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John Militello is an accomplished creative director with outstanding skills in art direction, and strategic project management. John’s most recent experience includes a ten year career with Fitzgerald Brunetti Inc., a full-service boutique agency. As a Vice President and Creative Director, John was responsible for the creative direction of all production projects. Major accounts during his tenure at Fitzgerald Brunetti included Volvo and Mercedes-Benz and his credits include creative direction, strategy, graphic and motions design for a variety of award-winning programs. His design and direction for the Volvo For Life Awards web site earned a top web design award.
Prior to Fitzgerald Brunetti, John was Regional Creative Director at MDI Creative - New York, a national marketing company where he worked on print, video, and live show events for such companies as Mercedes-Benz and BMW Car and Motorcycle. Before being promoted and transfered to the NY office, John was an Art Director at MDI Creative - Detroit and worked with clients including Lincoln-Mercury and Ford Heavy Truck.
Prior to MDI, John was a designer at Cromwell Communications, one of Detroit's top design studios. At Cromwell, he worked on a variety of national accounts including Little Caesar’s Pizza, Ford, Oldsmobile, K Mart, the Detroit Red Wings, the Detroit Tigers and the award-winning "Wild Time II" campaign for the Michigan Lottery.
John earned a BFA in Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Click here to download resume { JohnMilitello_CV08gen.pdf }
Of particular interest are his many unique events and campaigns to his credit including:
C70 "The Saint" launch; simulcast hosted by Jim Belushi at Paramount Studios Hollywood
Volvo S80 launch; award-winning and industry-first "Documercial" shown worldwide
Volvo 75th Anniversary & 2,000,000-Mile Man Irv Gordon; hosted by Jon Stewart with musical guest Sugar Ray at ABC Studios NYC 2002 PR News PR Platinum Awards “Best Media Event”
Volvo for Life Awards Program and Live Show - Groundbreaking industry-first brand campaign including website
{ site of the day }, POP and live award shows; held at exclusive locations such as ABC Studios, the Rainbow Room and Cipriani's {haberman_cs_vfla.pdf} { www.volvoforlifeawards.com } One Show Interactive: Advertising's Best
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Volvo Drive for Life Days to support Alex's Lemonade Stand; held at over 347 participating retailers across the US 2005 PR Week Magazine Award “haberman_cs_volvolemonade.pdf”
Volvo XC90 SEMA car reveal; Los Angeles Auto Show with musical guest Los Lobos
Mercedes-Benz Starmark Conferences - First ever dealer conferences for Pre-Owned managers; held in a variety of resort locations
Tribeca Film Festival and Rwanda Cinema Center - "Three Voices" showcasing young Rwandan film makers; hosted by President Bill Clinton as part of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
