Brian Infante

Brand Specialist

SPRINGFIELD | United States

Skills

Brand Strategy
detailed
Visual Solutions
creative
team oriented

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Interests

Painting

Photography

Illustration

Video

Creative strategy

Motion animation

Industries

Bike

Creative Agencies

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Outdoor

Skate

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In my own words

— Brian

Making the best with what we have.

Having the best time with what we make. Corny, but in a way it's true. I've worked in many industries and at the end of the day, it's about the team you work with. It's about the teamwork that gets you through the campaigns. It's really about making friends and doing the best, every day. one day you'll look back and say those were the teams that I was a part of. The Creative team, The Finance team, the Marketing team. The company paid you, but the team made you. Try and love what you do, or work hard at finding it. You have only one life. Make your plan. Take the action.

Trajectory

Mar 2023 — Now

Brand Specialist · Cella/Transamerica

Microsoft Teams/Microsoft Office/Workfront fluent Drive Advanced Markets division with projects scheduling and resource management Support Sponsorship and Advanced Markets department with project management Support legal and compliance project reviews, document sourcing and risk mitigation

Aug 2022 — Mar 2023

Creative Project manager/Creative Traffic Coordinator/Photographer/Illustrator/Painter/Merry-maker · Contract

Content producer, copywriter, photographer and videographer for all things skateboarding. Seasoned Traffic Coordinator and Project Manager for creative teams in both corporate and agency settings. Illustrator with years of hand drawn subjects, years of experience painting with oils, abstract, people, settings. People person with a large family and big love for humans. Looking to work with creative passionate people who love making cool stuff and want to laugh at work.

Oct 2021 — Aug 2022

Sr Traffic Coordinator · Weedmaps

Manage project traffic for Brand Creative team Support teams with process flow, structure and incoming project screening Develop scheduling for projects/campaigns Project managing for creative teams JIRA/Confluence fluent

Dec 2016 — Mar 2021

Sr. Creative Project Manager · NortonLifeLock

Provided training, process and project development, to both client and creative teams Collaborated cross-functionally to develop campaigns across channels and markets Establish/manage critical timelines in accordance with existing Creative Department SLAs, assigning jobs to designers while maintaining and delivering priorities Project Management of webpages, social media, display ads, print ads, copy documents, videos, CRM campaigns and other channel specific assets

May 2013 — Sep 2016

Producer (Print) · The Alchemedia Project

Create budgets/schedules for complex campaigns and individual projects, between multiple clients, while maintaining balance in relationships internal/external Assist creative groups to ensure tactics are ready for production in print or digital form Maintain relationship with creatives, provide training on current print process options Find, secure and manage vendors that have capabilities needed for proper print production and fulfillment, overseeing budget costs and production timing

Apr 2008 — May 2013

Creative Services Traffic Coordinator · O'Reilly Auto Parts

Retail, Corporate and B2B Channels Creative Services Traffic Management Schedule, proof, bid and provide to appropriate vendor - multiple monthly, quarterly print tactics including sales sheets, brochures, catalogs, P.O.S. collateral Collaborated with corporate IT department to develop internal proofing software, reducing costs and delivering a first for the company