Michel Lê is experienced in advertising, branding, photography, illustration and photo retouching. He works in both traditional and digital media across various industries. His design work has been recognized by national and local awards.
He is married with two daughters, both in Auburn (War Eagle!).
Michel Lê
As an integrated creative, I worked on campaigns for consumer products and B2B, collateral material, branding, illustration, photography & photo retouching/compositing, taking projects from concept to finish.
EXPERIENCE
Intermark group | Birmingham, AL
(2012-2019) Art Director
THE FORTÉ MARKETING GROUP | Birmingham, AL
(2010-2011) Freelance Art Director
BELT COLLINS HAWAII | Honolulu, HI
(2007-2009) Creative Services Design Manager
OSTRANDER CHU ADVERTISING | Honolulu, HI
(2005-2007) Art Director/Photo Editor
MEDIA HI PUBLISHING | Honolulu, HI
(2002-2005) Art Director
HONOLULU MAGAZINE | Honolulu, HI
(1998-2002) Art Director/Photo Editor/Illustrator
MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP | New York, NY
(1993-1997) Art Director
SKILLS
Graphic design
Advertising
Branding/corporate identity
Collateral
Environmental /indoors/outdoors
Art direction: lifestyle/food/still
Photography: lifestyle/food/events/still
Photo retouching/compositing
Mix media illustration
Social media
EXPERTISE
Adobe CC: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge
OTHER SKILLS
French Bilingual (fluent written/spoken)
AWARDS
American Advertising Federation
American Institute of Graphic Artists
American Graphic Design
Annual Reports Consortium
Art Direction Magazine
Communication Arts Magazine
City & Regional Magazine Association
Hawaii Publishers Association
How Magazine
Outstanding Merchandising Achievement
Public Relation Society of America
Society of Professional Journalists
REFERENCE
Keith Otter
Executive Creative Director at Intermark Group
I worked very closely with Michel during the seven-plus years he spent as an Art Director here at Intermark Group. During this time, he excelled, exhibiting high levels of creativity, productivity and technical knowledge. Michel possesses the ultimate "can do" attitude taking on all tasks with great enthusiasm, positive energy, and a smile. He was the first person here every day and the last person to leave at night. He has expert knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop which he has mastered. He is also an extremely gifted artist/illustrator and photographer. All of these attributes give him a very unique and valuable skill set. These skills along with his knowledge of the print production process mean is able to take jobs from conception through to design and completion, which nowadays is extremely hard to find. Michel will be greatly missed, and I highly recommend him to any future employer.