Hello.
My name is Ricky and I am a passionate art director with a creative edge who strives for developing effective and engaging design solutions. I thrive on exceeding client's expectations with compelling designs that communicate effectively and leaving behind lasting impressions while meeting their budgets and time criteria. While working in agency settings and as an independent contractor, I gained hands-on art direction, design and project management experience in both print and digital media. I am quite fortunate to have experienced working with local and national clients across various industries. If you have any questions or interest in working together on a future project please feel free to get in touch. I'll be happy to help. Thank you for visit and interest in my work.

Work Experience

June 2015 – Present | If Then | Atlanta, GA
Senior Digital Designer

August 2014 – June 2015 | Artistic Image (UTOKA) | Atlanta, GA
Art Director

June 2011 – August 2014 | Studio 101 | Atlanta, GA
Art Director, Designer – Concept and design marketing collateral and point-of-sale material for The Coca-Cola Company, Hospicelink and AMEC. Manage client services and develop B2B marketing materials for CWC. Responsible for all aspects of agency jobs from concept to completion. Assist account teams with graphic support for presentation and new business proposals.

March 2006 – June 2011 | Summit Marketing - Summit Group | Atlanta, GA
Art Director, Designer – Worked closely with Creative Director and Senior Art Directors to concept and design visual B2B and B2C campaigns for national foodservice, education, healthcare, and non-profit clients such as: The Coca-Cola Company, ACH Food Company, Kellogg’s, Barilla, Lowe’s, Arch Chemicals, Tandberg, and U.S. Army. Collaborated with studio and account teams to develop on-target visual communication that exceed client expectations. Designed e-commerce websites and e-blast campaigns; coordinate with web programmers to execute the designs online. Produced design comps, power point layouts and presentation materials for new business proposals. Led multiple product photo shoots for The Coca-Cola Company and Kellogg’s.

January 2003 – February 2006 | Baseline Sportsmedia | Athens, GA
Senior Graphic Designer – Developed creative promotional sports marketing media for collegiate athletics programs. Managed, designed, and produced supportive campaign material: posters, schedule cards, media guides, ticket brochures, annual reports, and publication ads from concept through production. Producing highly successful campaigns resulted in the expansion of company’s client portfolio to include Universities of Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida; Auburn University, Florida State University, Tulane University, Boston College, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and CSS-TV.

Education
University of Georgia, Athens, GA – 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Emphasis in Graphic Design
• Graduated Cum Laude
• Consistent Dean’s List 1998-2002

Awards/Recognition
Peak Performer Award – Summit Marketing – 2011
ACE Awards – Coca-Cola Promotional Catalogs – 2008

Ricky Tse
706.340.0127
rtse13@gmail.com