David Courtney
Hi, I'm David Courtney and I am the Art Director for Uniland Development.
David Courtney is an Art Director with 15 years of advertising and marketing experience. David Courtney has extensive experience in the healthcare, industrial, real estate, entertainment, banking, sports and food service industries. David Courtney enjoys producing design that engages the consumer. Looking forward to making strides in mobile web interface design.
David Courtney's specialties include advertising, branding, business identity, website design, online marketing, SEO, concepting and design, social media, collateral design and packaging design.
David Courtney's Background
David Courtney's Experience
Senior Art Director at Cenergy Communications
2004 - 2006
Concept and design for print and web. Typical agency work like ads, logos, brochures,etc. Had fun creating one-off proposal designs for Delaware North Companies Sportservice (pitch books for sports arenas and various entertainment venues) and unique direct mail projects (Holimont Ski Resort and Aussie Vineyards to name a couple). Worked with some fantastic, exceptionally talented folks...which was nice.
Art Director/Creative Director at Independent Health
2002 - 2004
Art Director at Uniland Development
March 2010
Responsible for brand consistency both internally and externally
Concept and develop creative
Develop and manage the corporate style and visual presence
Produce and create html emails, banner ads (flash and static) and design web sites
Manage multiple design projects simultaneously
Led Rebranding of Uniland Development as WNY industry leader through cohesive advertising and marketing design rollout
Increased job production by 80% (over 500 projects)
Reformulated brand hierarchy
Established corporate brand standards, guidelines and style guide
Led advertising for Della Terra Restaurant
Led Avant Condo Sales branding initiative
Streamlined process with introduction of creative brief, job tracking system, job approval process, and archival system
Establish stock photography library and server
Responsible for all advertising design for Uniland Development Company (including Avant, Avant Condominium Sales, Della Terra Restaurant and Embassy Suites® Buffalo).
In-house advertising writer and photographer.
Advertising/Design Consultant at Courtney Creative
2006
Assisting both businesses and agencies build brand awareness, traffic and market share through advertising, marketing and social networking.
David Courtney's Education
Buffalo State College
1995 – 1997
Bachelor
State University of New York College at Buffalo
1995 – 1997
BS
Concentration: Communication Design
Social Networks