LVE Employee Spotlight Eric Berner, Senior Art Director
Eric Berner has been working Las Vegas Events. He was promotas a graphic designer/art di- ed to Senior Art Director in 2009. rector for more than 20 years. Over the past 8 years he has had He went to college the pleasure of working for traditional art (i.e. in the Marketing and drawing, painting, & PR department under sculpture) and was able Michael Mack. This den wi to adapt those skills to partment really captured uld Yo u co the digital realm. lightening in a bottle DECEMBER 5 - 14, 2013 when Lisa Motley came He was born in West on board in 2012. Like a Hempstead, NY on well oiled machine, the Long Island’s south department has grown shore and a mere 18 and each member chalmiles from Manhattan. lenges the others to do Aside from various digmore, work harder and SN RN .co m ital art jobs, Eric has innovate. As the sole worked in many differdesginer, Eric has creent fields including small engine ated all the artwork and helped mechanic, postman, carpenter’s with the social media presence for apprentice, floral designer, gar- major events including the Wranbage man and gler National Finals Rodeo, FEI World cable guy. Cup™ Finals, USA Basketball Showcase, America’s Party: Las Vegas New Year, In 1993, he was Southern Nevada Racing Network and fortunate to have landed a paste up/ many more. Eric also sits on the Social mechanical job at Anton Community Media Committee and has helped decNewspapers, a local newspaper comorate the office and Thomas & Mack LVE & SNRN : A Day at the Races pany that published 18 weekly publiwith his wall graphics. cations. After receiving clearance from the Art Director, he would stay Moving forward, Eric is hoping to learn more about late at night teaching himself web design and building sites as well as Quark, Photoshop and Illus- video editing to try to keep more of the trator to further secure a spot media in-house. within the company and jump starting his career in graphics. Eric keeps himself busy doing some side/ volunteer work for Southern Nevada After moving to Las Vegas in Sports Hall of Fame, Shriner’s Hospital 2003, Eric worked for a few for Children Open, Las Vegas Track Club different places before he was Scholarship Fund, Mountain Ridge Little hired as a Senior Designer at League and After School All-Stars. THOMAS & MACK CENTER LAS VEGAS, NV
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THE BERNER FILE Born: April 1, 1970 Family: 2 children; Elizabeth 8, Alexander 6 Hobbies: art, cooking, auto mechanics, seeing concerts & reading comic books.
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