QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced in graphic design and management including magazines, catalogs, space advertising, newsletters, brochures, stationary, web design and product literature.
Self-starter with excellent planning and cost effective productions skills. Creative, well organized, fast and efficient with a proven ability to think quickly, contribute ideas and
stay calm under pressure.

EXPERIENCE

Garden State Kids, Howell, NJ 
Art Director
• Art Director of Garden State Kids, a quarterly parenting magazine.
• Responsible for all stages of producing magazine including page and advertisement   design.

AGA Advertising Inc., Morganville, NJ 
Graphic Artist
• Responsible for design of all ads for 6 publications Also responsible for the
  design of various other assignment, i.e. sell sheet, post cards, logos, and direct mailers.

Route 9 Shopper, Manalapan, NJ
Graphic Artist
• Responsible for creating ads for 3 monthly publications, paging up and preparing file for   printer.

PaperDirect Inc., Secaucus, NJ
Graphic Artist/Supervisor
• Supervised Creative Department.
• Designed, produced, tracked monthly catalogs and directed photo shoots.
• Created other special projects: box inserts, promotional pieces and direct mail.
• Organized meetings for Catalog Design Team to discuss new ideas and critique previous   catalogs.
• Assessed projects to ensure consistency with company image and quality design   standards.

Vantage Custom Classics, Linden, NJ
Art Director/Manager
• Managed Art Department.
• Tracked all incoming jobs and controlled flow of work to meet timely deadline   requirements.
• Had final approval of all art before being released to clients.
• Handled all client estimates, bids, pricing, tracking and approval charges for Art   Department.
• Designed yearly catalog, advertisements, newsletters, hang tags, label designs, sell    sheets, shirt designs, price list, promotional products and order forms.
• Directed photo shoots.

Business Journal of New Jersey, Marlboro, NJ   
Art Director/Manager
• Managed Art Department.
• Produced and designed two monthly magazines (Business Journal of New Jersey and
  Garden State Home and Garden) and various other annuals.
• Directed photo shoots.
• Consistently met all deadlines and strict budget requirements.
• Sent title to printer; communicated with printer throughout all production stages.
• Tracked all incoming advertising and designed ads for clients.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• Proficient in: QuarkXpress 7.2, Adobe CS2 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat &    Dreamweaver).
• Working Knowledge of InDesign & HTML.

EDUCATION

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.
• Major: Communications Design, Minor: Advertising.

High School of Art and Design, New York, NY
• Major: Advertising.