Robert Stanzler
Creative Director
Detroit,United States
Summary
- Skilled Creative Director adept at overseeing writers, designers and artists to accomplish challenging objectives. Excellent communicator, problem solver and detail-oriented manager proficient in business operations and customer needs.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Creative Director
Detroit Mercantile Company
DETROIT, MI
04.2012 - 12.2022
- Designed work that strongly communicated brand narrative, goals and concepts.
- Managed writers, artists, designers and project managers with hands-on approach to successfully accomplish daily work and special projects.
- Acted as digital brand champion, delivering compelling and consistent brand narrative across channels.
- Generated and presented new ideas, insights and thought leadership at industry events and conferences.
- Curated ancillary libraries to share trends, innovation and new resources.
- Conferred with clients to determine objectives, budget and background information.
- Oversaw branding guidelines for current trademark regulations and photo usage for outside media requests.
Creative Design Director
Detroit Mfg. brand
Detroit, MI
10.2005 - 03.2012
- Created corporate brands by designing cohesive looks between logos and letterheads.
- Identified and used scalable frameworks to tackle structural problems with design content.
- Exhibited storytelling and persuasive techniques to build trust and establish relationships with teams and partners.
- Researched development methods to facilitate design implementation.
- Consulted on tone, style and subject matter, driving layout and design.
- Worked with creative personnel to establish and create designs related to brand and communications.
Founder/Creative Design Director
Made in Detroit brand
Detroit, MI
03.1991 - 10.2005
- Oversaw and trained highly talented teams of designers, providing guidance and support to complete work on time and within project parameters.
- Supervised several projects simultaneously, maintaining profitability of each and consistently exceeding design expectations.
- Scheduled and managed photoshoots for up to 20 people.
- Facilitated new processes within department, alleviating repetition and boosting overall team productivity.
- Worked with creative personnel to establish and create designs related to brand and communications.
- Applied holistic, customer-focused approaches to drive design strategy.
- Built and lead cross-discipline creative team to build a grassroots startup into a nationally-known brand.
- Exited the company I founded profitably.
Education
Advanced Paralegal Certification - Intellectual Property Paralegal Specialty Studies
05.2023 - Current
Certificate of Paralegal Studies - Paralegal Studies
04.2023
Associate of Arts - English Language / Film Studies
09.2008 - 05.2011
Skills
- Creative team leadership
- Campaign development
- Corporate identity branding
- Photographic editing
- Strategic leadership
- Deadline-oriented
- Marketing expertise
Timeline
UC Berkeley - Advanced Paralegal Certification, Intellectual Property Paralegal Specialty Studies
05.2023 - Current
Creative Director - Detroit Mercantile Company
04.2012 - 12.2022
Wayne State University - Associate of Arts, English Language / Film Studies
09.2008 - 05.2011
Creative Design Director - Detroit Mfg. brand
10.2005 - 03.2012
Founder/Creative Design Director - Made in Detroit brand
03.1991 - 10.2005
Boston University - Certificate of Paralegal Studies, Paralegal Studies
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