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David Bennington

After 27 years in management roles in the retail creative advertising industry I changed careers 10 years ago and am now in Career counseling with the top company in the world doing organizational consulting and career transition services, as VP Consulting at Southeastern Regional Headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

DAVID M. BENNINGTON
2222 Wilton Park Drive
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
Telephone: 754.779.7199
E-mail: [email protected]

SUMMARY

Creative, motivated, and energetic Executive and Consultant with extensive experience in Career Transition Consulting as well as Agency and in-house Advertising environments. Teacher, trainer, motivator, and manager possessing excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Proven ability to immediately bond with clients and customers to produce positive results. Uses accomplished grammatical and wordsmith skills to rapidly produce high-level, quality resumes, biographies, cover letters, scripts, and sound bites. Big picture thinker, recognized for the ability to balance creative concepts with the process necessary to make it a reality, always with an eye on the bottom line. Strengths include:
* Personal / Product Marketing
* Visual Marketing Techniques
* Team Builder
* Big Picture Thinker
* Networking / Negotiating Techniques
* Motivator
* Brand and Image Builder
* Creative Leadership
* Change Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RIGHT MANAGEMENT, Fort Lauderdale, FL    2005 - Present
(Global leader in career transition and organizational consulting that manages the entire human capital lifecycle.)
Vice President - Consulting Services
Provide career counseling to displaced employees from multiple corporations. Assist individual clients at all levels in formulating job strategies, creating resumes, developing techniques for interviewing and networking, as well as improving skills in communication and negotiation. Facilitate live classes and virtual webinars in all area of career transition, teaching marketing techniques that ensure candidates gain the competitive edge and make powerful first impressions.
* Key interface with all levels of HR staff and meet individually with notified employees to ensure smooth transition to our services.
* Certified to deliver career transition workshops and webinars to exempt and non-exempt employees.
* Achieve highest level evaluations from candidates regularly going above the highest satisfaction level of 5.

WILLIS+CO. INC., Key West, FL    2003 - 2004
(Boutique advertising design firm serving a variety of clients nationwide.)
Sales and Marketing Director
Charged with growing agency business through new accounts acquisition. Researched markets, compiled data, created email databases and direct mail marketing campaigns. Met with potential clients and sold services.

DBM, Boca Raton and Plantation, FL    2001 - 2003
(Global firm dedicated to helping organizations select, develop, retain, and transition employees.)
Career Consultant
Provided in depth one on one career counseling to displaced employees from multiple corporations. Assisted individual clients at all levels in formulating job strategies, creating resumes, developing techniques for interviewing and networking, as well as improving skills in communication and negotiation.
* Facilitated workshops to exempt and non-exempt employees from Motorola, Tyco, IBM, American Express, AOL, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, ADIR, Hershey International, and Gateway Computer.
* Certified to deliver two- and three-day career transition workshops.
* Consistently recognized for achieving highest-level evaluations.
* Received repeated requests from customers for additional engagements due to excellent results.
* Assisted in-house Human Resource Departments in change management and restructuring activities.

OFFICE DEPOT, INC., Delray Beach, FL    1999 - 2000
Creative Design Manager
Supervised nine Graphic Artists in development and implementation of creative concepts for print advertising.
* Introduced lifestyle photography with fewer products on each page resulting in cleaner look. Increased sales by 25% by partnering with merchants to develop impactful advertising for specific lines of merchandise.
* Managed process from concept to release, reviewed bluelines and match prints under very strict deadlines.

KOHL’S DEPARTMENT STORE, Menomonee Falls, WI    1995 - 1999
(National retailer of fashion and home products and accessories.)
Creative Director - Photography
Repositioned corporation from regional to national advertiser by upgrading image through new photography. Key liaison between merchandising and advertising divisions. Conceived photo themes. Directed location photography and led staff of 35 in image upgrades and model selection.
* Key contributor in branding process. Partnered with broadcast and visual divisions to create synergy of company image.
* Created brand market approach through consistency in logo placement, background, location and model selection, and lifestyle-focused, approachable image.
* Worked with marketing departments of national clothing brands to initiate and develop new images for specific product lines. Increased sales by raising fashion image.
* Accompanied merchants on market trips to stay current on fashion trends.

ABD ADVERTISING AGENCY, Chicago, IL    1993 - 1995
(Print advertising agency dedicated to Sears, Inc.)
Creative Director
Supervised staff of 27 in development and execution of design, copy, and photography geared toward new corporate “look”.
* Conceptualized and implemented updated fashion look for Sears’ print advertising. Created alignment with national television campaign “Softer Side of Sears”.
* Worked cross-divisionally with client to develop print advertising to meet new set of standards.

MERVYN’S DEPARTMENT STORE, Hayward, CA    1987 - 1993
(National retailer of fashion and home merchandise.)
Creative Manager    1990 - 1993
Directed staff of 16 in implementing concepts through design, copy, and photography. Managed $4.5M budget.
* Developed advanced concepts to support marketing strategies by partnering with merchandise management.
* Negotiated financial agreements on outside services reducing expenses by 25%.
* Conducted weekly layout reviews with upper management.

Photo Art Director    1988 -1990
Coordinated transition from advertising illustration to photography.

Fashion Art Director    1987 - 1988
Managed staff of 14 designers and illustrators producing direct mail catalogs and advertising inserts.

PRIOR TO 1987:

Advertising Director, THE MAY COMPANY – G FOX, Hartford, CT and Strouss Dept. Store, Youngstown, OH
Creative Director, CHAPMANS DEPARTMENT STORE, INC., Milwaukee, WI
Fashion Illustrator and Photography Art Director, H.C. PRANGE CO., Green Bay, WI

EDUCATION

BS, Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (Honors graduate)
Concentration in Design and Figure Illustration, Music and Theater

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