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Seeking a Position
As an art director in a creative, growth orientated environment. With almost 18 years experience designing, illustrating and art directing various projects, I feel my experience would benefit any company that chooses to consider me for a position.

Capabilities
Macintosh literate: Quark, QPS, Illustrator, Photoshop€ Fully versed in all aspects of production.

Professional Experience

Hachette Filipacchi Magazines Mar 95 - May 01

Senior Designer for The Woman's Day SIP Nov 99 - May 01
The Woman's Day Special Interest division of HFM, Inc. This group publishes 37 various editions a year. Titles range from Kitchens & Baths, Walls & Windows, Gardening & Outdoor Living, Home Remodeling and Eating Light. Each edition¹s circulation is 300,000. Duties include the formatting of all editorial layout for the entire publication. Approx.. 120 editorial pages an edition.

Art Director of The Home Plans Group Oct 97 - Nov 99
HFM publishes four titles under this umbrella group, of which 17 editions a year are published. They include Best-Selling Home Plans, Woman's Day Favorite Home Plans, Metropolitan Home Plans and Home Magazine's Home Plans. Duties include the art direction & design of all interior elements. From editorial design to page layout. All text inserted and corrections. The cover design and all promotional material. Note: Four of the 17 editions are Collections, each running approximately 320 pages in length.

Art Director of Circulation and Promotion Mar 95 - Oct 97
Art Director of Circulation and Promotion for over 30 titles. Including: Premiere, Elle, Woman's Day, Car & Driver, Boating & George. Duties included: art direction & design of all promo material. Which included: buckslips, filler ads, truck & subway posters, polybags, direct mail packages & all of the titles' stationary. Designed promo material for the launch of George.

Graphic Designer/Production Artist Ziff-Davis Publishing Nov 89 - Mar 95

Art Director Twelve Signs Inc., LA Jan 88 - Nov 89

Studio Manager Doremus Advertising Ltd July 85 - June 86

Junior Designer Macmillan Publishing June 81 - May 82

Additional Experience

Design Director The Thirteenth Street Repertory Company Jan 01 - Present
Design promotional material for theatre. Includes posters, flyers and programs

Art Director, Designer and Publisher Graphic Image Press, Inc. Jan 93 - Jan 95
Self-Published OFFWORLD, a full-color comic book sized, glossy quarterly science fiction magazine. Small run, 64 page publication geared toward both the science fiction & comic book markets. Responsible for every facet of the magazine from concept to final publication, including design of all direct mail, ads, convention displays, press releases, stationery and media kits.

Education
The School of Visual Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts June 81
The High School of Art & Design Diploma June 77

Affiliations
The Society of Illustrators, NY.
Graphics Artists Guild, NY

Design and illustration portfolios available upon request.