BIOGRAPHY


Christopher Channing Cooper is a Creative Director based in the Tri-State area. As Design Studio Director his indelible quick-thinking, uber-creative concepts & direction, and exceptional Management skills at eFashion Solutions created a new level of passion and excellence for Chris. His clients included such names as DKNY, Ben Sherman, NewEra, Sean John, just to name a few. Prior to eFS, Christopher rejuvenated the PR world as an Art Director at Fathom Creative, NY. Also,his expertise was vital in the corporate branding at Time Warner while simultaneously executing advertising campaigns for high-profile accounts,including AMEX, Dove,Citi Group, Starwood, and Walmart. Christopher's creative career transcends industry, space, and medium. As Senior Designer at Court TV's New York City offices, he was instrumental in the cable channel's "Seriously Entertaining" rebranding campaign. From television print campaigns to video and premium item design and production, Christopher imparted a more engaging and tantalizing appeal to the next-generation Court TV audience.

Sports Advertising is yet another notch on his creative belt. While at National Communications in New York City as Art Director Christopher's widely viewed creative designs energized both players and fans alike for the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Liberty, and the New York Islanders. Besides executing, delivering keycreative, and captivating onlookers for leading northeast sports teams, he managed and trained new staff anddirected photo shoots. One of his most notable achievements in this genre was recipient of the 2004 American Graphic Design Award by Graphic Design USA for de novo creation and execution of the 2003 New York Jets Review Book.

With more than 10 years' design, directorial, and management experience he has left virtually no stone unturned in terms of opportunity. His other creative appointments include Art Director for a major recording label (ie, Jive Records, Zomba Recording Company, New York City); pharmaceutical companies (via Sawyer-Miller Group,New York City); international consumer advertising agency (ie, Select Communications, New YorkCity); and international fashion /cosmetics (ie, Dragoco, New York City).

Christopher holds a BA in Graphic Design from The School of Visual Arts, New York, and for the past decade has been providing per diem graphic, photo, and art direction for local musicians and art events. Philanthropically speaking, he also donates his time and creative talents to Victory Hall, a Jersey City, NJ-based community and arts center.

When he is not behind the firm grasp of a Mac making his visions into hard-edged and innovative reality, Christopher is armed with iPod in tow, and accompanied with a "premo" board to boot, parachute, or single-engine Cesna-Warrior with a million miles of pavement, powder, or air before, after, above, and below him...