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Hello, I am Hughston May.

I am an Art Director and content creator at Revere, where you can find me coming up with Gen-Z focused content for Google and their products. 

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • TikTok

EXPERIENCE

McCann XBC

Art Director (September 2021 - Present)

•  Art Director for Google Social Lab

•  Refreshing content for a Gen-Z audience on Instagram,

    Facebook, and Twitter

•  Launching Google's Tiktok channel

McCann XBC

Art Director (April 2021 - September 2021)

•  Art Director for Mastercard International 

•  Projects: Acceptance Street, Mastercard X American Airlines

   "Time of Promise" campaign, Mastercard X Stand Up

   to Cancer, Vaccine Awareness, True Name

Moxie USA

Content Creator/ Junior Art Director

(Jan 2019 - April 2021)

• Junior Content Creator for Arby's social media

• Content Creator for Magic the Gathering social campaigns.

Creative Resident (May 2018 - Jan 2019)

• Creative Resident/Designer for Arby's social media

 

university of alabama

Art Lab Assistant (Jan 2018 - May 2018)

• Tutor digital design students and help troubleshoot design

   software issues. 

• Set up and take down photography dark room chemicals

   and light system.

Odyssey online

Content Creator (Aug 2017 - present)

• Create articles weekly totaling 38k page views and 3k social engagements.

Capstone Agency

Creative Director (May 2017 - May 2018)

• Promoted from Assistant Creative Director to Creative

   Director. (2017)
• Train and direct a team of designers to create

   advertising campaigns and marketing collateral for

   several clients.
• Work with the board of departmental directors to ensure

   that our clients, our designers and all of our team

   members are satisfied and fulfilling their duties.
• Collaborate to restructure Capstone Agency leadership

   and promotion standards.

 

Assistant Creative Director (May 2016 - May 2017)

• Promoted from a Creative Designer to 

   Assistant Creative Director.

• Selected to concept designs for Capstone 

   Agency’s CreateAthon promotional material.

• Create and critique media for two Capstone 

   Agency Clients: Higher Education Partnership 

   and Campus Veterans Association (CVA).

 

Creative Designer (January 2016 - May 2016)

• Work on the Higher Ed Day campaign for Higher  

   Education Partnership.

• Videographer for the UA Quality 

   Enhancement Plan(QEP).

Civitan International

PR Intern (June 2017 - July 2017)

• Create media (billboards, videos, graphics) to 

   promote the 2017 International Conference.

• Strategize improvements for Civitan’s digital 

   presence.

• Assist in work during the 2017 International 

   Conference.

American Marketing

Association

President (April 2016 - March 2017)

• Created a year long plan to lay a foundation for the

   recently reestablished UA American Marketing

   Association that increased membership by 40%.

• Formed a partnership with the UA PRSSA for joint

   campus diversity events. 

education

The university of alabama

BA in Communications & Information Sciences (2018)

• Major: Advertising

• Minor: Art

software

• Adobe InDesign 

• Adobe Photoshop 

• Adobe Premiere Pro

• Adobe After Effects (Intermediate)

• Final Cut Pro 

• Adobe Illustrator

• Spark AR Studio

• Microsoft Office

awards

Silver - Innovative Use of Interactive/Technology

American Advertising Awards •  Feb 2020

Silver - Best Apparel Item

American Advertising Awards •  Feb 2020

Best Art Direction - #MakeMySandwich Campaign

The Shorty Awards •  Apr 2019

Gold Addy - Best Online/Interactive Campaign

American Advertising Awards • Feb 2019

Silver Addy - Best Social Media Campaign

American Advertising Awards • Feb 2019

PRCA Award of Excellence

Public Relations Council of Alabama • Apr 2018

Delight Your Client Award

Capstone Agency • American Cancer Society • Dec 2017

Firm Director's Award

Capstone Agency • Apr 2017

Outstanding Client Team Member

Capstone Agency • CVA • Apr 2017

PRCA Medallion Award

Public Relations Council of America • Mar 2017

Outstanding Client Team Member

Capstone Agency • CVA • Nov 2016

Presidential Scholar

University of Alabama • 2014 - 2018

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