Stephen Corsello

steve@stevesbigideas.com
917-848-0840
478 West 158th Street | Apt 25 | New York, NY 10032

SKILLS

Right brain:

vision, problem solving, art direction, photography, web design, information architecture, usability, project management, print design, illustration, video production, Flash animation

Left brain:

Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Zope, WordPress, book publishing, pre-press, Mac OS X, Windows

EXPERIENCE

CBS Radio, New York, NY

Creative Director, CBS Interactive Music Group { jan | 2009 - present }

• Managed all visual creative for the second-largest streaming audio company in the world
• Marketed three major brands (Radio.com, Last.fm and MP3.com) through B2C campaigns and B2B collateral
• Designed elements that appear on 100+ consumer facing websites
• Worked with Revenue Operations and Local Sales to train local designers on best practices for executing advertising campaigns
• Managed small team of full-time and freelance designers

Creative Director, CBS Radio { jan | 2006 - jan | 2009 }

• Rebuilt department from scratch:
• Hired and trained full-time and freelance artists
• Purchased, installed and maintained all hardware and software in creative studio
• Developed best practices and documentation
• Designed and executed B2B road show held at 40 venues around the country
• Designed and executed collateral for annual sales conferences for 250 attendees

Graphic Designer, Infinity Broadcasting { mar | 2005 - jan | 2006 }

• Revolutionized sales presentations by integrating audio, video and custom animation
• Managed and prioritized all incoming requests to creative studio
• Redesigned corporate website and all collateral materials

Freelance Designer, New York, NY

Meredith Integrated Marketing { jun | 2004 - mar | 2005 }

• Redesigned collateral pieces to be contemporary and consistent
• Created upscale presentations for sales meetings, including photo research and templates
• Designed all materials for annual Team Meeting, including invitations and video

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia { feb | 2004 - may | 2004 }

• Maintained corporate web site, including retail product catalog, recipes, and
  articles pulled from MSLO printed magazines
• Increased style options of weekly email newsletters by re-coding HTML/CSS

Tallán, Glastonbury, CT

Project Manager { sep | 2000 - nov | 2001 }

• Collaborated on-site with clients to determine business goals
• Managed teams of 1 - 4 designers per project
• Produced sales proposals and slide presentations for client meetings

Senior Web Designer { may | 1998 - sep | 2000 }

• Designed and produced high-profile web sites for Priceline and Kinko's
• Interviewed and mentored internal design staff

Graphic Designer { oct | 1997 - may | 1998 }

• Supported sales and marketing through development of web site and printed collateral

Embassy Marine Publishing, Old Saybrook, CT

Art Director / Production Manager { sep | 1992 - sep | 1997 }

• Responsible for all aspects of running production studio
• Reduced production costs 50% by bringing color scanning, digital photography,
  film output and color proofing in-house
• Hired and trained illustrators, designers, and production staff

Graphic Designer { jan | 1992 - sep | 1992 }

• Created cover illustrations, ads, and page layouts for popular series of recreational boating guides

EDUCATION

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design { sep | 1987 - may | 1991 }

• Developed individual course of study of computers in graphic design and typography
• Worked with Managing Editor of The Daily Campus student newspaper to redesign
  entire layout and streamline production process

OUTSIDE INTERESTS

Volunteering

Roger Morris Co-op Board of Directors { jul | 2007 - present }

Open House New York { oct | 2010 }

CBS Angle Social and Community Outreach Committees { sep | 2010 - present }

Personal

Bikram yoga

Interior home renovation/restoration

Bicycling

Travel