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Oscar Betancur

Chair, advertising

Education

  • M.F.A., motion media design, Savannah College of Art and Design 
  • B.F.A., graphic design, The College of New Jersey

Credentials

  • Chair of advertising, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Associate chair of social strategy and management, 2019–2022
    Professor of fashion marketing and management, luxury and fashion management/professor of motion media design, School of Digital Media, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Students created and delivered professional industry standard digital presentations in both seminar and studio-format courses.
  • Creative director/visual artist, 2015–present, Underground Jam Media, CA
    Work with a collective of highly trained, reliable treatment artists who have executed thousands of treatments, allowing directors and production companies to stay competitive while maximizing their creative energy, time, and budget.
  • Creative director/creative group head, 2004–2010, The Star Group, Voorhees, NJ
    Lead and managed several creative teams including art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, junior-level designers, production artists, and interns and managed the creative workflow.
  • Adjunct professor, 2005–2010, Camden County College, NJ
    Taught Adobe Certified Expert courses.
  • Owner/principal, 1999–2004, Creative Director Piranha Industries, Ltd., Philadelphia, PA
    Creative direction for clients in the music, entertainment, retail, and hospitality industries.
  • Senior art director/creative group head, 1999–2001, Gyro Worldwide Advertising, Philadelphia, PA
    Managed the computer operations of the art department, software maintenance, networking, and file management.
  • Supervisor/production manager, 1997–1999, Today’s Graphics Inc., Philadelphia, PA
    Managed the Macintosh and PC computer operations of the service bureau, production, and color departments.

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Pepperpot, Silver - Brochure - Prescription Audio, "Satori Space Brochure," 2009
  • Jersey Awards; New Jersey Advertising Club, Gold - High Impact Mailer - Siemens Medical Group, "Mailer," 2009
  • Pepperpot Awards, 2008
  • Philadelphia Addys, 2007
    • Silver, Annual Report - American Red Cross, "ARC Annual Report"
    • Silver, Outdoor Campaign, Advocates For Awareness, "A4A Outdoor Campaign"
  • Philadelphia Addys, Philadelphia Advertising Club, Silver: Annual Report - American Red Cross, "ARC Annual Report," 2006
  • Pelican Awards, Louisiana Hospital Association, Lagniappe Award: Website - New Orleans’ Touro Infirmary, "Hurricane Katrina Crisis Management Support," 2006
  • Philly Gold, Philadelphia Advertising Club, 2006
    • Gold: Promotional Campaign - South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association, "Hot Chefs"
    • Gold: Invitation - AmeriHealth, "Run The Bridge Challenge"
  • Jersey Awards, New Jersey Advertising Club, 2006
    • Gold: Corporate Identity - Coffee Legends, "Corporate Identity"
    • Gold: Truck Wrap - Village Farms, "Veggie Truck Wrap"
    • Gold: Print Campaign - AmeriHealth, "Run the Bridge Challenge"
    • Gold: Print Campaign - South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association, "SJIRA Hot Chefs"
    • Gold: Pop-up Ad - Gentle Java, "Gentle Java Website"
    • Silver: Corporate Identity - American Christmas, "Corporate Identity"
    • Silver: Print - Village Farms, "Veggie Ad"
    • Silver: South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association, "SJIRA Hot Chefs Logo"
    • Silver: Self-Promotion, The Star Group, "Holiday CD"
    • Silver: Louis Christian Wayne Roberts Salon and Spa, "Think Pink, Think Cure Campaign"
    • Silver: Unsold Work - Starbucks, "Green Tea"
    • Certificate of Excellence: Annual Report - American Red Cross, "Annual Report"
    • Certificate of Excellence: AmeriHealth "Run the Bridge Challenge"
    • Certificate of Excellence: Photography - American Christmas, "Santa Photography"
    • Certificate of Excellence: Website - Gentle Java, "Website"
  • Philly Gold, Philadelphia Advertising Club, 2005
    • Gold: Print - Fusion Magazine, "Fusion Cover"
    • Gold: Multimedia Campaign - Holman Automotive Group, "Holman’s 80th Anniversary Campaign"
  • Jersey Awards, New Jersey Advertising Club, 2005
    • Gold: Brochure - Pennsylvania Ballet, Nutcracker
    • Gold: Invitation - NJ Ad Club, Call for Entries
    • Certificate of Excellence: Print - Fusion Magazine, Fusion Cover