Mary Quick
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Talented and results-oriented creative professional with experience leading teams, managing budgets and developing strategies to engage target audiences. Proven track record of developing successful and innovative advertising and marketing campaigns that improve brand visibility and increase revenue. Possesses excellent eye for detail and nuanced understanding of brand voice and messaging.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Principle
mary quick creative
02.2023 - Current
- Serviced international and regional design clients such as Baltimore City Public schools, International Council on Clean Transportation on projects including brand identities, 20+ page technical reports, social content calendar recommendations, UX website evaluations and time-sensitive presentation materials.
Senior Designer
icf next
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Led design efforts on projects ranging from social, digital campaigns to educational conference materials and annual reports for high-profile clients BGE Energy and National Institutes of Health (NIH), managing multiple deadlines and large, corporate culture with diverse teams of stakeholders and client contacts. I managed competing deadlines for over 12+ active projects, on average.
V.p., Senior Art Director
gkv advertising
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Art directed Addy-winning 15+ integrated digital campaigns for numerous clients, exceeding key metric goals by large margins over multiple years while being mindful of budget constraints, deadlines.
- In addition to campaign materials, designed 10+ Amazon e-commerce pages, CRM emails, shopper marketing assets and campaign landing pages.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
V.p., Design Director
gkv advertising
02.2006 - 05.2022
- Crafted breakthrough brand identities and design systems for companies ranging in size from start-ups to global corporations.
- Art Directed teams of photographers, stylists, animators, videographers and junior designers for over 10 different social media accounts including McCormick and French's Mustard. Increased social engagement by more than 100%, year over year, according to key metric data
Senior Designer
gkv advertising
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Designed collateral, logos, packaging, trade and event materials for clients including Loyola College of Maryland, Penn State and Medicare.
- Received 10+ design, P.R. and marketing awards including PRSA, Effie and Addy Awards for client work.
Education
B.S. Sociology and Anthropology -
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. Publications Design -
University of Baltimore
Continuing Education - UX/UI, Illustration
Maryland Institute College of Art
Skills
- Art direction
- Print design
- Motion design
- Social design
- UI/UX
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Suite
- Figma
- Canva
Websites
Awards
- 2023, Addy Award, Integrated Digital Campaign, Silver, No Yolks Noodles
- 2023, Addy Award, Animated Social Post, Silver, Segafredo Zanetti
- 2022, Addy Award, Integrated Digital Campaign, Gold, Segafredo Zanetti
- 2022, Addy Award, Animated Social Post, Gold, Segafredo Zanetti
- 2022, Addy Award, Illustration, Gold, Segafredo Zanetti
- 2022, Addy Award, Illustration, Silver, Segafredo Zanetti
References
- Mark Rosica, Creative Director, GKV Advertising, 410.491.6198, markrosica@gmail.com
- Scott Rasmussen, Creative Director, GKV Advertising, 410.766.0496, scottaras@comcast.net
Timeline
Senior Designer
icf next
07.2023 - 01.2024
Principle
mary quick creative
02.2023 - Current
V.p., Senior Art Director
gkv advertising
05.2022 - 02.2023
V.p., Design Director
gkv advertising
02.2006 - 05.2022
Senior Designer
gkv advertising
01.2000 - 01.2006
B.S. Sociology and Anthropology -
Virginia Commonwealth University
M.A. Publications Design -
University of Baltimore
Continuing Education - UX/UI, Illustration
Maryland Institute College of Art