ABOUT TEXTER CREATIVE
Amy Texter is an art director and photographer with over 20 years of experience in leading creative from ideation to results for a wide range of brands and products in entertainment, automotive, electronic, financial, beauty, travel, and fashion industries.
EXPERIENCE
Associate Creative Director
Midnight Oil
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Ideate and execute creative for press kits, influencer mailers, specialty packaging, key art, corrugate POP displays, advertising campaigns and branding
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Assist the creative director in inspiring and leading the retail and packaging creative team
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Present creative work to clients
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Provide photography services
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Clients include Disney, Hulu, Lionsgate, Universal, Fox, Sony, Fitbit and Green Dot
Art Director / Project Manager
Lionsgate
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Manage digital and print creative services for entertainment campaigns
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Collaborate with marketing and vendors to develop strategic campaigns
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Hands on design of key art, specialty packaging, ads, corrugated displays, SVOD/EST artwork
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Allocate budgets
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Overseeing copy writing, illustration and design
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Art direct photo shoots
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Brand ambassador for TV and family franchises
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Provide filmmakers support and direction in the development of new properties
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Liaison between Lionsgate, vendors and partners
Art Director
e2amp inc.
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Art direct digital and print campaigns
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Design key art, package design, brochures, branding, ads, billboards, websites
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Maximize work flow and productivity
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Clients include Disney, Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, Bruckheimer Studios, Lotus Cars, JVC
Art Director
Autoland, LLC
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Lead creative services in print and digital for west coast automotive buying service
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Concept and execute branding, brochures, posters, inserts, banners, website, digital ads, PowerPoint presentations
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Develop strategic quarterly campaigns and prize packages
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Collaborate with business partners on quarterly co-branded campaigns
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Manage and hire art department staff and vendors
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Manage department budgets and print buying
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Attend press checks
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Creative copywriting
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Distribute promotional prizes
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Construct and manage visuals for presentations and trade shows
Graphic Designer
Guest Informant
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Designed print ads and editorial spread for lifestyle and travel publications
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Assisted creative director on special projects
VISUAL RESEARCHER/PRODUCTION DESIGN ASSISTANT
JET SETS/JUST IMAGINE
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Assisted production designer in designing sets for television commercials
ART TEACHER
KIDS ART, LA CANADA, CA
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Taught color theory, cartooning, drawing, sculpting and painting

AWARDS
West Coast POP Show: Specialty Packaging 2013
1st Place Winner: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete Classic Series Collection
Digital Photo Pro’s 3rd Annual First Impressions Photo Contest 2014
Second Place Winner: Portrait of Khalia Fraizer
(There were over 2,500 entries and with two photos in the finals.)
Digital Photo Pro’s The Face 2014
Finalist: Little Reaper One Sheet