Jeff Stevens

Jeff Stevens

Senior Creative Director / Senior Designer / 23 yrs

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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Additional Graphic Designer

One Rat Short (2006)

Work History
  • Creative Director

    Pixel Farm

    October 2014 - Present
  • Creative Director / Designer

    Freelance

    August 2014 - Present
  • Creative Director

    Smoke & Mirrors

    May 2013 - Present

    Oversee all departments including Design, CG, VFX, Edit and Color. Hands-on design, animation, and pitch development. Assist in company restructuring and business development. Evolve workflow/pipeline and unite all the disciplines.

    Client-facing for all in-house sessions and remote conversations.

  • Creative Director

    Pause NYC

    August 2012 - January 2015
  • Creative Director / Designer

    Freelance

    October 2012 - May 2013

    Offered a variety of services to industry-leading Design and VFX facilities including look- development, pitch development & presentation, and leading teams through production.

    - Superfad
    - ReelFX
    - Suspect
    - Motion 504
    - Campbell Mithun

  • Design Director

    The Mill

    May 2009 - October 2012

    Spearheaded the creation of the new and successful design department from ground up. Integrated and orchestrated the development of a team of over 20 artists and producers to compliment the offerings of the well-established VFX mainstay of The Mill.
    Directed and Creative Directed television commercials and other media in the Design, Digital, and Visual Effects categories.
    Pitched, developed concepts, and creatively lead projects for wide variety of Fortune 500 companies and brands.
    Created, prepared and wrote directorial treatments to sell ideas, strateg

  • Creative Director

    Splice

    September 2007 - May 2009

    Led creative team of designers, editors and compositors. Enhanced and grew the design force of the company. Designed and art-directed commercials, in-store networks, and independent films. Ensured that the quality of the end product met and exceeded client’s expectations.

  • Designer / Art Director

    Charlex

    September 2001 - August 2007

    Designed and art-directed television commercials. Directed animators and visual-effects artists during the course of a wide variety of projects to insure quality and expectations of the Executive Creative Director were met. Managed the team of designers and developed project plans and strategies.

    Led all internal interactive projects. Designed and created Charlex website and Charlex – founded, Launch website. Directed and managed internal tools including a client presentation website to allow secure viewing of active projects. Directed and managed the c

Education
  • Savannah College of Art and Design

    1995 - 2000