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DIRECTOR
Amanda A. Koziar has been designing in the commercial art industry for the last 15 years, with a focus on brand development.
Ms. Koziar has experience in corporate brand management, designing creative for national and international companies, such as: Sony, Avis Rent-A-Car System, Budget Rent-A-Car System, Alfred Angelo, Ramada Worldwide, Wingate Inn, Howard Johnson, American Business Financial Services, Move Inc., and Welcome Wagon.
Ms. Koziar has also worked with numerous start-up companies to build their brands from the ground up. Her experience includes naming and tag-line development, logos, brand guidelines, as well as, complete identity system and collateral development in both print and interactive media. She has also been involved with brand and launch strategies, and her intricate knowledge of production allow her to fully manage a brand's evolution.
Ms. Koziar has held design responsibilities from Junior Graphic Designer to Executive Creative Director. Her responsibilities over her career have given her a 360 degree understanding of agency functions and efficiencies. In 2008, Ms. Koziar founded Amaniac Design. The focus of Amaniac is to provide the best creative communication solutions for their clients by collaborating with various studios around the country – bringing the best, the brightest, and the most enthusiastic!
Ms. Koziar is a graduate of The Art Institute in Philadelphia where she studied Commercial Design and participated in two industry internships. She graduated with honors in 1999. Ms. Koziar was most recently acknowledged for her industry achievements with one 2007 Silver District ADDY Award, two 2007 Gold Local ADDY Awards, and four 2007 Silver Local ADDY Awards.
In addition to Ms. Koziar's service to the Women's Chamber as a member of the Board of Directors, she has been overseeing the advertising and marking of the Chamber as the Chair of the Communications Committee. Ms. Koziar is involved in the Miami community through donating her design services for the fundraising efforts of Educate Tomorrow, where she has also mentored youth, and served as a member of the board.
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