M Creative Group

With an unrivalled number of gold medals awarded to him in the field of graphic design and motion graphics from both the Broadcast Designers Association and the Broadcast Promotion and Marketers Association, E.Q. Vance has been widely recognized for his design abilities in both broadcast and print. In fact, one year, his work captured more awards than any other Art Director in the entire country!

In addition to having designed graphic packages for more than 35 television stations across the United States, his eye for quality design has led him into a wide range of work covering every area of graphic design imaginable.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Fifteen years as Art Director/Designer for large market broadcast television stations
Designed & produced complete graphic packages for over 35 TV stations across the U.S.
Designed & produced graphic packages for shows on The Outdoor Channel
Designed print & websites for numerous non-broadcast clients

COMPUTER SKILLS

Photoshop
After-Effects
Illustrator
Zaxwerks
Invigorator
Microsoft Word

EXPERIENCE

Print & Motion Graphics Designer, M Creative Group, Inc. - present

Designer/Owner, E.Q. Design, Inc. - December 1993 - present
Provide full-service graphic design packages for broadcast, print and web.
Work includes newscast packages, promotional packages, web design, logo design, 2 & 3D animation design, billboards, vehicle signage, brochures and print ads.
Provide consultation and in-house training for Art Directors in broadcast groups.
Design and implement newscast packages for broadcast groups.

Art Director, WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA, October 1985 - December 1993
Responsible for all station graphics, both on-air and print, including logo design.
Serviced all departments including News, Promotion, Sales and Retail.
Made all major presentations.
Managed staff of 5, maintained equipment, and responsible for completing assignments on time and within budget.

Art Director, KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO, August 1984 - October 1985
Responsible for design of print & on-air graphics including logo design with limited resources.
Worked within extremely tight budgets and interfaced daily with News, Sales and Promotion.

Graphic Artist, WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX, June 1981 - August 1984
Aided in the design and production of animated news opens.
Responsible for graphics related to news spots, billboard design, logo design and other print.
Designed the logo and animated open for the station's first Spirit of Texas campaign.

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

Recognized by Broadcast Designer's Association with over 40 awards including Gold Awards covering both on-air and print design categories.
Received Emmy Award as Art Director - WHIO-TV's "Coverage You Can Count On" campaign.
(Complete list of awards available upon request.)

EDUCATION

University of Memphis: worked toward MBA in Advertising Marketing, 1981
Memphis College of Art: BFA in Advertising Marketing, 1976

CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Mississippi Public Broadcasting TNN (The Nashville Network) Texas Cable News Channel KTBC KVUE KWTX KMBC KPDX KSFY WACH WBRC WCPX WFTV WGAL CLH Communications White Oak Valley Plantation Tunica Land Company The Wild Outdoors WHBQ		WHIO WHNS WJXT WLWT WMC WKYC WPHL WPXI WROC WSOC WSTM Memphis Downtowner Magazine OB-GYN Associates The Woman's Clinic LLC Cox Development Christ Missionary Church Stephen Arnold Music WTVD		WWL WEWS KVOA WABG Delta Blues Museum MidSouth Visual Belo Corporation Cox Video Marketing Ellis Communications Chapman, Lewis & Swan The Cleveland Clinic Manning Media Net Oasis Sod Farms Unlimited Outdoors Lifetime Hunts L.L.C. Hunting Across America The Outfitter Brock Ray's Outdoors World

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