ABOUT

As a concept-driven, strategic-thinking, design-loving, highly-experienced creative director with hybrid skills, I develop and implement ideas for my clients, handling all aspects of agency operations – strategic planning, marketing proposals, estimating, budget and media planning and project management.

Work experience

2010- Cooperation and free-lance work with advertising agencies which results in over then 100 developed international brand identities and campaigns

(local free-lance accounts: Sirowa Riga, Radio SWH, Saint Gobain; Orange Cash&Carry; SEB; Baltic Agro (Kemira Grow-How))

2008-2010 Creative Director – advertising agency "Zappa Industries"

2006-2008 Advertising agency EuroRSCG Riga (now Idea Group),

Creative Director – Microsoft; Stone development; Olympia; Hipotēku banka; Uno X; RPK (Riga Milk factory); Triatel; Axe musli; Remarks; Park MV (and many other smaller local accounts).

2002-2006 Advertising agency Metro Leo Burnett,

Creative Director – Philip Morris (L&M brand; Baltic region – 2003-2004)

Art Director – Aizkraukles banka; AIG Life; Narbutas; Latvenergo (partially); Peugeot; Tele2 (and many other smaller local accounts).

2001-2002 Art Director – advertising agency SAN Riga in association with J.W.Thompson

1998-2001 Graphic Designer – DDC (Digitālās Drukas Centrs)

I believe that the experience I have gained operating many accounts as Account Director and Creative Director in some of leading advertising agencies directing the creative team within the Baltiс countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) as t would be a benefit to your creative projects you are seeking for.

At the beginning of my carrier the fantastic chance to work in advertising industry shoulder to shoulder with the greatest, in a good way craziest and truly passionate about they do high class professionals in some incredible and magic way made me also motivated, responsible person with strong conceptual and strategic thinking and in some period of time made me believe I am a good professional too which has resulted into some local and international awards and countless decently and successfully launched campaigns.

This time also equipped me with a good skill to organize multiple projects with insane deadlines into a logical list of priorities.

My responsibilities had included a co-work with the brand agencies, photo and filming studios, PR and media agencies during the whole process of development of a campaign. I have good skills and special passion for event production. Especially in the last company I worked for I had made a lot of really memorable ones focused to the audience, which requires the highest quality of a service and entertainment.

The years working as a free-lancer I’ve been providing my clients with complex service of both – strategic and creative part of their marketing communication.

I consider myself as having a socially engaging personality, wide range of interests, modern views and cosmopolitan outlook to life, always up to new cultural and professional experience. In my spear time I enjoy travelling, painting and outdoor activities. I am extremely passionate about life which is also full of challenges and when I take on task I amaze myself with tenacity and strong will.

Lately focus on export markets, and sucessully developed identities for international brands.
I am announced Platinum designer by “99 designs” community:
https://99designs.com/profiles/394296/about

You may reach me via e-mail at: dana@zappa.lv or cell phone: +371 26440009

Letters of recommendation will be sent on your request.