Art Director, SIP Division, American Media

Tracey Solodar

New York, NY

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Creative and experienced Art Director in all aspects of graphic design, layout, cover design, typography, color correction, preflight and shipping. Additional skills in photo direction, editing and management.

Specialties: InDesign, Photoshop, K4, Censhare

My passion is design. I love working with type and creating exciting, dynamic and functional layouts.
Education
- Associates
  
  Parsons School of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
  
  University of Miami
Experience
- Art Director, SIP Division
  
  American Media
  
  New York, NY
  
  Nov 2018 - Jun 2019 (7 months)
  
  Design 100 page single issue publications from start to finish. This includes, slugs, type style, page layout and production prep. Working closely with photo and edit.
- Art Director, Closer Weekly
  
  Bauer Publishing
  
  Englewood Cliffs, United States
  
  Jul 2013 - Nov 2018 (5 years 4 months)
  
  -Weekly cover design along with news and features, working with Editor and Chief
  -Overseeing designers, checking layouts
  -Finaling pages
  -Launched magazine as art Director in 2013, created prototype
  -Created style and design of 4/C weekly celebrity magazine, includes page design, slugs, section heads, color, templates and typography * Weekly Cover Design * Manage Art Staff * Work directly with Editor in Chief and Photo Director
- Senior freelance designer
  
  Bauer Publishing
  
  Englewood Cliffs, United States
  
  Apr 2009 - Jun 2013 (4 years 2 months)
  
  Editorial layout and design on celebrity magazine included lifestyle, beauty and fashion
- Senior Contributing Designer
  
  J-14 Magazine
  
  Apr 2010 - Jun 2013 (3 years 2 months)
  
  Bauer Publishing, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. *Editorial Layout and design for teen magazine on all sections of the book
- Arthritis Magazine
  
  Senior Freelance Designer
  
  Jul 2010 - Mar 2013 (2 years 8 months)
  
  Health Monitor Network, Paramus, NJ *Editorial layout and design for multiple health related publications
- Senior Designer
  
  First Magazine
  
  Jul 1995 - Feb 2009 (13 years 7 months)
  
  Bauer Publishing, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. * Collaborated layout and design from concept through finished art for editorial pages of a national 4/C women's service magazine. * Trained new staff designers on Quark and InDesign * Worked with illustrators on fashion, beauty and health pages
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- Publishing
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