Scott Albrecht

New York, NY [email protected] 908.246.8762 mobile

Skills

Platform: Mac and PC (Mac preferred)

Software: Adobe InDesign, , , , QuarkXPress, Adobe Streamline, Distiller, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, ATM, Extensis Suitcase, Linotype, FontLab ScanFont, FontLab TypeTool

Printing: Screen Printing, Offset Printing, Plate-making

Other: Illustration, Photography, Writing

Experience

Inhouse Freelance Designer New York, NY Jul 2008 - Present VIACOM (Mtv/ Vh1/ MTV2) CLIENTELE: • MTV • VH1 • MTV2 Senior Designer New York, NY Dec 2008 - Mar 2009 Code & Theory CLIENTELE: • The Daily Beast • Dr Pepper • Club Monaco • Weleda • Mott's

Although after being just brought on a few months prior, I was let go due to the economic down turn and their need to restructure.

Senior Designer New York, NY Feb 2007 - Jun 2008 HEAVY CLIENTELE: • Heavy • Husky Media • Burly Sports (no longer live)

Heavy unfortunately went through a series of layoffs throughout '08 laying off close 50% of the company including all of design.

Managing Designer Hoboken, NJ Feb 2006 - Feb 2007 Propeller CLIENTELE: • Princeton Tec • Franklin Sports • True Junior Designer / Intern Somerset, NJ Jun 2004 - Feb 2006 JK Design CLIENTELE: • Philips Lighting • LG Electronics • Zenith • Heraeus

Assistant Art Director / Designer Philadelphia, PA Jul 2004 - Dec 2005 Wonka Vision Magazine CLIENTELE: Self-producing

Graphic Design Intern Philadelphia, PA Apr 2004 - Aug 2004 Quirk Books CLIENTELE: Self-producing, subsidary of Chronicle Books.

Despite what they tell you, Mr. Pringles is not real.

Graphic Designer Asbury, NJ Jan 1997 Albrecht Illustration & Design CLIENTELE: • Johnson & Johnson • Ortho Biotech • Ortho McNeil Publisher, Designer, Writer, Editor, Photographer, etc. The Uptown Beat This was essentially my first introduction to Graphic Design. Started my freshman year of highschool and lasting through my college career, the Uptown Beat was a self published music magazine that I produced. Towards the later issues the magazine was funded entirely by advertising from bands and record labels.

FREELANCE

• TNT / Turner Networks - 2008-2009, Various logo designs for television shows and internal groups.

• Free Association (aka Coolbirth) - 2008, Various projects for MTV, Mint Car Service, and Kids Off The Couch.

• Chris Bickert - 2006, Book design for a Chris' tour journals during 90's and 00's.

•Grid Games - 2004, Conceptual devolpment for companies trademark product.

• Perfectserve - 2004, Postcard design

• Miscellaneous Band and Record Label work - 2002-2005, The Explosion, The Bouncing Souls, Chunksaah Records, Avoid One Thing, Fall Out Boy, Kitty Kat Dirt Nap, Static Radio.

Education Associates Degree for Graphic Design Philadelphia, PA Oct 2001 - Sep 2003 The Art Institute of Philadelphia GPA: 3.5 Notes: • Graduated with Honors • "Best of Quarter" nomination five times.

Annandale, NJ Hunterdon County Polytech Sep 2000 - Jun 2001 GPA: 4.0 Notes: • Completed both Graphic Arts I & II within one year. • Achieved National Vocational-Technical Honor Society

Additional Notes & Awards • ​Independently creatively activate. Created PROCESS with a friend to have a creative outlet outside of a normal work environment. Our projects have been featured throughout the U.S. and various countries and have appeared in several publications and online sites (Juxtapoz, , Fecal Face, Wooster Collective, Peel Magazine, and also interviewed by Print Magazine for the Mixtape Sticker).

• In addition to Process, we also have a resident column in Overspray Magazine, where we interview other artists on their process and how they work.

• Received an “Award of Excellence” from Graphic Design USA for the Princeton Tec Switchback packaging.

• Head judge/coordinator for Vocational Design competition (2005).

• ​Independent tutor for QuarkXPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign.

• ​Received the Young Persons Entrepreneur Award for publishing the Uptown Beat, presented by the New Jersey’s Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce.

• PIA Certified.

Scott Albrecht [email protected] 908.246.8762 mobile