Paul J. Gorski
611 6th Street, East Northport, NY 11731
Tel: 631-757-7099
Cell: 631-335-7625
E-mail: Paulgorski@optonline.net
Professional Background:
12/88–01/06 Overseas Military Sales Group, Woodbury, NY 11797
- 500 million dollar dealer/distributor of automobiles representing the following product lines: DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Harley-Davidson, Buell, Audi, Volkswagen, Toyota, Honda and Polaris
Senior Art Director – 06/99–present
- Highly motivated self-starter with strong creative abilities
- Exceedingly effective in multi-tasking many time sensitive creative projects
- Consistently recognized for meeting tight deadlines while managing projects from creative process and production through to fulfillment
- Responsible for creative materials including magazine ads, newspaper ads, flyers, posters, brochures, banners, point of purchase materials and sales collateral materials for this half a billion dollar a year international corporation supporting a business segment selling 20,000 vehicles annually to overseas customers
- Transformed the company marketing program from being wholly outsourced to a fully functional department with a budget of 2.1 millions dollars
- Created marketing materials and programs specifically targeted to the U.S. Military Overseas, Diplomats, Expatriates and Foreign Nationals
Staff Artist – 12/88–06/99
- Responsible for designing advertisements, flyers and letterheads Implemented desktop publishing within the marketing department
- Accountable for mechanical and pre-production execution
Proficiencies:
- Strong knowledge of the global marketplace
- Pre-production and post-production processes
- Consumer and business-to-business advertising
- Ability to manage and mentor new designers and freelancers
- Managed production work-flow, including fulfillment
- Extensive communication with manufacturer partners and international sales force
- Package design
Additional Experience:
7/87–12/88 The JN Company Advertising Agency, Inc. Junior Art Director
- Designed and produced majority of print material
- Designed basic layouts for presentations
- Worked extensively on mechanical production
Computer Skills:
- Strong knowledge of Quark 6.5, Photoshop 8.0, Illustrator 11.0.0,
- InDesign CS,
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0
Freelance:
- Faller, Klenk and Quinlan Advertising
- Bartholomew Associates Advertising
- Washington Mutual
- Sbarros Pizza
- Auto Exchange
- Northwestern Mutual
- Dealer Benefits Services
- Business Benefits Services
- Welan Media
- Lifetime Brands
Education:
Syracuse University, BFA Advertising Design, 1987 Dean’s List
References and Portfolio furnished upon request.