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experience
2005 – present BONFIRE COMMUNICATIONS, Art Director
Responsible for concept, design and art direction from start to finish of internal communications and employer brand identity for companies such as Gap Inc, Banana Republic and Genentech. Responsible for client-facing presentations of design strategy, development of brand style guides and designer training workshops. Art direction of junior designers, interns and external creative talent including photographers, illustrators and graphic designers. Projects included career development packages, event design and collateral, employee benefits programs and websites. Internal projects included sales and marketing collateral and event design.
2004 – 2005 GQ MAGAZINE, Senior Designer
2003 – 2004 TEEN VOGUE, Senior Designer
2002 – 2003 FOOD NETWORK, Senior Designer
Responsible for concept and design from start-to-finish of promotional materials, media kits, event signage and collateral, merchandise, mailers and in-book advertorial sections including art direction and production of photo shoots and original illustration work.
1999 – 2002 SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE, Senior Designer
Responsible for concept and design from start to finish of promotional materials, art direction and production of original photo shoots for advertiser sections including managing photographers, stylists, models, illustrators and direction of press checks and color correction for production. Projects included in-book and online design of advertorial sections, branding and identity of sales and marketing collateral, media kits and major events such as sales meetings, concerts and fashion shows.
1998 - 1999 TOMMY BOY RECORDS, Graphic Designer
Design of CD packaging, print ads and promotional advertising.
1997 – 1998 MTV MUSIC TELEVISION, Graphic Designer
Designer for the off-air and on-air creative department. Projects included merchandising, book design, CD packaging, print advertising, event invitations and sales materials including media kit and on-air sales video.
freelance clients
Advertising Production Club • American Illustration Annual • Domino Magazine • Elle Magazine • Esquire Magazine • Interscope Records • Jessica Gregg Jewelry • Lucky Magazine • Manhattan Short Film Festival • The Nok Yoga Foundation • Nova Jazz • One Source Printing Graphics • Yoga Journal
education
2008 Brand Gap and Zag Workshops, Neutron llc., San Francisco
2008 Presenting Data and Information Workshop, Edward Tufte, San Francisco
2007 Illustrator, In-Design and Photoshop Adobe Workshops, San Francisco
1997 BFA, Graphic Design, School of Visual Arts, New York City
awards
2007 IABC Silver Quill Award, Excellence in Publication Design for Banana Republic's
Fashion Your Future Career Development Campaign
2006 MarCom Creative Award, Platinum Winner for Banana Republic's
Fashion Your Future Employee Guide and Commitment Book
1999 How Magazine, International Design Annual, Business Collateral, Merit
exhibitions
2001 Classic Stage Company, New York City
1996 School of Visual Arts, New York City
1996 New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York City,
alt.youth.media, Group Exhibition
