Justin Stenson Email & Phone Number

Troy, Michigan, United States

- Art Director for DBusiness magazine (bi-monthly), Detroit Design magazine (quarterly) and Urban Street magazine (bi-monthly).- Work with editorial staff on planning issues, including story themes and concepts.- Create concepts for photos, illustrations, covers and feature layouts.- Work with illustrators and photographers to effectively communicate ideas to bring stories to life.- Produce photoshoots: planning and booking venues, stylists, hair and makeup, and photographers, and meeting crew needs. From single person portraits and product shots, to journalistic reporting, to fashion shoots, to epic 30-person group shots involving behind the scenes video interviews and extensive photoshopping.- Schedule and book models, and coordinate portraits with interview subjects.- Delegate design work to art staff as necessary to meet editorial and production deadlines.- Cultivate and instruct new hires in best practices and conceptual design processes.- Support marketing and sales teams with title-based collateral.- Invoicing and budgeting for photo and illustration assignments.

Troy, Mi

- Led design and layout team for ACHR News, a bi-weekly HVAC industry newsmagazine with over 50,000 subscribers.- Create and proof layouts, between 12 and 64 pages a week.- Work with editors to track text documents and changes, proof and edit photos, create special illustrations and infographics as necessary.- Design in-house ads, flyers, brochures and large scale expo signage to promote the brand.- Work with marketing department to create weekly eBlasts, web ads and special promotional materials.- Keep detailed record of the status of stories, art and promo pieces, as well as the projects of the graphic designer and ad proofers.

Roseville, Mi

- Led in-house graphic design department, coordinated with clients and pre-press to create and proof graphics files for print. - Led development of brand identities for clients, from logo and letterhead to web presence and SEO to mail marketing. - Created newsletters, brochures, flyers, invitations, directory and catalog artwork, logos and ads. - Manage on-line digital print store front- Kept detailed billing spreadsheets.

Sterling Heights, Mi

- Led in-house graphic design department, coordinated with clients and pre-press to create and proof graphics files for print. - Led development of brand identities for clients, from logo and letterhead to web presence and SEO to mail marketing. - Created newsletters, brochures, flyers, invitations, directory and catalog artwork, logos and ads. - Collaborated with web developer to update WebLitho’s website. - Kept detailed billing spreadsheets. - Actively promoted Web Litho’s in-house design services and generated new leads.

Oak Park, Mi

- Created monthly newsletters for 3 states, utilizing photo editing, stock photos, typesetting, layout and ad design, prepared finished files for press. - Designed brochures, flyers, directory artwork and ads, keeping appraised of current design trends while ensuring brand consistency and message. - Created multiple weekly marketing emails sent to 5,000+ members in 3 states which saw a significant rise in email open rate. - Maintained TradeFirst website by uploading digital versions of newsletters and updating links to online content weekly. - Collaborated with flash developer to redesign and update layout for home page. - Kept detailed spreadsheets of events, billing, budgets and marketing info.

Oak Park, Mi

Provided unique graphic design solutions for a variety of clients, including: www.thehonestliars.com - Web design (c. 2010) www.edwardduff.com - Web design (c. 2010 - 2011) www.cimcomp.net - Logo and header design (c. 2009) RaiCor Ventures - Logo, branding, letterhead (c. 2007) www.maefairephoto.com - Web design and photo editing (c. 2006 - 2008) FullOut Production - Logo design, CD and flyer layouts (ca. 2006)

Troy, Mi

• Organized and inventoried historical reels, video library, prop and wardrobe for all Television Production shoots.• Entered, filed and maintained Broadcast Production Completion Reports.• Managed Music Rights Agreements and tracked quarterly music usage for all licensed music. Coded, entered, tracked and filed all payments for onscreen and voice-over talent.