Professional Experience
Freelance art + design director who successfully achieves creative solutions that simultaneously convey brand message and draw in users in both print and digital environments. I'm always seeking new collaborative partners with stories to tell on any platform. Specialties include typographic voice, publishing across platforms (including on iOS and Android devices), and redesigns.
Expertise
Art Director
7 Years
Production (print)
15 Years
Designer
12 Years
Specialty
International
3 Years
Business (general)
10 Years
Science
4 Years
Industries
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
8 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
12 Years
Online/new media
12 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
14 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
RollingStone (10+), Life & Style Weekly Magazine (10+), Bauer Publishing (10+), DISCOVER Magazine (10+), Elmore Magazine (10+), Nomad Editions (10+), InTouch Weekly Magazine (10+)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
EYES-OPEN Berlin (6-10), Manhattan Neighborhood Network (10+), Teachers College, Columbia University (10+)
Other Work History
TimeWarner Book Group Cover Art, Wenner Media/Us Weekly, Hammock Publishing, Inc.
Technical Skills
Photo retouching, layout production, color correction/proofing, production/pre-press, previous career in I/T (Macintosh) for Publishing, photography, digital printing (commercial).
Foreign Language Skills
Deutsch
Unions
Freelancers Union
Computer Skills
Adobe Creative Suite & DPS (all), Mag+, K4, WoodWing, MS Office (all), Mac OS X and older versions, comfortable on Mac & Windows (thru Vista).
Equipment
MacBook Pro, 27" Cinema Display, 11x17 Color Printer, Microtek scanner/film scanner, Wacom tablet, Sony Alpha 300 14 MPx camera, CS 4, 5, 5.5 and 6, and CC.
Work Permits & Visas
US Passport
References
Many available upon request
Awards
SPD 45 Rare Specimens (2009):
-Merit, Cover Illustration, Discover Presents EINSTEIN
Folio: OZZIE Awards (2009):
-Best One-Topic Issue Design, THE BODY (Discover Media)
-Best Feature Design, "The Future of Energy" (Discover Magazine)
APEX Awards For Publication Excellence (2002):
Best Home Page, RoadKing.com
Best Site Design, RoadKing.com
Most Improved Site, MyBusinessMag.com
Associations
Society of Publication Designers