INTRODUCTION
Vince S. Barbre
Over eight years, I have built an entertainment career encompassing the full spectrum of the creative realm, including ideation, design, production, and fabrication. My body of work features collaborations with leading brands and intellectual properties worldwide. I thrive on being a part of and helping build supportive environments that allow creative professionals to flourish. I have led teams in the studio and in the field, always endeavoring to advance every aspect of a project.
In 2021 my wife and I partnered with Michelle Gobert’s Image360 Graphic Sign & Brand Shop in New Orleans. With over forty-five years of combined industry experience, Michelle, El-Lenor, and I have partnered together to provide a consultative approach and a keen eye for robust, visual communications with state-of-the-art equipment. Image 360 New Orleans quickly built a formidable reputation amongst clients. These qualities allow the partners to develop professional graphic solutions for thousands of organizations across Louisiana and the Gulf Coast Region, ranging from local businesses to big-name customers like the NFL, NAVY, Solomon Group, and Clear Channel Airports.
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About Me
Infield Experience
Walking a unique creative path, I've found myself fortunate to have garnered the skill sets and trust needed to secure the role of on-site Art Director for an out of this world dark ride experience, Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike. As the Art Director, I was responsible for the direction and over site of the visual intent based on intellectual property holder Legendary Pictures. It was a unique opportunity to create a world-class thrilling dark ride for global traveling guest to experience.
Cultivating Skills
As a youth, my appetite for the creative world was nourished by my family, and by my instructors at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (N.O.C.C.A.). I furthered my education in visual art in college while attending the Arts Institute. I quickly developed new techniques based on the new tools and technology currently available to the creative industry. Not soon after graduating, I began my career in Land Based Entertainment design throwing me head first into the craziest and most rewarding field, utilizing all of my artistic capabilities. I quickly adapted to a high output, time-sensitive workload. As the industry is primarily project based, I quickly adapted to any task put in my way.
Consistently Evolving Creatively
In an ever-changing professional world, I quickly learned that I needed to develop overlapping skill sets to allow me to become even more innovative and polished in the fast-paced creative field. My introduction to and enthusiasm for Land Based Entertainment started with Graphic Design on the Simpsons Springfield at Universal Studios Hollywood. I welcome all opportunities to sharpen my current skill set to be as fluid and multidimensional as my chosen field.
MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Before my work in the creative industry, I built a decade-long career in hospitality. I moved from hotel to hotel for long stents, and filled different roles and responsibilities at each stage. Throughout my hospitality experiences, I achieved promotions at various levels of leadership and management roles. It is here I learned the importance of effective communication, teamwork and leadership.
Apprentice Beginnings
For me to have an idea of what my future might hold, I must first be aware of my origins. My family comes from a long line of craftsmen and a highly skilled blue-collar trade labor force. At a young age, I was acclimated to a world of hard work and strong work ethics. I quickly learned my way around large commercial and small residential work sites.
Experience
Legacy Entertainment
Associative Art Director: 9/2018 - Present
North Hollywood, California
Responsible for the creative on-site construction and direction of all artistic intent relating to the development of a new IP dark ride experience, art & design management, material and finishing call-outs and selections. Create and present presentations for clients and show vendors.
Rhetro & Co. (Various Roles)
Los Angeles, California
Senior Design Lead: 1/2016 - 9/2018
Lead and participate with teams across multiple projects in the creation of new shows, rides, and productions, including master-planning of resorts, develop presentations for Senior leadership.
Concept Artist: 2/2015 - 1/2016
Design & conceptualize new Location Based Entertainment. Develop visual storyboards and key art used in promoting projects for clients, presentation deck design, prop design, and show set design.
Graphic Designer: 6/2014 - 2/2015
Develop presentation decks, marquee signage, marketing collateral, create print advertisement, and assist with company website.
BOXX CAR
Los Angeles, California
(Freelance): 2012 - Present
Creative Consultant, Show Director, Art Director, Designer, illustrator, Concept Artist, Graphic Designer, & Colorist.
WARNER BROS. STUDIOS
Burbank, California
Intern Consumer Products Division: 2011
Organized, formatted, titled and saved digital works. Revise digital illustration based on consumer products for Wizard of Oz children’s products.
W HOTELS
W Westwood, California / W French quarter
VArious opteration and Management roles
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