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Communication Management Associates | Embarking on his career, Steven August Papa’s first professional position
entailed writing and designing print advertising, marketing collateral and retail promotions for clients of this Panax Publishing
newspaper chain subsidiary. I Pioneer Press | Growing into a staff art director and copywriter,
Steven crafted print advertising, marketing materials and retail promotions for this then-division of Time-Warner with fourteen
suburban newspapers. Partnering with account representatives and clients, he created magazine ads, marketing
supplements and regional advertising campaigns. I Independent Freelancer | Expanding his skills to multimedia, film and video, Steven freelanced for several years at Chicago’s finest production
studios as an art director and copywriter. He enjoyed assignments with Swell Pictures, Jack Morton Productions, Image
Base, John Freidman Productions, Associated AV of Evanston, Creative Establishment, Caribiner and Insight
Communications as well as internal creative departments for Sears, Montgomery Ward and The
Quaker Oats Company. I Insight Communications | Initially collaborating with
the studio as a freelancer, Steven joined the staff as an art director and copywriter. Creating business
meeting collateral, multimedia, film, print advertising, promotions and video projects; he collaborated with the firm’s
biggest clients including, among others, Heinz Baby Food, Foote Cone & Belding, Continental White Cap, Helene
Curtis, Tathum Laird & Kudner, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, World Book Encyclopedia, J. Walter Thompson, Häagen-Dazs
Ice Cream, Mrs. Smith’s Frozen Foods, Allied Van Lines and The Kellogg Company. I Allen, Gordon, Schroeppel & Redlich Communications | Advancing
from art director to creative director at one of Chicago’s legendary communications studios, Steven continued to explore
avenues in film, multimedia, print and video. Leading creative teams to craft award-winning projects, his
list of prestigious clients included AT&T, Baxter, Panasonic, John Crane International, Avon, Mannington Flooring,
Bozell Midwest, LaSalle Bank, Jewels by Park Lane, Discover Card, Marshall Field & Company, Motorola, Miles Labs, Kohler,
Zenith, Sandoz, Whirlpool, Florsheim Shoes, American Airlines and The Coca Cola Company among many
others.
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