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WORK EXPERIENCE O, the Oprah Magazine Design Director, Hearst, 11/14-present Design of the monthly magazine including redesign in 2016 and 2019 Art direct & conceptualize covers, features, departments Work with award winning photographers, illustrators, stylists FREELANCE Shoots include lifestyle, portrait, food, still life, fashion & beauty Work with Ad Sales & Marketing to make special units for pitches and print Book projects included Emeril’s Work with ad sales to create edit for native advertising Party Book, Emeril’s TV Dinners for Contribute to instagram & other social media platforms William Morrow and Harper Collins, Oversee content that gets enhanced on Apple News American Century Cookbook, Flea Market Style, Great Pies & Tarts, EveryDay With Rachael Ray all published by Clarkson Potter. Creative Director, Meredith, 12/10-11/14 Design of magazine including full redesign in 2010 Designed books for magazines All art direction, photo shoots from concept through print including Cosmo, Teen People, Work closely with newsstand & marketing departments and Cooks Illustrated. Design of Rachael’s books & packaging of various branded products include: Contribute to social media, digital premiums & how-to videos Magazine projects redesign of National Geographic Traveler, a prototype for the
Prevention Discovery Channel, and redesign Creative Director, Rodale, 9/06-8/10 for Xavier University. Responsible for the look of the brand, the magazine, books, & digital assets Supervise the design, photo and production of the monthly magazine Work closely with online, international, special interest publications AWARDS Work with marketing and direct mail to keep all products & promotions on brand Magazine redesign in 2007 resulted in a #6 rank on Ad Age’s A-list 100+ various awards including: Society of Publication Designers, Teen People SPD silver awards, SPD merit awards, Creative Director, Time Inc, 7/01-8/06 Society of Illustration, Print Design Supervised design, photo and production including 3 redesigns Annual, American Illustration, Conceived and art directed beauty, fashion, still life photo shoots American Photography, Worked with stylists and publicists for celebrities fashion and covers and Art Directors Annual Casting of only real girls, no models, for fashion & beauty shoots Nominated for ASME for Design for EW and Saveur, ASME nominated for Real Simple photo for Saveur (winner), Ozzie Silver Design Consultant, Time Inc, 1/01-7/01 for Redesign of Prevention Responsible for the redesign of the Simple Info section of the magazine Art directed various cover shoots & feature stories EDUCATION Offspring Magazine Rutgers University Design Director, Hearst/Dow Jones, 10/99-1/01 BA, Major: Fine Art and Design. Responsible for the creation & launch of a new parenting magazine Minor: Communications Hiring and supervision of art, production and photo staff Assigned illustrations for features and departments California State University Collaborated in the conception, casting and production of fashion features Attended junior year at Northridge Curated still life product stories, Contributed editorial ideas VOLUNTEER Saveur Magazine Art Director, Meigher Communications, 1/95-9/99 Leave Out Violence Design of food & travel monthly magazine Auction Director, Supervision of art & photography staff 2004-2016 Produced feature stories & attended local shoots & shoots abroad Lead a large fund raising effort Design of brand’s Cookbooks, Saveur Cooks for a nonprofit organization in Created & oversaw all promotional material for the brand NYC which teaches photography and creative writing to teens who are Entertainment Weekly living with violence. Senior Art Director, Time Inc, 5/93-12/94 Oversaw design of feature well special issues & covers Assigned illustrations for feature stories & departments
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