Freelance Art Director • October 2006 to Present

• Create both advertising and editorial projects for clients such as Circuit City, Microsoft, Dell, Future, Nintendo Power magazine, Mac|Life, MaxiumPC and PlayStation: The Official Magazine
• Develope templates, file structures and organization methods for clients
• Retouch and color-correct photos to meet clients' needs

Art Director, Official Windows Vista Magazine • March 2007 to Present

• Create striking layouts that speak to an audience intimidated by technology
• Direct and organize photoshoots for features and covers
• Prepare and pre-flight all files for printer

Associate Art Director, Pregnancy magazine • October 2006 to Present

• Collection and color-correction of stock art
• Layout and pre-press of magazine pages
• Building and maintaining template files for the magazine

Associate Art Director, Scrapbook Answers magazine • October 2005 to October 2006

• Created organizational system for assets and files for this launch title
• Collaborated with photographers and color-corrected up to 300 images per issue
• Managed art interns and freelancers

Acting Art Director, Future Plus Custom Publishing • June 2004 to October 2005

• Worked closely with sales staff to develop pitch materials and tools
• Interfaced with clients on high-end project (materials for launch of Xbox 360, SOE Worlds)
• Project managed multiple competeing deadlines and demanding clients

 

Senior Designer (de facto Art Director), IDG Entertainment • 1998 to June 2004

• Managed design department (four people) responsible for GamePro, CodeVault, The Industry White Paper and various custom publishing projects (Lucasfilm, Best Buy, Nintendo, Sega, Square Enix)
• Designed the majority of sales and marketing material for above projects
• Re-designed GamePro twice; launched Code Vault
• Coordinated assets with PR companies and our international licensors
• Supervised simultaneous projects with competing deadlines

Senior Designer, PC Games, IDG • February 1997 to January 1998

• Designed reviews, up-front sections and features along with various collateral materials (CD covers, blow-in cards, web graphics, greeting cards)
• Redesigned several magazine sections; developed illustrations and creative backgrounds to fit the magazine's desired new appearance
• Acted as interim Art Director during times of transition

Art Director, Consumer Review • January 1994 to June 1996

• Created the design template for semi-monthly black and white car buyers' guides
• Formatted the content of the book to fit the design template
• Orchestrated shipping schedule with editor and publisher

Associate Art Director, Harris Comics • January 1994 to June 1996

• Handled design and layout for letters column
• Created solicitation materials for stores and ComicCons
• Corrected and manipulated archive art for current use

Computer Skills:

• Adobe CS2 and CS3 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, GoLive), QuarkXpress, FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Office, Final Cut HD, DVD Studio Pro, Microsoft PowerPoint