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APR 2001 - PRESENT
Art Direction of online and print marketing materials for Subaru, Wendy's, Universal Pictures, and AOL Time Warner, among others.
SENIOR ART DIRECTOR, INTEROCITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. / CHYRON DIGITAL MEDIA, NYC.
DEC 1999–APR 2001
Direct website user-interface and new-media graphics development for clients ranging from major financial institutions to dotcom startups. Key member of Project Management / Design Development / Sitebuilding team with considerable client contact throughout process. Specialized in logo and identity development for startup clients. Supervised efforts of junior staff. Production environments included Flash, Javascript, DHTML and SMIL.
ART DIRECTOR, SCHOLASTIC MARKETING PARTNERS; SCHOLASTIC INC., NYC.
JUL 1998–DEC 1999
Direct design operations for custom publishing division of preeminent educational-media company. Oversaw creation of original print and online classroom materials for grades K–12 in partnership with corporate sponsors including AT&T, Kellogg’s, GM, Major League Baseball, Hewlett Packard, and Honda; as well as with numerous U.S. Government agencies. Responsible for creative direction, implementation, and management in agency-like structure.
DESIGN DIRECTOR, SIMON & SCHUSTER INTERACTIVE; VIACOM, INC., NYC.
[Full-time consulting position] APR 1997–NOV 1997
Manage graphic design and print production of all retail packaging, sales promotion, and consumer advertising for international CD-ROM publisher. Products for all age groups cover a spectrum of entertainment, edutainment, and educational subjects. Significant experience with brand extension and licensed entertainment properties.
PROMOTIONS ART DIRECTOR, THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE, NYC.
[Full-time consulting position] FEB 1996–JUL 1996
Direct design staff and advise workgroups responsible for corporate graphics, ad-promotion, advertorials, marketing, and events support. Collaborate with highest levels of management on creative and technical issues.
DIRECTOR, DESIGN AND ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING, GAMES PUBLISHING GROUP, NYC.
AUG 1989–JAN 1996
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, GAMES MAGAZINE; ZIGZAG MAGAZINE; GAMES TRADE PAPERBACKS:
Directed all graphics for highly visual, award-winning consumer magazines and trade-books. Significant role in editorial development and crafting of diverse material into coherent attention-getting publications. Coordinated efforts of editors, designers, and imaging staff. Creative direction of custom publishing projects and custom advertising. Co-Director of startup team creating interactive consumer magazine for 8–13 year-olds. Developed positioning and creative plans; integrated workflow and production processes into ongoing publishing operations.
MANAGEMENT OF ALL PRINT PRODUCTION and MACINTOSH DESKTOP PREPRESS SYSTEMS:
Pioneered techniques for 4/c desktop prepress in 1990 (profiled by Folio and Publish magazines). Developed in-house imaging center and managed all procedural and quality aspects of electronic image and page production. Responsible for all hardware and software purchasing.
PUBLICATION DESIGN CONSULTANT
1985–1989
Specialist in magazine start-up and redesign. Developed logos, formats, documentation; trained personnel in implementation and efficiencies. Publications consultant to City University of New York Law School (1981-1990). Freelance art direction on-site at sales-promotion studios, ad agencies, book publishers, consumer and trade magazines.
ART DIRECTOR, FAMILY WEEKLY MAGAZINE; CBS MAGAZINES, NYC.
1983–1985
Direction of covers and all editorial graphics for national Sunday supplement with circulation 13 million.
SENIOR DESIGNER / STYLIST, JIM WILSON, ETC., NYC.
1981–1983
Creation of sets, props, and models for studio photography, films, and TVC’s; packaging of trade-paperback books.
JUNK FOOD, CO-EDITOR & ART DIRECTOR of cult-classic humor / literary anthology. MORE
1979–1980
DESIGNER, SCHOLASTIC INC., NYC.
1976–1979
Art direction of magazines for elementary and high school students; textbook design.
