Rick Ramsey
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Leveraging strategic vision, business acumen, and artistic talent to deliver high-impact marketing, print, and e-commerce projects. Accomplished, well-rounded professional with 20+ years experience in visual strategy and conceptual brand development in fashion & beauty. Able to readily translate business requirements into effective advertising and other promotional campaigns. Significant experience in creative problem solving. Capable of directing, leading and motivating cross-functional creative teams to effectively execute a visual concept. Recognized for managing multiple projects while meeting deadlines and budget requirements. Stylist with polished skills in all aspects of photo and editorial shoots including outfitting, hair and make-up, model selection and accessorizing.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Art Director
06.2024 - Current
- Conceptualized creative visual design content for various clients
- Acted as liaison between clients and creative team
- Collaborated with film directors, producers and editors.
Freelance Set Designer/ Prop Stylist
Ken Barboza Associates Inc. Creative Talent Agency
02.2024 - Current
- Participated in collaborative pre-production meetings with creative team members
- Proficient in communicating creative ideas via storyboard presentations, computer graphics, scale drafting and illustration
- Coordinated with contractors, set builders and carpenters
- Comprehensive understanding of interior design
- Extensive resource pool of prop houses, and high-end furniture designers in NYC.
Celebrity Fashion Stylist
Ken Barboza Associates Inc. Creative Talent Agency NYC
12.1995 - Current
- Developed celebrity relationships
- Enhanced and protected celebrity images
- Effectively integrated celebrity image, with brand concepts and specifications
- Kept abreast of current fashion trends
- Formed an in-depth point of view and overall knowledge of fashion
- Seamlessly integrated fashion expertise with readership and Brand
- Established a press office and market resource contact list
- Established designer, showroom and vendor relationships
- Oversaw all editorial credits
- Responsible for fashion pull, overseeing packing & transporting garments for domestic location shoots
- Executed customs requirements for international location shoots
- Managed expenses and wardrobe budgets up to $45,000
- Cultivated a comprehensive knowledge of alterations, foundation garments, proportion illusion and optimizing garment design
- Collaborated with model casting hair stylists, makeup artists, and photographers to realize and deliver creative direction.
Assistant Fashion Editor
ESSENCE Magazine
07.1993 - 12.1995
- Covered Fashion Week at Bryant Park
- Responsible for accurate forecasting analysis
- Developed solid writing ability, Crafted fashion news and features to meet journalistic standards
- Conceptualized relevant fashion editorials directly correlated with trends
- Managed fashion copy as well as T.O.C
- For multiple 2-8 page fashion spreads per issue
- Production responsibilities included fashion inventory, cataloging and safely transporting up to $250,000 in high-end fashion, accessories and luxury goods, to and from studio/ location photo shoots, both international and domestic.
Fashion & Accessories Market Editor
ESSENCE Magazine
01.1991 - 07.1993
- Building and maintaining designer showroom relationships
- Covering fashion week, trade shows and fashion and accessory events
- Directly responsible for cataloging and editing monthly fashion pulls
- Coordinating multiple, monthly fashion presentations for fashion director review.
Education
Skills
- Wardrobe Styling
- Prop Styling
- Still life Styling
- On Figure Styling
- Wardrobe prep
- Costume History
- Costume Designing
- Sewing
- Trend Analysis
- Designer/Vendor Relations
- Model Casting
- Hair & Makeup Direction
- Location Scouting
- Set Design
- Set Building
- Client Relations
- Copywriting & Editing
- MS Word
- Excel
- Mac Platform
- Adobe Photo Shop
- Illustrator
Personal Information
Title: ART DIRECTOR & STYLIST
Timeline
Freelance Art Director
06.2024 - Current
Freelance Set Designer/ Prop Stylist
Ken Barboza Associates Inc. Creative Talent Agency
02.2024 - Current
Celebrity Fashion Stylist
Ken Barboza Associates Inc. Creative Talent Agency NYC
12.1995 - Current
Assistant Fashion Editor
ESSENCE Magazine
07.1993 - 12.1995
Fashion & Accessories Market Editor
ESSENCE Magazine
01.1991 - 07.1993
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