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John Vertrees

Member since: Jan 04, 2008
Last activity: May 16, 2009

Freelance

Portland, Oregon 97229


What John does

Entertainment Design, Market Communication and Graphic Design. Clients/Employers: Warner Bros., NBC/Universal, Mattel Toys, Disney, Oil of Olay, CBS/Paramount, Unitied Artists. Creating excitment for Fortune 500 companies through design and project management. Member Art Directors Guild IATSE 800 www.artdirectors.org and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences www.emmys.tv

What John does best

Specializing in communicating a marketing message or story through art, environments and graphics such as scenic design for prime-time television, feature films, museum exhibits, business to business corporate events and tradeshows.

What does John need?

I am interested in meeting and networking with creative types in the Pacific Northwest and especially Portland! Are you a Film-maker? Animator?

Education

B.A. Theatre Arts, Technical - California State University Long Beach. Certificate - USC Marshall School of Business Executive Education.

Experience

Primetime television and feature film scenic design for Fox, Disney/ABC, Warner Bros., Paramount/CBS, Cartoon Network: "House M.D.", "Greek", Oliver Stone's feature film "W" and other film and TV projects. Develop environmental concepts for Fortune 500 business to business events such as Oil of Olay product launch and Mattel Toy Fair coordinating with senior managment, marketing and exhibit construction to create exhibits in over 12,000 square feet of space per event. Vice President Business Development for non-profit foundation partnering with a public museum operated by the City of Los Angeles. Over 15 years professional design experience and over 25 years of non-profit leadership.


John's location

Portland, Oregon 97229