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Knitwear Designer
Freelance / Graphic Design Services
Jan 2008 - Present (16 years 7 months)
Design, art direct, produce, and publish hand-knitting patterns, selling them via Craftsy, Etsy and Ravelry, and promoting them via kathleendames.blogspot.com, as well as on Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and YouTube. Patterns published in Knitscene, Knitty, and Jane Austen Knits, as well as independently, plus forthcoming from Enchanted Knits, Interweave Knits, Jane Austen Knits, and KnittySpin.
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Art Director/Graphic Designer
Freelance
Jun 2007 - Present (17 years 2 months)
Book cover design, book interior design and production, and promotional materials design and production for clients, including Girl Scouts of the USA and the United Nations/Charette Communications Design, Inc.; Maison Française at Columbia University; and O’Reilly Media, Inc.
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President, Parents Association
Tompkins Hall Nursery School & Childcare Center
Aug 2011 - Jun 2013 (1 year 10 months)
Worked closely with the director, faculty, and staff, as well as 60 families across three classrooms to enhance communication between home and school. Managed Google groups and calendars to inform everyone of events. Collaborated with Social and Fundraising committee chairs to improve and increase school fundraising efforts, including creation and production of inaugural yearbook. Co-directed search for new Director. Served as Lead Working Parent, coordinating schedules for parents participating in the teacher co-op. Continue to serve on Board of Directors.
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Senior Art Director
Course Technology
Jul 2006 - May 2007 (10 months)
Designed and directed the design of collegiate-level computer science textbook covers, ancillaries, and interiors working with Creative Director, fellow Art Directors, Editorial, Sales, and Marketing staff, and freelance designers.
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Art Director
Red Wheel/Weiser
Aug 2000 - Dec 2005 (5 years 4 months)
Designed and directed the design of all book covers and interiors, working with Publisher, Editorial, and Marketing staff, and freelance designers, including four titles chosen for the Bookbuilders of Boston 2003, 2004, and 2005 Annual New England Book Show. Designed catalogs, advertisements, promotional items, and websites for three distinct imprints (Conari Press, Red Wheel, and Weiser Books). Managed production of all titles from cover concept to final files, collaborating with Production Manager and supervising Production Design Coordinator.
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Senior Designer
Gomez, Inc.
Aug 2000 - Apr 2001 (8 months)
Served as lead designer for professional services division of company, worked with internal clients, as well as development team, to design new web tools that were both attractive and highly usable, based on requirements lists. Generated schematics, Photoshop sketches, flow diagrams, site graphics, and html.
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Junior->Senior Graphic Designer
O'Reilly & Associates
May 1997 - Aug 2000 (3 years 3 months)
Senior Graphic Designer, Web
Sole designer of Safari: O’Reilly Books Online. Responsible for look and feel of site, as well as name. Produced Photoshop sketches, site graphics, and html, working with site developer in Europe, as well as team on East and West Coasts.
Senior Graphic Designer, Print
Continued duties of Graphic Designer. Oversaw and managed production for all in-house book and software products, supervising the work of production designers and consulting with art directors on special projects. Streamlined production and pre-press processes.
Graphic Designer, Print
Continued duties of Junior Graphic Designer. Produced covers for all two-color books and labels for all bound-in software.
Junior Graphic Designer, Print
Created mini-catalogs for new titles and reprints. Provided technical support for Macintosh users.
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Production Assistant->Advertising Designer
PWS Publishing Company
Feb 1994 - May 1997 (3 years 3 months)
Advertising Designer/Marketing Specialist • February 1996–May 1997
Continued duties of Advertising Designer. Managed development and distribution of sales information to in-house teams and various sales divisions. Developed new system for book cover art electronic archives. Answered marketing queries from customers and sales representatives. Attended semi-annual sales conferences.
Advertising Designer • September 1995–February 1996
Designed, produced, and coordinated printing and mailing of direct mail pieces, journal advertising, and convention posters. Managed trafficking of cover art, book information, author approval, and ad distribution and storage. Assisted Advertising Manager as needed.
Production Assistant • February 1994–September 1995
Managed production process for ancillary materials. Designed book covers. Performed duties of copy editor, proofreader, reprint editor, and indexer for main texts and supplements. Applied for Cataloging-in-Publication data to Library of Congress. Answered all out-of-house permissions requests.