Quick Bio
Iam Bennett is a multimedia designer and director who is passionate about delivering on client goals through creative problem-solving. He serves as Director of Operations for Educational Directions, LLC, (www.eddirections.com) based in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also operates a freelance marketing practice. Mr. Bennett earned his undergraduate degree from Spalding University and has spent the past 20 years working with companies across the United States to enhance and set apart their brands through innovative design and targeted marketing efforts. He has spearheaded national marketing campaigns and product launches for law enforcement, K-12 education, and enterprise pharmacy systems.
Mr. Bennett is an award-winning graphic designer and a nationally published poet who enjoys donating his design and marketing talents to non-profit organizations; beneficiaries of his volunteer services include The Mary Byron Project, Angels Pageant Systems, MAP Louisville, and A Hand Up Community Resource Center. Mr. Bennett also supports local artists and authors by designing book covers, monthly periodicals, and album art, as well as marketing materials and promotional websites. He also enjoys writing for the HOPE for Leaders monthly newsletter and is excited and proud to have his first leadership development chapters published in HOPE for Leaders in the 2020s.
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Premiere Pro
Dreamweaver
Audition
Acrobat Pro
Lightroom
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Premiere Pro
Dreamweaver
Audition
Acrobat Pro
Lightroom
CSS
HTML
Wordpress
Microsoft Office Suite
Experience
Freelance - Freelance Graphic Designer
Louisville, KY, USA - Jan 2008 – Present
Louisville, KY, USA - Jan 2008 – Present
Design services for small business include print materials, including brochures, sales materials, trade show, advertising, business cards and other various materials, as well as Web design, logo and branding work, and overall graphic consultation. I have worked with clients from corporations, to small - family owned businesses that have budgets ranging from a few hundred to a several thousand dollars.
I use my 20+ years of experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (which used to be Creative Suite, and in some cases Macromedia), to create visual designs that make people proud of their businesses.
Louisville, KY, USA - Nov 2018 – Present
Work directly with the President to manage all operations and logistics for the company, including but not limited to payroll, invoicing, sales/rfp responses, planning and logistics, reporting, educator support, and office management.
Originally, I was hired to act as the marketing and creative services director, but I have continually added responsibilities and taken on challenges that have improved my skill set, challenged my work comfort zones, and encouraged my growth as a contributing employee.
Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) - Marketing & Creative Director
Louisville, KY, USA - Jan 2016 – Present
Louisville, KY, USA - Jan 2016 – Present
Manage a team of professionals to promote JAVS products and services. From concept to execution, I am involved in all aspects of marketing initiatives via print, web, and multimedia outlets.
Responsible for graphics and multimedia projects spanning several product lines and services including, logo design, page layouts, multimedia Flash design and implementation, Web design, large format and trade show display design, as well as audio and video editing and production.
Appriss Inc. - Media Specialist III
Louisville, KY, USA - Nov 2008
Louisville, KY, USA - Nov 2008
My responsibilities are to oversee the look and feel of all Appriss product and service marketing pieces. I lead a team of three other Media Specialists responsible for graphics and multimedia projects spanning several product lines and services including, logo design, page layouts, multimedia Flash design and implementation, web design, large format and trade show display design, as well as audio and video editing and production.
Appriss Inc. - Media Specialist II
Louisville, KY, USA - Nov 2006 – Nov 2008
Louisville, KY, USA - Nov 2006 – Nov 2008
AAA Kentucky - PR Representative/Graphic Web Designer
Louisville, KY, USA - Sep 2001 – Nov 2006
Louisville, KY, USA - Sep 2001 – Nov 2006
Directly responsible for all child safety initiatives for the Club, including pedestrian, bus, bicycle, and child passenger safety. Designed and wrote copy for the AAA Kentucky Web site, as well as various ads and stories for the regional Home & Away publication.
Education
Spalding University
Bachelors of Science - Communications/English Creative Writing
Louisville, KY, USA - Aug 1997 – Jun 2000
Bachelors of Science - Communications/English Creative Writing
Louisville, KY, USA - Aug 1997 – Jun 2000
Volunteer
A Hand Up Community Resource Center
September 2022 - Present
September 2022 - Present
Angels Pageant System - Art Director
January 2011 - December 2018
MAP Louisville - Volunteer Graphic Designer
January 2013 - January 2018
January 2011 - December 2018
MAP Louisville - Volunteer Graphic Designer
January 2013 - January 2018