Professional Profile
•Dedicated design/art direction/production professional.
•Resourceful problem-solver with excellent typography, layout, and software skills.
•Motivated/effective at working through challenges, meeting tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities.
•Adept at working independently as well as team player within diverse environments.
•Interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
•Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
Professional Experience
KidSpirit Magazine, 2008 to 2009
•Graphic/Production Designer; responsible for art direction, trafficking pages, liaison with printers/vendors.
Brooklyn Arts Council, 2007 to 2008
•Associate Editor on 2008 Directory of Arts Organizations; consultant on initiatives in arts/education projects.
Versodesigns, Inc., 2003 to 2007
•Designed innovative marketing materials: logos, posters, postcards, brochures, event and media kits.
ACLS E-Book Project, Designer/Title Development Editor/Rights Manager, 2000 to 2007
•Conceptualized/executed design for print, web, and multimedia promotions.
•Collaborated directly with printers/vendors and conference/marketing strategies for brand identity.
•Generated monthly budget/quality control reports and managed rights, permissions, and contracts.
•Researched, developed, and maintained title list and comprehensive database.
Audio Magazine/Hachette Filipacchi, Associate Art Director, 1990 to 2000
•Designed monthly features, columns, front and back of book; supervised services for stock archives.
•Managed and assigned illustration and photography; directed photo shoots.
•Collaborated on two redesigns on magazine; designed special project issues.
•Developed design/layout of Directory Equipment, a yearly 350+ page issue.
•Worked closely with editorial and production teams to maintain monthly budgets and schedules.
•Hired and supervised freelance staff.
•Dedicated design/art direction/production professional.
•Resourceful problem-solver with excellent typography, layout, and software skills.
•Motivated/effective at working through challenges, meeting tight deadlines, managing multiple priorities.
•Adept at working independently as well as team player within diverse environments.
•Interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills with meticulous attention to detail.
•Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, and Flash.
Professional Experience
KidSpirit Magazine, 2008 to 2009
•Graphic/Production Designer; responsible for art direction, trafficking pages, liaison with printers/vendors.
Brooklyn Arts Council, 2007 to 2008
•Associate Editor on 2008 Directory of Arts Organizations; consultant on initiatives in arts/education projects.
Versodesigns, Inc., 2003 to 2007
•Designed innovative marketing materials: logos, posters, postcards, brochures, event and media kits.
ACLS E-Book Project, Designer/Title Development Editor/Rights Manager, 2000 to 2007
•Conceptualized/executed design for print, web, and multimedia promotions.
•Collaborated directly with printers/vendors and conference/marketing strategies for brand identity.
•Generated monthly budget/quality control reports and managed rights, permissions, and contracts.
•Researched, developed, and maintained title list and comprehensive database.
Audio Magazine/Hachette Filipacchi, Associate Art Director, 1990 to 2000
•Designed monthly features, columns, front and back of book; supervised services for stock archives.
•Managed and assigned illustration and photography; directed photo shoots.
•Collaborated on two redesigns on magazine; designed special project issues.
•Developed design/layout of Directory Equipment, a yearly 350+ page issue.
•Worked closely with editorial and production teams to maintain monthly budgets and schedules.
•Hired and supervised freelance staff.
