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Tru Filyaw

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Florence | United States

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Dec 2015 — May 2018
Creative Director & Brand Manager · NBA Phoenix Suns / WNBA Phoenix Mercury
• Manage a team of designers and executed strategic marketing directives in support of stated business goals • Develop, implement and enforce brand standards, in particular those involving team logos, marks and campaigns • Establish and maintain relationships with vendors to ensure the most cost efficient means of producing print collateral, marketing material and signage • Oversee design, production and web development • Collaborate with photographers to direct team and dance team photo shoots
Apr 2013 — Dec 2015
Creative Director · NASCAR
• Built NASCAR Creative Design department • Manage a team of designers in Charlotte, Daytona Beach and New York City • Establish and maintain relationships with vendors to ensure the most cost efficient means of producing print collateral, marketing material, signage and apparel • Oversee design and production • Collaborate with photographers to direct driver and brand shoots
Jul 2007 — Apr 2013
Creative Director · NBA Charlotte Bobcats
• Managed a team of designers and executed strategic marketing directives in support of stated business goals • Developed, implemented and enforced brand standards, in particular those involving team logos and marks • Established and maintained relationships with vendors to ensure the most cost efficient means of producing print collateral, marketing material, signage and apparel • Oversaw design and production of season tickets, game programs, yearbooks, media guides, pocket schedules, posters, internal and external arena signage, vehicle wraps, apparel graphics and sales and partnership collateral • Collaborated with photographers to direct team and dance team photo shoots • Retouched photos used in team posters, calendars and other print collateral
Dec 2005 — Jul 2007
Creative Manager · NBA New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
• Managed a team of designers and execute strategic marketing directives in support of stated business goals for two NBA markets simultaneously • Worked with an external creative agency to execute specific marketing directives • Developed, implemented and enforced brand standards that were unique to each of the two markets • Established and maintained relationships with vendors in two markets to ensure the most cost efficient means of producing print collateral, marketing material, signage and apparel • Oversaw design and production of season tickets, game programs, yearbooks, media guides, pocket schedules, posters, internal and external arena signage, vehicle wraps, apparel graphics and sales and partnership collateral • Collaborated with photographers to direct team and dance team photo shoots • Retouched photos used in team posters, calendars and other print collateral
Feb 2005 — Dec 2005
Graphic Designer · Manhattan Associates
• Managed the design department • Led the design of company’s brand refresh • Developed and produced all marketing print materials and packaging • Worked with outside agencies to create new trade show booths and point of purchase displays • Collaborated with photographers and videographers to create still and motion images for collateral

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Education history

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Atlanta College of Art

Bachelors of Fine Arts | 1994 - 1998

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Portfolio Center

Grad Degree | 2002 - 2004

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Minor Harris


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