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Founder, Designer
2008 - Present (16 years)
• Established a full service creative studio with focus on custom stationery and graphic design. Design services include all manner of event signage and may have heavy typography, illustrations, custom die cuts, and assembly.
• Weekly client meetings and constant communication between clients, letterpress, digital and silk screen printers. Direction in paper selection, design and quotes.
• Sourcing and finding printers, staying on budget, knowledge of materials, papers, swatches, printing techniques, new vendors & procesess as well as adhering to client budgets.
• Freelance projects include: Logos, Brochures, Full Branding, Website design.
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Graphic Designer
Capezio New York
2011 - 2012 (1 year)
• Worked directly with the Creative Director on a new fashion legwear brand from Capezio. • Designed promotional and marketing items such as press kit, trade show booth, billboard
sign, email blast, sell sheets, catalog, look book, postcards, and advertisements. • Complete branding design: logo, typography selection, image color correction and
retouching, website and blog design, product box design and inserts for Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 hoisery collections.
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Art Director
Strike Holdings
New York, NY
2003 - 2008 (5 years)
• Managed the graphics department of a busy entertainment company by providing market ing, advertising and signage support to five venues. Directed and collaborated with a team of three junior designers to enhance brand identity and continuity.
• Worked on brand development projects such as direct mailing pieces, signage, promotional material and trade show graphics.
• Conceptualized and executed advertising campaigns that have appeared on the New York subway and telephone kiosks. Other publications include New York Magazine, Bizbash, Time Out NY and many other local publications.
• Organized photo and video shoots, sourced and hired talent for Ad campaigns. Edited and created all multimedia projects (Including corporate sales CD-ROM, training and safety videos as well as TV and radio spots).
• Conceptualized and designed collateral for promotional and creative marketing pieces that at times required heavy illustration work.
• Prepared all files for print and interacted with printers. Handled multiple projects under tight deadlines proving excellent multitasking and organizational skills.
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Assistant Broadcast Designer
R!ot Manhattan
New York, NY
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
• Collaborated with lead designers to create pitches for commercials, network branding, and station ID’s.
• Produced After Effects animations; prepared and designed graphics, conducted project-related research, captured and transferred footage, rotorscoping, managed supplies and preparation of final product for presentations.
• Clients included: Sci-Fi Channel Redesign; HBO’s “The Wire” opening sequence, Riot reel opening, “AOL” commercial, WHDH Boston Redesign of News opening.
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Photo Editor
NewYorkMetro.com
New York, NY
2001 - 2002 (1 year)
• Designed various parts of the website, advertising banners and promotional materials, as well as seasonal and weekly guides.
• Weekly updates of New York magazine and Metro channel's website. Responsibilities included photo editing, updating, optimization, color correction, and sizing.