Amy Carol Mcdevitt Email & Phone Number

• Babemartin Design – Advertising & Creative ConsultingBronx, NY –
• Working closely with clients to identify and meet their design needs while offering creative and interesting solutions for their business.
• Evaluating marketing, merchandising needs, sales & public relation strategies & developing promotional events.
• Designing point of purchases displays, marketing materials, window & store displays.
• Specializing in — illustrations in all genre, — from whimsical to photo realistic, graphic design, logos, packaging, media kits & branding design.

- Freelance - Editorial Department - Page layout design for weekly publication print production- Pre-press production, creating and formatting digital files working in InDesign.

Bronx, NY

• Art instructor for the after-school program. General & Special Education Students - grades K-6th Classes taught:
• Introduction to Cartoon, Comic & Animation Drawing
• Environmental Art & Design
• Explored technique, materials, story & character development, subject history, relevance & styles
• Provided technical instruction, class activities, lesson plans
• Designed print & digital tutorials plus a digital reference library

Bronx, NY

• Oversaw operations and schedules for ad department, pre-press production and editorial layout
• Designed fresh, interesting ads, developing and building brands for local businesses
• Worked closely with marketing director, sales staff and clients developing advertising campaigns
• Created award-winning illustration for editorials, specialty supplements, editorial cartoons and in house promotions
• Provided direction and instruction to design interns and production staff
• Trained staff on new techniques & procedures in CS series, Adobe Acrobat & Acrobat Distiller

New York, NY

• Designed and executed window and floor displays for the downtown NYC district
• Trained new visual associates in merchandising, display, mannequin and fixture assembly, maintenance and repair

• Planned & executed window and floor display, department layout and merchandising
• Performed daily store operations, payroll, gallery sales, administered and audited markdowns
• Supervised the following departments; Jewelry, Accessories, Baby Acme and D.C. Comics
• Coordinated with buyers & distributors on new product lines, stock levels & quality control issues
• Conducted customer service training, developed and monitored employee contests

Willow Grove, PA

• Selling American Decorative crafts, jewelry, wall art, and home accessories
• Providing home consultations for art installations
• Developing & executing gallery displays & merchandising
• Designing new layout for promotional materials for upcoming gallery events
• Styling & photographing merchandise for marketing
• Preparing upcoming shows

• Taught weekly classes in traditional figure drawing, fashion figure drawing, introduction to layout design and typography
• Reviewed student work, helped prepared student portfolios for college interviews

Bachelor’S Degree, Majored In Fashion/Advertising Illustration & Graphic Design With A Minor In Fashion Photography

Activities and Societies: Moore College of Art & Design: Student/Teacher, Young Artists Workshop Photo Department lab tech.

Non Degree Program-, Digital Arts/Graphic Design

Activities and Societies: Continuing Studies in Digital Arts/Graphic Design: Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Image Ready.

Education record

Fine Arts

High School Diploma, Art Major