joshua sukosd

I am proud to join the Ntara team as their new Creative Director as we enter a time of growth and progress within the agency. My role will be to lead and grow a fantastic team of digital creatives, update the agency's creative process, and help inspire a stronger culture of creativity and passion for the amazing brands we work with. More to come...

I've spent time working with a wide variety of clients and agencies across the country creating digital, print, and UX design work for Abbott Nutrition, Cardinal Health, ClubCrown, Elmer's, Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Lifetronic Systems, Nationwide Insurance, OhioHealth, Owens Corning, Surescripts, TaylorMade Golf and more. These projects included (but were not limited to) brainstorming creative concepts, leading creative teams (both onsite and remotely), researching competition, user personas and journeys, leading focus groups, A/B testing multiple design iterations, design execution, wireframes, and client interactions. You can view a small collection of my work here: https://www.behance.net/joshuasukosd At SPADE DIGITAL I am known for: mentoring, art direction, creative direction, digital design, UX/UI and wireframe design, public speaking, process refinement, brainstorming, team leadership, storytelling, branding, research and testing, typography, problem solving, and copy writing.

* Job duties included creating graphics for promotional * materials for all company wide events, parties and meetings * presentation templates and materials for client meetings * press releases * award submission entries * and business * cards for the global corporation. I was also a part of the new * business acquisition team and created collateral for * successful new business pitches for American Signatures * Inc/Value City Furniture, Baby Einstein, Bass Pro Shops, * Discover Card, ESPN, Midas, PetSmart, Samsung and United * Airlines.

* Job duties include participating in all aspects of the content * creation process for new digital and printed material including: * Lead brainstorms and creative development meetings * Interface design, User interaction and experience flow * Art direction/design of content for print media, trade show * booths, iPad iVA apps, and for all digital channels * Photography/video asset selection * Coordinate with developers to finalize vision * Present work to senior creative and clients * I work on content development for Abbott, ALIMTA, Edarbi, * Edarbyclor, Elanco, Eli Lilly, Gemzar, GSW, ImClone, Lilly * Oncology, Pedialyte and Takeda.

* Job duties included managing a team of production designers, * designers, sr. designers, interaction designers, and copy * writers in day-to-day creation, execution, and implementation * of creative concepts and content for digital work. I was also * involved in all aspects of the content creation process for * digital material including: * Led brainstorms and creative development meetings * Interface design, User interaction and experience flow * Art direction/design of content for all digital channels * Photography/video asset selection * Presented work to senior creative and clients * Coordinated with developers to finalize vision * I had the unique opportunity to art direct sets, props, and * wardrobe design for a DiGiorno Pizza campaign, as well as art * direct photo shoots for DiGiorno Pizza. * I worked on creative digital development for Adobe, Autodesk, * Bose, Cardinal Health, CatChow, DiGiorno, Fancy Feast, Gillette * Venus, Petcentric, Seventh Generation and Speck.

* Job duties included participating in all aspects of the content * creation process for new web and digital material for * Marlboro.com including: * Led brainstorms and creative development meetings * Interface design, User interaction and experience flow * Art direction/design of content for all digital channels * Photography selection * Presented work to senior creative and account teams * Coordinated with Flash developers to finalize vision * I also worked on creative web development for Marlboro, * Marlboro Brand Source, Marlboro SNUS, Skoal, Virginia Slims, * and Leo Burnett’s Cannes Prediction 2010 blog. I also * participated in new product development for Marlboro. * Non-Philip Morris work included designing an iPad app * showcasing Leo Burnett’s best interactive digital work, * mentoring a traditional media art director in digital media * and design, and I assisted the new business team in winning * the Chase United Mileage Plus business.

I oversaw creative design and UX/UI for all digital properties for the 41 local TV news stations in our portfolio. This included ground-up redesigns of all websites, in-house mobile apps, and a new proprietary CMS tool for all of our broadcast stations. I lead creative on multiple projects that worked with third-party agencies collecting research, A/B testing design iterations, and polling internal groups to achieve our brand's vision. Also, being the only creative on the digital team, I routinely created graphics for landmark news events, such as: the Super Bowl, the summer and winter Olympics, elections, and natural disasters. At TEGNA I was known for: creative direction, digital design, UX/UI and wireframe design, public speaking, process refinement, brainstorming, team leadership, branding, research and testing, and typography.

* I taught freshman Intro to Advertising & Graphic Design and sophomore Principles of Design II. 2015 - 2016 Teaching Excellence Award Recipient * only adjunct professor to be nominated)