My name is Scott LeBlanc and I am a veteran art director and illustrator with over 16 years of experience in the South Florida advertising world. I am also a part-time illustration and graphic design faculty member at The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale teaching classes in Advanced Digital Ilustration, Publication layout and Digital Imaging. The woman pictured with me is Andrea - my signifigantly better half who is a Graphic Designer and Web Developer. We have been married for 5 years and currentlly expecting our first child. We live in Fort Lauderdale.
I am finishing my Master of Fine Arts at Miami International University of Art & Design with a focus on Illustration curriculum. You can follow my thesis work and try the tutorials I am building in the Illustration Tutorials and blog section.
When not drawing or designing you'll find me watching airplanes or enthusiastically cheering on the Boston Red Sox
EDUCATION
- 1998 - Florida Atlantic University
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2011 - Miami International University
of Art & Design
Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
( candidate for graduation )
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Quark XPress
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Fireworks
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe After Effects
- Cinema 4D
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- HTML & CSS
SKILLS & STRENGTHS
- Extensive print & production knowledge
- PC & Mac Platforms
- Excellent public speaker & presenter
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Goal-oriented and highly motivated
- Ability to think strategically and creatively
- Good team player as well as an independant worker
WORK EXPERIENCE
1999 - Present: Art Director - The Art Institute
of Fort Lauderdale / Adjunct instructor in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Animation departments
- Wrote curriculum & taught Advanced Digital
Illustration, Page Layout, Publication Design,
Art for Reproduction, and Digital Imaging Courses - Organized & Presented several series of Alumni
Workshops in Digital Illustration - Presented Workshops to Broward Art Teachers
- Managed department including Junior Designers,
Web Developer, and Marketing Coordinator - Coordinated, designed and implemented design
campaigns to support local marketing & branding
initiatives - Managed and maintained several of the college's
website properties - Assisted in the development of internal & external
publications & collateral for students, potential clients, program chairs, deans and president -
Increased enrollment & event attendance through
dynamic design of direct mailers, HTML e-mail
invitations, and outdoor vehicle wrap advertising - Designed & directed the creation of all client based materials including brochures, catalogs, posters,direct mail and web
- Managed job request system and coordinated
the project needs of over 20 internal departments.
1998-2000: Freelance Designer
- Various clients on a project by project basis
including Fort Lauderdale Film Festival,
Silversea Cruise Lines, Netcomm Telecommunications serving Central America,
multiple book jacket & layout design
1998-2000: Director of Publications
Netline Technologies Inc.
- Managed a small team of designers
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Created Graphical User interface for
proprietary software - Created & coordinated printing & shipping
of marketing materials and leave behinds with
overseas printers - Created the company website
- Responsible for the creation of all collateral materials, publications and design work
1997-1998: Graphic Designer
Interactive News Network
- Coordinated national advertising campaigns
- Created numerous marketing materials including
booklets, posters, & sales sheets - Created Product Package Design
- Created brand logo
- Created sales animation & Powerpoint presentations
References available on request
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- AIGA
- Advertising Federation of Greater
Fort Lauderdale - American Advertising Federation
GALLERY SHOWS
& EXHIBITIONS
- 1996 - Design & Photography Exhibition
Florida Atlantic University - 1997 Group Show
Museum of Art - Fort Lauderdale - 1997 - Group Show
Ritter Art Gallery -
2003 - Faculty Show
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale -
2005 - Faculty Show
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
DESIGN STRENGTHS
- Concept Development
- Layout, Design
- Typography
- Illustration
- Identity/logo Design
- Brand Management
- Art Direction
- Outdoor Advertising
- Direct Mail
- Web Driven Inquiry Response
AWARDS
- Recipient of numerous Gold and Silver Addy awards including Best Catalog, Best Invitation, Best Direct Mail and Best Outdoor, Vehicle Advertising
- EDMC 2005 – Public Relations Awards for Community Outreach Campaign
Copyright 2011
Last updated on
March 24, 2011