Christopher Adornato

About Christopher Adornato

I am a creative director with over 20 years of experience in designing and producing engaging and impactful visual stories for well-known global brands. I have a passion for simplifying complex ideas and communicating them effectively across multiple channels, including print, web, video, and social media. As the creative director at Solari Creative, I lead a talented team of designers, animators, videographers, and editors, and oversee all aspects of brand development, strategy, and identity. I have built multiple brands from the ground up, and won several awards for my work, such as the Telly Awards, the NJ CAMA Astra Award, and the Best Short Documentary at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Berlin. I also have a background in fine art, animation, and video, which gives me a unique perspective and a strong aesthetic sense. My approach is to always think big picture, cultivate a collaborative and positive work environment, and encourage a team mindset of putting the brand first.

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Solari Creative

   May 2002 — Present · Red Bank, NJ, US

   Creative DirectorAs Creative Director, I Spearheaded brand development, formalize brand strategy and implement consistent brand identity across multiple products, channels and touchpointsManage designers, animators, motion graphics artist, 3d artist, web developers, videographers, and editorsProvide creative direction to internal marketing team, freelancers and vendorsOversee and/or design all internal and external creative marketing materials, including product logos, social media assets, web design, printed sales collateral and brochures, video production and editing, special event invitations, large format graphics, banners, tradeshow and booth exhibits, corporate templates, email campaigns, newsletters and bulletins, premium items, apparel and adsCollaborate with subject matter experts to identify value propositions and key messaging for each target audience.

Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  B.F.A

  1996 — 2000

Skills

• Shading
• Creative Direction
• Photography
• After Effects
• Motion Graphics
• 3d Studio Max
• Photoshop
• Computer Animation
• Illustrator
• Texturing
• Film
• Video Production
• Motion Design
• Broadcast
• Video Editing
• Premiere
• Graphics
• Animation Direction
• Character Rigging
• Traditional Animation
• Facial Animation
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Compositing
• Storyboarding
• Art Direction
• Cinematography
• Rotoscoping
• Mudbox
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Pre-Visualization
• Sound Design
• Logo Design
• Cinematics
• Character Animation
• Visual Effects
• Video
• Graphic Design
• Creative Director
• Flash Animation
• Digital Photography