Tom Venner

Experience

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  Vertis Studios

  Nov 2000 - Sept 2005

  Creative Director

  Responsible for the design direction of marketing and advertising campaigns for specialty retail, grocery, and hospitality clients. • Developed the first MGM Resorts Players Club member benefits direct mail programbuilt 100% on variable data, this successful pilot program was rolled out company-wide• Increased per-ticket sales with a targeted Sony Consumer Electronics customer loyaltydirect-mail program• Directed the design and production of all in-store and in-home sales promotion materialsfor the 10-store grand opening of a consumer electronics retailer Show less

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  Capital One Auto Finance

  Oct 2005 - Mar 2008

  Creative Manager

  Managed the creative services team and was the primary contact for marketing, sales, and communications leads.• Optimized the design and copy of the direct-to-consumer A/B mail test program, reaching over 2.5 million prospects monthly.• Eliminated inconsistent branding across dealer financing collateral, bringing a unified product and benefits message to existing and prospective clients.• Executed the design direction and production of all program collateral for the annual national dealer meeting, reaching over 1,500 participants. Show less

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  Behringer

  Mar 2008 - Sept 2015

  Creative Director

  Managed the in-house design team in the creative direction and production of all corporate sales and marketing collateral. Behringer was formerly Berhinger-Harvard• Reduced annual collateral fulfillment expenses by 54% by replacing printed, physical inventory with a comprehensive print-on-demand program.• Installed a full-service, on-site video production and editing studio, resulting in an 80% reduction in annual production expenses.• Established the brand’s first proprietary image library; art directed all location photography and managed photo production budgets.• Directed the re-branding of Behringer Harvard to Behringer to communicate a new corporate mission and vision. Show less

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  Provasi Capital Partners

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  Creative Director

  Responsible for the brand standards and design direction of all corporate, sales and marketing communications. Provasi was formerly Behringer.• Led a five-person in-house task force who worked together to concept and produce the Provasi brand identity within a six-week deadline.• Achieved a 149% increase in new page views and 18.6% increase in visitors within 60 days of the launch of the redesigned provasi.com• Managed the in-house marketing design team of nine designers, copywriters, and video production. Show less

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  Tom Venner Creative

  Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

  Creative Director

  Providing creative direction, branding, graphic design and production services. • Contract creative director for GK3 Capital; increased new business by 150% with custom-designed inbound marketing digital and print collateral.• Designed, produced and launched within a six-week deadline the identity and website for TXGPS.org, a new North Texas not-for-profit.• Increased enrollment by 60 students for HCCvet, a veteran career skills training organization, by designing their branded curriculum collateral. Show less

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  Javelin Agency

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2022

  Associate Creative Director – AT&T Business

  Creative lead responsible for the design and production of AT&T Business keynote, main stage, town hall, and broadcast presentations for executive leadership.

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  GK3 Capital

  Feb 2022 - now

  Creative Director

  Tom Venner is the Creative Director at GK3 Capital and provides strategic direction and oversight of all creative work the company performs for clients.