Cassandra Nguyen can be contacted at
cassandra@cassandraworks.com.
Download a PDF of this resume
here.
Education
2000-2004 Parsons School of Design, BFA
Experience
September 2009 - Present // Leblon Cachaça, Creative Director
+ Create strategic campaigns for existing products utilizing traditional medias as well as events and PR
+ Develop new branding and package designs for upcoming products
+ Manage designers and interns to ensure deadlines are met
October 2007 - February 2009 // Rockstar Games, Art Director
+ Created strategic advertising campaigns for games such as Grand Theft Auto IV, Midnight Club
+ Developed creative for advertising as well as worked on product design, logo design.
+ Executed campaigns from concept through production
June 2007- October 2007 // McCann Erickson, Art Director
+ Created campaigns for accounts such as Verizon, Nikon and IBM using
media including direct mail, microsites and banner ads.
+ Executed campaigns all the way through production
+ Gained further experience working directly with clients
2006 - 2009 // Sleeping Tree Films, Freelance Art Director
+ Created complete branding package including logos, collateral, websites and advertisements
+ Oversaw all work from conception to production, including updates
+ Developed strong client relations
2004 - June 2007 // The Brooklyn Brothers, Art Director
+ Gained experience in both art direction and copywriting
+ Worked directly and intensely across all media including outdoor, tv, product design,
logo design, websites, microsites, viral videos and banner ads
+ Managed teams on both shoots (both photographic and television)
+ Gained experience in client relations
+ Played strong role as part of a team
2002 - 2007 // Wearwolf Group, Freelance Graphic Designer
+ Created concepts and designs for direct mail advertising
+ Followed projects through production
+ Maintained solid customer relations
Client List
New York Rangers, Versus Networks, Fuse TV, Pepsi, Mark Bittman, DC Shoes, History Channel, Bad Boy Records, Verizon, IBM, Nikon, inHD, Smart Bargains
Skills
+ Excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkXPress
+ Working knowledge of Dreamweaver, Flash, FinalCut, Premiere, After Effects and DVD Studio Pro
+ Knowledge of xHTML, CSS and Actionscript
References
+ Available upon request
