Chicago, IL - Vertis, a leading provider of technology-based marketing and advertising solutions, today announced the appointment of Jeff Allen as creative director for digital imaging at its Bang image creation studio. Allen was formerly a creative retoucher at Seven Worldwide’s Chicago office, where he was responsible for producing creative imagery through retouching and illustration. Allen has more than 14 years experience in the premedia environment as a digital retoucher with major Chicago area ad agencies. He has expertise in photo montage, image creation and high-end retouching, and holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Southern Illinois University. For more information about Jeff Allen’s appointment at Bang, please contact Donovan Roche or Carla Marshall at (619) 234-0345.