David Beyer joins Academica Group as Senior VP, Creative Director

Academica Group Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of award-winning creative director David Beyer as its new Senior Vice-President, Creative Director.

David is a multi-talented creative services professional with 25 years of experience in all media, including print, web, and video. Formerly co-founder and creative director at two successful Toronto agencies, Group Multimedia Network and x2idea Corporation, David is a multiple award-winner for his design and illustration work, and is a leading creative force in Native American society.

David’s extensive portfolio includes branding, web interface design, information architecture and multimedia campaigns for a broad range of Native American, educational and nonprofit organizations, including the Smithsonian’s American Indian magazine, Indian Country Today, and the Circle Program for the Department of Indian Affairs and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). He was also the creative lead on many highly successful campaigns for blue-chip clients like Cisco, Microsoft, IBM and Royal Bank of Canada.

David attended the Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) in Toronto, and has taught editorial layout and design at the program in Journalism for Native People, in the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of Western Ontario.

“Academica Group’s practice in branding and marketing execution has been growing steadily,” explains President & CEO Rod Skinkle. “In addition to his creative talents, David has experience leading large creative teams on marketing campaigns that integrate print, broadcast, and online strategies. David will help deliver innovative, breakthrough creative solutions to our college and university clients.”

For media information, please contact:
Rod Skinkle, President & CEO
Academica Group Inc.
tel. 519.433.8302 ext. 206
rod@academica.ca

David Beyer, Sr. Vice-President, Creative Director
Academica Group Inc.
tel. 416.504.7228 ext. 206
david@academica.ca