Mark Schaeffer Email & Phone Number

Manages Studio. Responsible for accurate final mechanicals of all print materials for release from the Studio to publications, printers, and outdoor vendors. Advanced Photoshop retouching and color correcting of hi-res print and outdoor images as well as for interactive and TV. Works with Art Directors, Copywriters, Project Managers and Account Execs to.

Designs company logos, brand identity, stationery, business cards, Web sites, brochures, direct mail, magazines, inserts, print ads, etc. Creates illustrations in a more traditional manner (Acrylic, Color Pencil, Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pencil) as well as computer generated (Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop) for projects ranging from Editorial, Print.

Managed Studio of up to 12 Production Artists. Responsible for delivery of final mechanicals to Pubs/Printers/Vendors. Scheduled and planned work from Account Execs, Designers and Creatives into the Studio.

Part of a group which launched LOTTOpeople magazine. Design editorial pages and Promotions Marketing pieces for a magazine promoting the lottery. Also responsible for the pre-press production and shipping to the printer. We published 2 million copies a month in Connecticut, Maryland, Wisconsin, Washington DC and California.

As part of the Cable Marketing group, responsible for managing all special promotional print projects (including, special covers & cover wraps, inserts, cable-system ad insertions, direct mail). Managed these projects through all departments of TV Guide (Editorial, Listings, Advertising, Print Production, Fulfillment, Promotional Design, Legal Department)..

Managed the Listings department of up to 50 members, which acquired television schedules, programming materials and maintained a database of these schedules and program descriptive copy for use in The Cable Guide, Total TV and See – over 450 customized editions of national monthly and weekly cable and satellite listings magazines and Web site. Prepared an.

Managed operations of production departments for national publications: The Cable Guide and Total TV (up to 12 millions copies). Coordinated workflow with external suppliers including pre-press operations and printers; Managed launch of new weekly publication – Total TV (Feb. 1991) – which included coordination of design, software enhancements, staff.

After Effects

Online course for After Effects Kickstart.

Illustration

Dean’s List: Spring 1979, Spring 1980, Spring 1981 Roger Hane Illustration Award Finalist: May 1981