resume - Scott Menk

Scott Menk
Art Director + Designer
Professional Experience
Details
BACKBOARD
Software Skills / Capabilities
[Owner / Creative Director ] February 2015 - Current
• Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
As part of a small organization, I am responsible for overseeing and executing all creative
• Brand Development
aspects of many projects. Backboard is a creative organization that focuses on creative
• Creative Development and Expression
solutions, high profile branding, event promotion, and cause marketing.
• Art Direction + Design
• Marketing Communications
Scott Menk Creative
[Owner / Designer / Art Director ] December 2014 - Current
• Product Packaging
• Outdoor Advertising
• Print Advertising
Responsible for building authentic brands through design. Assist in growing products,
• Story boarding
individuals, and companies projects/campaigns from concept to completion. Develop
• Video Content
creative solutions that align with strategies while utilizing strategic thinking, pinpoint
• Logos / Identities
execution, and a malleable design style. Known for working in Traditional, Packaging,
• Branding
Interactive, Digital, Environmental, and Brand Development.
• Merchandise design
• Poster Design
MakeMusic
[Art Director] May 2012 – December 2014
• Environmental Design
• Stationary Design
• Brochures Creation
Responsible for creating all graphic and visual materials for MakeMusic, a world leader in
• E-mail Campaign Development
music technology. MakeMusic products include Finale,Garritan, and SmartMusic.
• Trade Show Design
Tasked to grow and form an in-house creative department for a world wide brand, and
build relationships with outside creative firms, freelance designers and photographers.
Responsibilities include branding, promotions, advertisements, social media, packaging,
and instruction materials through a variety of media outlets such as web applications, print,
photo and video.
Nemer Fieger
[Graphic Designer] September 2010 – May 2012
Responsible for design, television, websites, and social media campaigns for both customer
service and non-profit industries. Focused on creating concepts that were hybrid in nature
and had potential to stretch across a variety of media to reach consumers.
Duties also consisted of concepting, branding, art direction, design, production art, and
building relationships with print vendors.
Clarity Coverdale Fury
[Creative Internship] May 2010 – September 2010
Focused on interactive and print design. Worked closely with art directors, web designers,
and social media strategist.
• Event Material Creation
• Digital Advertising / Marketing
• Social Media Creative Strategy
• Mobile Design
• Front-end web design
• Dreamweaver and Flash
• HTML, CSS, and WordPress
• SEO
• Final Cut Pro
• Photography and Videography
• Mac OS and Windows PC
Awards
[Silver at Ad Fed’s The Show]
November 2010
Education
[Winona State University] 2006 – 2010
Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major
in Graphic Design and Advertising.
Responsibilities consisted of concepting, creating, coding, and pre-flighting projects for print.
Designed promotional materials, interactive pieces, and assisted in creating and maintaining
the CCF website.
11326 Friar Lane Minnetonka, MN 55305 • 651.210.3053 • [email protected] • scottmenk.com
CONCEPT. CREATE. COMPLETE.