Jeannie Fratoni

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Lecturer
School of Journalism and Media Studies
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

SDSU

Bio

Jeannie has taught JMS 562 Advertising Creative at SDSU since 2018. She is an award winning creative director with close to 30 years experience crafting brands and advertising campaigns for clients like TaylorMade & Adidas Golf, YMCA, Molson Coors, TurboTax, QuickBooks Enterprise, Rubio's, Petco and more. She was President of the One Club for Creativity, San Diego during the 2017-2018 term and served on the board for eight years.

Jeannie received her BFA in visual communications specializing in advertising design at Kean University in New Jersey.

When not working or teaching you can find her out with her family training for the next half marathon or 10k, hiking or golfing.

Areas of Specialization

  • Creative Direction
  • Art Direction
  • Copywriting
  • Branding & Identity
  • Graphic Design
  • Typography
  • Color Theory
  • Personal Branding
  • Board Leadership

Awards & Honors

  • AAF Addys
  • AMA AMY
  • International Web Page
  • International WebAward
  • International Webby
  • Internet Advertising Awards (IAC)
  • W3
  • Former student won a local Pencil award from The One Club for Creativity

Publications

  • "The Big Book of Logos #5"
  • "LogoLounge Master Library Vol. 3" 10 logos selected
  • "Communication Arts" Photography Annual, San Diego Convention Center Web Site photo shoot