Phil Bruni
Barrington,IL
Summary
Innovative Creative Director with a background in leading cross-functional teams to develop, build and roll out compelling creative concepts. Strengths include fostering creativity, strategic thinking and effective communication to drive brand identity and market positioning. Influence noticeable in previous roles through successful campaigns across various digital platforms, improving brand visibility and customer engagement. Customers range from commercial to large enterprise, across all industry verticals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Creative Director
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Chicago, IL
08.2018 - Current
- Collaborate with multiple departments to execute projects and develop integrated solutions for internal and external campaigns.
- Initiate innovative approaches to content creation and delivery across multiple digital platforms, with a major focus on video storytelling.
- Manage and directed the creative process from concept to completion, ensuring projects met all milestones, budgets, and quality standards.
- Work closely and create great relationships with customers' senior executives and directors.
- Manage external vendors to produce high-quality deliverables within budget constraints.
- Manage a team of writers, producers, editors, motion designers, and project managers with a hands-on approach to successfully accomplish daily work and special projects.
- Utilized data and analytics to measure the impact of creative initiatives, making data-driven decisions to guide future strategies.
- Cultivate a high-energy and positive culture within the team with fun rituals and team off-sites.
Content Manager & Creative Director
Salesforce
Chicago, IL
03.2013 - 08.2018
- Managed all content delivery activities for the implementation services marketing organization.
- Created a pre-sales storytelling program that showed the 'art of the possible' to customers and worked directly with sales to close deals.
- Directly created, or managed the creation of, executive keynote films for the services organization.
- Worked closely and developed great relationships with customers' senior executives.
- Planned, designed, and managed the build of two major websites.
- Managed a small team of creatives to execute content for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Developed fun approaches to organizing content for easy access by users.
- Helped raise $30k+ for charity over 5 years with the Salesforce band.
Digital Marketing Manager
Model Metrics
Chicago, IL
12.2011 - 03.2013
- Created content to assist in the execution of digital marketing campaigns, to drive website traffic, and increase brand awareness.
- Analyzed data from Google Analytics, Adwords, and other sources to track performance of campaigns.
- Built and managed a brand new, mobile-ready company website.
- Managed all marketing content.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Music
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, IL05-2006
Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Creative vision
- Visual storytelling
- Campaign Planning
- Content Strategy
- Art Direction
- Team Development & Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Adobe Premiere Pro / Photoshop
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Italian
Limited
Websites
Timeline
Executive Creative Director
Cisco Systems, Inc.
08.2018 - Current
Content Manager & Creative Director
Salesforce
03.2013 - 08.2018
Digital Marketing Manager
Model Metrics
12.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Music
University of Illinois At Chicago
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