Just a guy looking for work.

With over 25 years of experience, I have worked as an art director, creative lead, UX design/strategy and commercial illustrator for a wide range of clients. I have designed for pharmaceutical, financial, healthcare, commercial, non-profit, and sports apparel. I have worked with numerous clients including Bank of America, Fanatics, Merck Pharmaceuticals, MSD Animal Health, Merrill Lynch and on multiple brands including Bravecto, Gardasil 9, Kevzara, MLB, NFL and OPILL.

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Senior Art Director at Merck Pharmaceuticals
Klick Health  •  December 2022 - present
Leading the creative strategy for MERCK’s GARDASIL 9 adolescent team designing digital advertising, branded websites, interactive visual aids (IVA), Phreesia and Medscape platform flows, social media and trade show essentials (booth designs, video boards, to takeaway print collateral). Work as a good will liaison between the client and the agency help both teams communicate concerns and execute from concept to completion.
Digital Creative/Interactive Design Lead (consultant)
Lumanity  •  November 2020 - March 2023
Worked closely with the UX strategy and development to create user-centric designs for various clients in the healthcare and biotech industries. Was responsible for crafting numerous websites, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes to ensure a seamless and engaging user experience.Through my work, I helped elevate the digital presence of clients such as Aveo Oncology, Daiichi Sankyo, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, OPILL and 23andMe.
Creative Lead (consultant)
SERI  •  April 2020 - December 2022
Drove the creative direction for this international non-profit organization, focusing on concepting, design, and execution of multiple projects to elevate the brand and its awareness on recycling. Developed engaging brand ID, trade show materials, website, social, email campaigns and interactive presentations to showcase the nonprofit's commitment to sustainability. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with the organization's mission and values, resulting in impactful and innovative solutions.
Art Director (consultant)
Circa Healthcare  •  September 2020 - December 2022
Partnering with multi-disciplinary teams to develop strategic solutions for various animal health companies including clients such as Merck Animal Health, Vidium Animal Health, Virbac Pharmaceutical and Zoetis. Projects ranged from trade show essentials (booth designs, video boards, takeaway print collateral), email templates and website design, to social media, brand ID, banner ads, presentations and print materials.
Senior Digital Art Director on site at Bank of America
Tamman, Inc.  •  ECS  •  January 2016 - September 2020
Continuing my career as a vendor at Bank of America developing responsive designs of micro-sites, product landing pages and onsite advertisements while implementing and altering certain practices to be within current ADA requirements.
Pitching the ideology of automation on flagship products within ECS Digital by prototyping a proposed mechanism that would streamline/conform the design process within the bank’s brand guidelines while achieving maximum efficiency.
Establishing relationships with programmers to work together on developing elements/styles/themes that can be used throughout creative for a more consistent experience throughout the Bank of America and Merrill Edge websites.
Proposing new methodologies such as streamlined asset libraries, hands on creative workshops over creative reviews and reestablishing client relationships for better targeted products within current work practices to achieve maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense. 
Digital Art Director 
Bank of America  •  ECS  •  January 2012 - September 2016
Creative led the development of the ECS onsite asset department in its infancy by designing templates, establishing guidelines and creating numerous ads within the digital space of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch websites. Close collaboration with the team writers, account executives, creative directors and clients from concept to implementation. Cross promotion development on partnerships with Apple, Zelle, NFL, MLB, The Art Institute of Chicago and Susan G. Koman for Cure.
Apparel Design and Development (consultant) 
Fanatics, Inc.  •  January 2012 - September 2016
Conception, design, illustration and production of custom sport and pop culture apparel. Style expansion off of approved master files throughout all league teams on custom sport apparel for the NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA and Nascar for seasons 2013 through 2016. Nascar racing illustration pitch work focusing on kid’s t shirt apparel themed in the Ed “Big Daddy” Roth - Don Russ “Odd Rods” style. Developed creative apparel pitch concepts for Hasbro using features from the iconic licenses Mousetrap, Twister, Hungry Hungry Hippos and NERF sports.
Senior Art Director (consultant) 
MRM Worldwide  •  January 2011 - December 2011
Interactive pitches & projects for pharmaceutical, entertainment and educational clients. Lead design on RAPID3, an unbranded rheumatoid arthritis assessment tool for Bristol-Myers Squibb’s ORENCIA campaign. Site design, game & logo development, sprite animation, and Illustration for LUNESTA’s follow-the wings micro site and Facebook presence. Concepts and development of a social game application for IHOP restaurants.

For earlier years of employment visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcandraw/​​​​​​​​​​​​​​