As Marketing and PR Director for the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! for 4 seasons my duties as a consultant included:• Planning: Create marketing strategy for the VHRP LIVE!• Creative: Brainstorm, design and implement print, web and social media graphics• Writing: press releases, e-mail and ad copy• Strategize: Write and implement fundraising campaign• Contact print media for ad campaign specifications, and meet and deadlines• Flexibility: Conceptualize and… Show more As Marketing and PR Director for the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project Live! for 4 seasons my duties as a consultant included:• Planning: Create marketing strategy for the VHRP LIVE!• Creative: Brainstorm, design and implement print, web and social media graphics• Writing: press releases, e-mail and ad copy• Strategize: Write and implement fundraising campaign• Contact print media for ad campaign specifications, and meet and deadlines• Flexibility: Conceptualize and pivot marketing plan when deemed necessary Show less

As a Graphic Designer for Film & Television for various production companies my duties included: • Hit the ground running, and design virtually anything in the real world. This includes logos, signage, brochures and booklets, direct mail, magazine and newspapers, wardrobe with embroidered or silk screen t-shirts and packaged goods.• Creation of prop, set, and screen graphics for TV shows such as Instinct (CBS), Younger, Jessica Jones and Elementary (CBS), Bad Education (HBO), Forty Year… Show more As a Graphic Designer for Film & Television for various production companies my duties included: • Hit the ground running, and design virtually anything in the real world. This includes logos, signage, brochures and booklets, direct mail, magazine and newspapers, wardrobe with embroidered or silk screen t-shirts and packaged goods.• Creation of prop, set, and screen graphics for TV shows such as Instinct (CBS), Younger, Jessica Jones and Elementary (CBS), Bad Education (HBO), Forty Year Old Version (Netflix).• Collaborate with production designer and art director in the art department to achieve perfect visuals that fulfill the vision of the director and tone of the project.• Working closely with vendors to ensure final deliverables are on time and look great.• Liaising with legal department to ensure names for printed items are approved for use• Working independently, while serving the many departments (set decoration, wardrobe, props, make-up) that need graphics• Cohesively saving and backing up of all files that can be easily found and accessed Show less

I have been a freelance graphic designer for publishing and record companies over 20 years. I excel in creating book and cd packaging layouts in Adobe CC, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Proficiency in Canva.• Young Adult paperbacks and hardcover novels are a specialty; from cover concept to design, layout and interior, every little detail is very important and a vital part of helping to tell the story.• Corporate Identity (logos), postcards, sales materials are also within my realm… Show more I have been a freelance graphic designer for publishing and record companies over 20 years. I excel in creating book and cd packaging layouts in Adobe CC, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Proficiency in Canva.• Young Adult paperbacks and hardcover novels are a specialty; from cover concept to design, layout and interior, every little detail is very important and a vital part of helping to tell the story.• Corporate Identity (logos), postcards, sales materials are also within my realm of experience• Web banners and web design• Concert and theater posters are my passion—operetta, jazz, folk and country music shows Show less

For a period of over 2.5 years, I retouched, catalogued and created a digital archive of over 2,500 vintage photos of Broadway stars for the Sony Broadway Masterworks website.

Temp. Associate Art Director who was on maternity leave. While there my experience included:•Design and art direction of 4 Young Adult novels and two picture books for best-selling authors•Hiring freelance illustrators for cover art•Liaised with editorial and art director on cover concepts•Design, type corrections and preparation of book interiors for print

Designed covers and interiors, art directed photography and illustration, for hit paperback series including PC Hawke Mysteries by Paul Zindel, From The Files of Madison Finn and more.

•The hit-series that I was responsible for was called Animorphs, and the covers that I conceived helped to propel it into a children's best seller. Designing out of the box, I hired a computer Illustrator, David Mattingly, to do as many as 35 covers, and special projects, that included images of kids morphing into animals—tigers, gorillas, space aliens, you name it. In addition, I added "flip-art" at the corners by applying a stop action technique on the morph to create stills for the flip… Show more •The hit-series that I was responsible for was called Animorphs, and the covers that I conceived helped to propel it into a children's best seller. Designing out of the box, I hired a computer Illustrator, David Mattingly, to do as many as 35 covers, and special projects, that included images of kids morphing into animals—tigers, gorillas, space aliens, you name it. In addition, I added "flip-art" at the corners by applying a stop action technique on the morph to create stills for the flip book technique. This way each book included a freebie --for the kids!•Managed Scholastic Book Club cover designs, and hired, trained and mentored a staff of three.•Hiring illustrators and photographers was my responsibility—I still find this process very rewarding when I see the results unfold before my eyes. Show less