Joe Swatek, Senior Copywriter

As a copywriter for ACTON Marketing, Joe focuses on direct marketing copy, but he also writes promotional materials for media like newspapers, magazines, and websites. He contributed copy to projects that won Gold and Silver Awards from the American Advertising Federation of Lincoln, and a Citation of Excellence from the Omaha Federation of Advertising. Joe is a member of the Advertising Federation of Lincoln.

Joe joined ACTON in 1993, after more than a decade of writing promotional materials for a major insurance company. He was president of Ameritas Employees Credit Union for 5 years and then served as the Supervisory Committee Chairman for 6 years. Joe has a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech-Broadcasting with an emphasis in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

Diane Hunt, Associate Creative Director

Diane has the primary responsibility for the design and creation of materials for ACTON's Totally Free Checking program. Hers is a hands-on job that includes implementation of new design and design elements, organizing the photography for premiums for the program, and tracking the progress of the projects in the department. When she joined ACTON in 1995, Diane was the manager of ACTON's Art Department.

Joe Elliott, Senior Proofreader, Associate Copywriter

Joe holds the dual responsibilities of proofreader and copywriter. As Senior Proofreader, he is responsible for examining all client and corporate designs at various stages in the creative process to ensure error-free printed materials. As Associate Copywriter, he writes the majority of the copy for ACTON's financial services clients promotional mail campaigns. He joined the ACTON staff in 1986.

Dan Ochoa, Senior Art Director

Dan originally joined ACTON's typography department, but he had an interest in computers and design even before that time. In fact, he was creating graphics in his spare time, and winning awards and recognition in competitions like the Microsoft Frontpage Website Design. With his experience and desire to design as a full-time profession, Dan was welcomed into the Creative Department. He handles a wide variety of projects for ACTON's financial services clients and is our reliable in-house source for Spanish language translations.

Nick Lea, Graphic Designer

The day Nick graduated from Wayne State College, the Creative Department scooped him up. After his two-month graphic design internship here, ACTON wanted to keep him for his quality work and creative layouts.

Nick graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design and appeared on the Dean's List for eight semesters. One of his designs won a campus-wide contest, with a local organization adopting his logo permanently. His paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints were also selected by the faculty multiple times to appear in Wayne State College Student Art Shows. Now at ACTON, Nick designs the various marketing pieces and support materials for financial services clients.

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