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Paul Kelley

Creative Director / Art Director / Designer

Biography

Paul is currently an Associate Creative Director with MRM Worldwide where he brings his 13-plus years of digital and interactive experience to the table. An experienced team leader and designer, Paul's strengths lay in concepting, branding, strategy, execution and mentoring.

His curiosity and enthusiasm for the medium encourages him to push the boundaries and discover new possibilities and technologies. Paul's attention to detail, perseverance and dedication is what allows him stand out from the crowd.

Education

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Experience

  1. MRM World Wide
    Associate Creative Director 2010 -

  2. Wunderman Team Detroit
    VP, Associate Creative Director 2005 - 2010

    My time at Team Detroit gave me the opportunity to excel and succeed in many different areas such as art direction, design, execution and team leadership roles.

  3. Avenue A / Razorfish, Chicago, IL
    Senior Art Director 2003 - 2005

    At Razorfish I earned my chops as an Art Director concepting and executing interactive web site designs and Flash animations as well collaborative work, company research, client meetings, and creative presentations.

  4. Three Mountain Group, Chicago, IL
    Senior Art Director2001 - 2003

    Responsibilities: Leading creative responsibilities for national accounts, concepting and creating interactive web site designs, animations and front end HTML.

  5. Rare Medium Inc., Detroit, MI
    Senior Designer 1999 - 2001

    Responsibilities: concepting and creating interactive web site designs, animations and front end HTML.

Skill set
  • Creative Direction

    With my experience I understand the struggles and intentions of those I manage as well as those I am encouraging to grow.

  • Design

    This is what gets me out of bed in the morning. Being presented with a problem and finding a solution to that problem as well as everything that happens in between.

  • Expertise

    Concepting, Branding, Strategy, Execution, Mentoring, Typography, Color Theory, Design Layout, HTML & CSS, Print & Web Production, Marketing & Advertising, Project Estimates, Budget Management and Web 2.0

  • Photography

    This began as an outlet for me many years ago and has become a large part of who I am. I can usually be found taking photos, looking at photos or reading about photos in my spare time.