Eric Savage
Illustration, Battle Ground Washington United States
 
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Contact details
15001 NE Hammond Rd
Battle Ground
Tel: 503 8308422
Brief Summary
I love doing it all. Illustration. Branding. Strategy. Experiential Design. Television and Video. Photography. Even Copywriting. Above all, I like making people smile and interact.
Clients
DAT Solutions
3M Corporation
General Foods
Nissan
Chrysler-Plymouth
Dodge
Volvo
Burgerville USA
Taylor-Made Adidas Golf
Weinhard's Brewing
eVineyard
Shindaiwa
Leupold
Indonesia
Disney Studios
Providence Hospital 
Digimarc
Tektronix
Intel
Capital One
Sage Software
Lucent Technologies
Pacificorp
Itron
Professional Experience
Eric Savage
503-830-8422 Portland, Oregon
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[email protected] www.savagecreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/savagecreative

ROI Driven Creative Director
Lead Generation. Customer Acquisition. Growing Loyalty. Moving the Needle.

Providing a unique combination of strategic skills to streamline budgets and accelerate brand building. Leverage team building developed from owning a multiple office ad agency. Combine effective writing, design, illustration and digital strategies. Improve results with in-depth direct marketing analytics and testing.

Core Strengths:
Creative Team Management & Growth | Strategic Brand Development | Digital Marketing & Automation | Breakthrough Concept Development & Execution

Software Skills:
Adobe Illustrator | PhotoShop | InDesign | Premiere | Flash | Dreamweaver | Quark | Camtasia Prezi | Excel | Word | PowerPoint | iMovie | WordPress | Power Director | G-Suite | Marketo Google Analytics

Professional Experience:

Savage Creative, Portland, OR 2018-Present
Owner, Creative Director
Re-launched freelance services with newly added social media and Google analytic skills. Strengthen web site design and content, brand building and interaction strategies. Offer traditional hand drawing skills, computer generated illustrations and graphic design.

DAT Solutions, Beaverton, OR 2013-2018
Marketing Manager
Managed trade shows and created exhibit designs and Promotions. Led print and web advertising creative and budgets. Created, produced and analyzed email and direct mail campaigns.
• Championed 26 Trade Shows ending each year under budget and increasing lead generation 300%
• Created a new standard in customer appreciation events through interactive entertainment
• Expanded the promotional offerings and reduced the budget through co-sponsorship with Cabela’s with a 20% discount and free shipping of contest prizes
• Reduced the warehousing and fulfillment budget by 75% through vendor restructuring and utilizing digital fulfillment software

Savage Creative, Portland, OR 2006-2013
Owner, Creative Director
Offered brand creation, business development, special promotions, graphic design, copywriting and Public Relations (PR) along with traditional hand drawn and computer generated illustrations.
• Provided a single source for the New Eagle Landing Golf Community with graphic design, copywriting, PR, web design and advertising saving 2 months of development
• Created the 1st all digital trade show booth and content for the transportation Industry, strengthening the DAT Solutions brand as leader in technology
• Introduced StarProg, a new concept in online games, challenging viewers to predict daily news and sporting event outcomes to earn monthly prizes
• Branded and launched ENetPress Publishing, an online bookstore, designing over 200 Book Covers

Alloy Red, Portland, OR 2005-2006
Vice President, Creative Director
Led a team of writers, designers, web developers and producers through new business pitches, creative concepts, final production, testing, rollout and fulfillment.
• Developed brand strategy, web interface, advertising and marketing of iMark.com, a start-up online industrial equipment marketplace leading to the sale of the start-up for $350M
• Created integrated mail and Internet campaign, generating over 45K new leads for Tango Web Development Software

Savage Creative, Portland, OR 2002-2005
Owner, Creative Director
Offered clients unique creative concepts and production for special promotions and brand building utilizing graphic design, copywriting and illustration services
• Event and product launch promotions for Burgerville Restaurants pushing capacity limits for attendance and operational efficiency
• Re-Introduced Anchor Steam, ABC Stout and Tiger Beer as “The Beers of Singapore”, creating new awareness for older consumer brands and designed a trial package to taste all three
• Re-Branded Z100 Radio Station from a hard-rock focus to a top 40 modern visual experience

Rosen/Brown Direct, Portland, OR 1996-2002
Vice President, Creative Director
Led a team of direct response copywriters, art directors, web developers and producers to combine elegant brand building with solid direct response techniques and strategies
• Performed new product test marketing for 3M Corporation’s new electronic presentation products, resulting in the savings of $4.5 M in marketing by identifying unwanted products
• Increased lead generation for Lucent Technology new products by 78% by driving prospects to an online lead capture site through direct mail and email

Additional Relevant Experience:

Harris Savage Massey Advertising, Portland, OR
Partner, Creative Director
McCann Erickson Advertising, Portland, OR
Art Director

Major Awards Earned:

Recognizing Both Results and Creativity – Direct Marketing Association Echo Awards based on Results, Public Relations Pioneer Awards, Portland Ad Federation Rosey Awards, American Advertising Federation NW and National Addy Awards, Telly Awards, Clio Awards, Bernbach Award, Spotlight Awards, American Scene Award, Best In The West Awards, The One Show Awards and an Emmy Nomination for Public Service Television. Selected Judge - The Best In The West Awards, The Clio Awards and The Echo Awards.

Speaking Opportunities:

Direct Marketing Association Annual International Conference - Speaker for Weekend Creative Session entitled “Going Against the Grain“.
University of Portland - Advertising and Marketing Course Guest Speaker
Advanced College Prep Teen Lecture Series - Guest Speaker


Education & Professional Development:

Bachelor of Art (BA), Commercial Art - The Burnley School of Professional Art (Now the Seattle Institute of Art), Seattle, WA - Winner of the Senior Portfolio Scholarship Competition
New School for Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA- Post Graduate Illustration Classes
Digital Marketing Training - Certified Google Analytics Training, Marketo Training
Additional Educational Seminars, Retreats and Training - Business Management, Direct Marketing Copywriting, Creative Brainstorming, Effective Team Building, Testing for Direct Marketing, New Business Development and Public Speaking.


 
Awards and Recognition
Major Awards Earned:

Recognizing Both Results and Creativity – Direct Marketing Association Echo Awards based on Results, Public Relations Pioneer Awards, Portland Ad Federation Rosey Awards, American Advertising Federation NW and National Addy Awards, Telly Awards, Clio Awards, Bernbach Award, Spotlight Awards, American Scene Award, Best In The West Awards, The One Show Awards and an Emmy Nomination for Public Service Television. Selected Judge - The Best In The West Awards, The Clio Awards and The Echo Awards.

Speaking Opportunities:

Direct Marketing Association Annual International Conference - Speaker for Weekend Creative Session entitled “Going Against the Grain“.
University of Portland - Advertising and Marketing Course Guest Speaker
Advanced College Prep Teen Lecture Series - Guest Speaker 
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