront, Houston, TX | June, 1996 - January, 1997
+ Applications Engineer Internship
Provided training and support to customers in the central region of the U.S. Demonstrated Alias PowerAnimator/Maya and SGI hardware at various trade shows as well as on-site to existing and prospective customers.
S P E C I A L S K I L L S
+ Hardware
Professional Film, Digital Photography, Video and Audio and Lighting Equipment
+ Operating Systems
Windows | Macintosh | Unix
+ Software
Adobe CS | Flash | After Effects | Premiere | Maya
+ Beta Testing
Alias/Maya - Arete Digital Nature Tools, Paint Effects | Phase One - Capture One
The Valis Group - Pixel Putty Solo
E D U C A T I O N
+ Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX | 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts Advertising and Graphic Design
+ San Jacinto College Central, Pasadena, TX | 1996
Associate of Applied Science in Music Business
Specializing in Audio Engineering
+ Training and Affiliations
Advanced Macromedia Flash and Director and Adobe Premiere certifications, Advertising Photographers of America (had photo published in Picture Magazine).
+ ADDITIONAL REFERENCES PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
+ Addy Awards, Raleigh, NC | 2007
Gold Addy Award for JenningsCo.com website.
+ Addy Awards, Houston, TX | 2007
Silver Addy Award for PinkKoiFish.com website.
+ Telly Awards, National | 2006 & 2007
Won five Telly Awards for UNC "Connections" TV campaign.
+Aster Awards, National | 2007
Won Gold and Silver awards for UNC "Connections" outdoor and print.
+ Marcom Awards, National | 2006
Platinum Marcom award for UNC "Connections" campaign.
+ National Health Information Award | 2006
Won award for UNC "Connections" campaign.
+ Silver Spur/Best of Texas, Texas PR Association, Houston, TX | 2003
Award for Anadarko Gulf of Mexico digital media CDROM kit.
