Juana Merlo

Art Director, NPR

Washington, D.C.

I believe that powerful organizations/brands are built by strong teams that collaborate and push for great creative. I work my 200%, love my career, and am proud of my work. I am an award winning art director with 9 years working in in-house, agency and freelance environments and my goal is to continue to produce exceptional work that helps clients achieve their goals.

Specialties:

• Effectively execute and oversee projects from big idea/concept to creation

• Strong visual impact, composition skills, passion for typography, photo retouch and ability to illustrate

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, basic knowledge of HTML 5 + CSS 3

• Bilingual Spanish/English and fluent in Brazilian Portuguese

• Clear understanding of client needs, participate in client presentations

• Management experience includes supervising design staff and outside vendors

• Experience in developing campaigns for US Hispanics and international markets