Executive Art Director
From his earliest years, Steve showed an affinity for the arts. In fact, one of his most memorable gifts as a child was a drum set, which sparked a love of music that lives to this day. Since 1980, Steve has been involved in performing, producing and recording music. He studied jazz under the late Lee Fortier, trumpeter for Woody Herman’s Big Band. Steve plays a variety of instruments but considers drums and percussion his instruments of choice. He considers it a privilege to have performed and opened for acts like Alan Jackson, Charlie Daniels, Alabama, Hank Williams, Jr., and Ricky Skaggs, to name a few.
Steve has a diverse background in the advertising industry. He has art directed photography, booked model talent and created ads for fashion publications and newspapers in New Orleans, Atlanta, Dallas and St. Louis. He has also created innovative direct mail, sales promotions for special events, and storewide campaigns for department store chains such as Goudchaux’s, Maison Blanche, Proffitts, Venture and McRae’s.
Currently Executive Art Director for The Cirlot Agency, Steve is able to put his creative abilities to work in promoting everything from battleships to catfish. His account experience includes developing concepts and design for clients such as Textron Systems, Thales in the U.S., Northrop Grumman, Elbit Systems of America, Bell Helicopter, the U.S. Coast Guard, Raytheon, Malaco Records, Community Bank, St. Dominic Hospital and Merrill Lynch, among many others.
Steve oversees the artistic development of marketing and promotional materials, including digital, print, television and outdoor advertisements, collateral materials, websites, social media graphics, eblasts and internal and external corporate publications. Steve also supervises graphic artists, photographers, and illustrators on projects and works with copywriters to develop strategies for advertising campaigns.
Steve majored in Graphic Design at Louisiana State University, from which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
