FGI HIRES DAVID RIENSCHE AS ART DIRECTOR
SEATTLE, JUNE 2, 2008 – FGI CORPORATION ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT DAVID RIENSCHE HAS JOINED THE AGENCY AS ART DIRECTOR. IN HIS NEW POSITION, RIENSCHE WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANAGING THE CREATIVE DIRECTION FOR WORK THAT COMES IN FOR RED CREATIVE GROUP WHICH NOW FALLS UNDER THE FGI UMBRELLA.
RIENSCHE JOINS THE AGENCY FROM RED CREATIVE GROUP IN LYNNWOOD, WA WHERE HE WAS THE CO-OWNER AND CREATIVE FORCE, RESPONSIBLE FOR CONCEPT, DESIGN AND DIRECTION FOR TRADITIONAL AND WEB MARKETING.  DAVE SAID HE WANTED TO JOIN FGI AFTER THE ACQUISITION BECAUSE “[THEY ARE] AN EXCITING COMPANY THAT WILL NURTURE MY GROWTH AS A CREATIVE BUT AT THE SAME TIME VALUE WHAT I BRING TO THE CREATIVE TEAM.”
"WE INVITED DAVE TO JOIN US BECAUSE OF HIS SUBSTANTIAL BACKGROUND IN DESIGN IN A BROAD RANGE OF TRADITIONAL TO INTERACTIVE MEDIUMS,” SAID CEO SCOT REFSLAND. “DAVE BRINGS TO FGI A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO WEB DESIGN AND WILL LEAD THE WAY IN ATTRACTING A NEW TYPE OF CLIENT FOR US. HE COMES TO US FROM RED CREATIVE GROUP WITH HIS BOOK OF CLIENTS AND WILL PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN GROWING THE FGI BRAND NAME.”
RIENSCHE STUDIED VISUAL COMMUNICATION AT THE ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE AS WELL AS FINE ARTS AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. HE WORKED PREPRESS FOR AN ADVERTISING FIRM AFTER COLLEGE, MOVED ON TO A GRAPHIC DESIGN POSITION FOR AN EDUCATIONAL COMPANY IN BELLEVUE, WA, EXPLORED NEW MEDIA AS A FREELANCER IN LOS ANGELES, CA  AND TAUGHT GRAPHIC DESIGN AND ILLUSTRATION FOR A BRITISH ART COLLEGE IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA. HIS EXPERTISE COVERS A RANGE OF CREATIVE MEDIA BROADENED BY HIS EXPERIENCES.
ABOUT FGI
LAUNCHED IN 2002, FGI IS A FULL SERVICE ADVERTISING AGENCY, FOCUSING ON STRATEGIC, CREATIVE AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS. FGI’S SERVICES INCLUDE BRANDING AND IDENTITY, MARKETING COLLATERAL, WEBSITE DESIGN + DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND ONLINE MARKETING. FGI IS A MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PARTNER AND AN ADOBE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER, ALONG WITH ONLINE MARKETING CERTIFICATIONS FROM GOOGLE AND YAHOO!.  FGI HAS PRODUCED OVER 200 FULL WEBSITE PROJECTS AND THEIR CLIENTS INCLUDE REAL NETWORKS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, THE UNITED NATIONS, MICROSOFT – UNLIMITED POTENTIAL, STUPSKI FOUNDATION, VAIL RESORTS AND BADEN SPORTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.FGI.COM.
