OVERALL EXPERIENCE
• Over 20 years experience as an Art Director, manager, designer and production artist.
• Skilled at working on several projects simultaneously.
• Committed to high-quality design and production.
• Collaborative team player.
DESIGN/ART DIRECTION EXPERIENCE
• Following through on project from conceptualization to finished piece.
• Maintaining client and artist relationships.
• Hiring and directing designers, photographers, stylists, and illustrators.
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
• Managed production for 8 national publications.
• Liaison between editorial, clients, advertising and art department.
• An extensive knowledge of print production.
• Highly skilled at color corrections and digital photo retouching.
• Supervising press runs.
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
• Supervising and mentoring designers and production artists.
• Setting and maintaining publication budgets.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
08/19 – present Book Designer, Quarto Publishing / Seattle, WA
04/13 – 08/19 Art Director. AAA Journey Magazine / Seattle, WA
12/03 – 02/13 Art Director, Seattle Magazine / Seattle, WA
09/99 – 09/03 Art Director, Outside Magazine / New Mexico
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Highly skilled with Adobe Creative Suite
• AI prototyping
• Digital Illustration and Cartography
EDUCATION:
B.F.A. Copper Union, NYC