ITALO SICILIANO
Senior Art Director / Creative Group Lead
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 416.668.3632 italimus@gmail.com
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lighthouse / Scotiabank Toronto
Contract Senior Art Director
Conceptualized and developed successful social, video and CRM campaigns for various brands within Scotiabank, enjoying the collaborative atmosphere of an in-house agency.
January 2022 - January 2024
FCB/Six Toronto
Senior Art Director
Initiated as a freelance contractor and progressed to a full-time role – contributing to impactful digital and CRM campaigns for Aeroplan, Kijiji, BMW, BMO, Sobeys and Voilà.
October 2019 - January 2022
BBDO Toronto
Contract Senior Art Director
Collaborated with direct and mass teams to create digital, direct and social campaigns for clients including Esso, Rogers and Lays Canada.
August 2019 - September 2019
Track DDB
Creative Group Lead
Led a dynamic team for 16 years – driving the development of award-winning direct, digital, social, promotional, branding and advertising campaigns for clients such as Volkswagen, Kraft, Scotiabank, Esso, Unilever, Canadian Tourism Commission, Subaru, Samsung and Netflix.
March 2003 - July 2019
Mosaic
Art Director
Created impactful promotions for clients including Kraft, Labatt, Corby, Second Cup, Telus, Microsoft, CIBC, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Coca-Cola.
September 1999 - February 2003
MGA Advertising
Junior Art Director
Began career at a startup – developing a wide range of promotional and print campaigns for Molson, Heineken, Coors Light and Toyota.
April 1995 - August 1999
EDUCATION
George Brown College
Graphic Design / Art Direction Advanced Diploma
September 1992 - June 1995