Michael Desimone Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Art direct and design pages of weekly magazine.• Work with Editorial, Photo and Retouching, and Production teams.• Hire and direct illustrators and photographers. • Edit original and stock art work to best illustrate stories. • Edit and mark up proofs for color correction and retouching.• Convert print files to digital for social media including website, instagram & ipad.• Train freelance and junior staff. • Keep up to date on the competition in Entertainment field.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed the ideas, creation and delivery of print and digital marketing and promotion pieces. • Create branded ads and content, high-impact custom ad units, client ads, presentations, comps, and custom projects. • Event design/production • Led Marketing department in creation of innovative ideas across all existing and emerging digital and print platforms to increase revenue. • Implemented and oversaw photo shoots for special sections and advertorials. • Acted as brand ambassador • Assured creation of work assimilated partner brands consistently into the identities of Cosmo and Seventeen. • Ideated with Associate Publisher and Marketing team on creation of custom content. • Provided hands-on creative direction and management of junior and freelance design department. • Stayed current on trends in competing markets and platforms. • Partnered with influencers in generating social media content. • Presented to clients.

Greater New York City Area

• Created the overall look and all content for Cosmo For Latinas brand including print, digital, video, and social.• Cast/Directed all celebrity cover and fashion shoots in Los Angeles, Miami and New York City.• Coordinated, organized, attended and directed all photo shoots for fashion, beauty, food, and fitness.• Oversaw all workflow of the magazine, from ideas meetings/concept, to execution, to edit flow, to pre-press, to final print.• Established relationships with photographers, hair & makeup teams, publicists, and casting agencies.• Hired and managed a staff of freelance Art Directors and Photo Editors.• Worked within and managed budget for department.• Marked up proofs for retouching with edits and color corrections.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Art Directed special edition supplement featuring luxury watches and jewelry.

Greater New York City Area

• Art directed pages for international editions of all Hearst publications: Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, Cosmo Girl and Seventeen.• Reviewed covers and layouts, then communicated advice and direction for maintaining the standards of each brand via email to Creative Directors.• Designed The Brand Books and Style Guides for international editions.• Created marketing pieces for international events and presentations.

Greater New York City Area

Art directed complete special issue of Prom Fashion and Beauty

Greater New York City Area

• Designed layouts for all sections of the magazine with an emphasis on Feature stories, Fashion and Beauty pages.• Met with editors to discuss the visual direction of the story.•Teemed up with photo staff on photo requests and editing of visual content•Managed and provided art direction for the junior and freelance staff and interns.

Greater New York City Area

•Directed art production, photography and layout design for features and listings editorial pages of weekly magazine.•Researched, directed and styled photo shoots.•Conceptualized with and assigned illustrators and photographers.•Retouched and color corrected photos for print production.•Reviewed restaurants for the annual Eating and Drinking Guide.

Greater New York City Area

•Managed, trained and provided art direction for advertising design staff and freelance advertising design staff.• Conceived, designed and produced B&W and 4-color ads.•Marked up match prints for color correction.•Attended press checks to assure accuracy of final output.