Peter Bell

About Peter Bell

My primary focus is to oversee all creative/brand work for the agency and clients. I have created, directed, guided and produced successful campaigns integrating broadcast, print, radio, experiential, environmental, event-based, out-of-home, digital and social mediums.• Manage creative staff, including 3 creative director-level staff and a creative staff that consists ten creatives — copywriters, art directors, production artists & freelancers• Orchestrate mentoring/career development efforts for staff• Serve on Executive Leadership Team responsible for agency\'s fiscal/operational accountabilitiesDuring the course of my career I have strived to bring ideas that are both strategic and creative to all brands that I touch with the goal of being a brand steward to their target audiences and a partner to the brands with whom I work side by side with.I\'ve brought amazing energy to both national and international brands helping bring them to new heights with incredible business success, including: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, The History Channel, Polaris Snowmobiles, JanSport Daypacks, TaylorMade Golf, Trek Bicycles, Famous Footwear, Schneider National, Snap-on Tools, ALS Association Wisconsin Chapter and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art to name a few. During the last twenty-nine years I have been privileged to earn both national and international recognition for my work in advertising and design from such fine institutions as Communication Arts, Graphis, Print Regional Design, The One Show, HOW Design International Awards, Step Design 100 Showcase, MKE 99s, the ADDYs and even Dirt Rider magazine (for Product of the Year). Portfolio site: theofficesofmovement.comArt site: strangecompost.comSpecialties: Branding and Identity, Advertising, Art Direction, Supervisory/management experience, Broadcast, Client Interaction, Digital/Social Engagement, Experiential Design, Environmental Design, Apparel Design, Photo Art Direction, Packaging Design, Catalog Design, Illustration, Publication Design

Experience

1. Creative Director

   Tombras

   Sep 2019 — Present · Knoxville, TN, US

   Tombras is one of the top independent agencies in North America. We’re impact-driven, creative storytellers with performance at the heart of everything we do.Clients: BMW Motorrad, Kamado Joe, Masterbuilt, Food City, Smooth Ambler Spirits

Education

• The Advertising Arts College

  Certificate of Communications, Art Direction/Design

  1991 — 1992

• Cabrillo College

  English Language and Literature/Letters

  1988 — 1990

• US Navy

  Certification, Interior Communications Electrician

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Art
• Catalogs
• Creative Direction
• Communication Design
• Posters
• Mac
• Brochures
• Visual Communication
• Graphics
• Logo Design
• Corporate Identity
• Illustrator
• Press Checks
• Concept Development
• Pre-Press
• Indesign
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Image Manipulation
• Outdoor Advertising
• Typography
• Catalog Design
• Packaging
• User Experience
• Layout
• Corporate Branding
• Fashion Design
• Copywriting
• Web Design
• Photo Art Direction
• Interactive Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Retouching
• Branding & Identity
• 4-Color Process
• Storyboarding
• Photoshop
• Information Architecture
• Interaction Design
• Illustration
• Integrated Marketing