Ryan Flanders Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, New York, United States

Art direction and design of "Scholastic News 2" and "Scholastic Storyworks 2" magazines, created specifically for 2nd grade students in their classrooms

Greater New York City Area

Garden City, New York, United States

New York, NY

• Creation of design, graphics and editorial content for various clients, including:
• Old Westbury Gardens — Advertising and promotional design
• MAD Magazine – Editorial layout design and illustration for iconic humor publication
• The Hard Times – Photo-illustration for popular satirical website
• Theatre Within – Promotional and branding design, website front-end and social media management for creative arts nonprofit
• Beach & Barn – Pitch deck design, T-shirt graphics and workbook design for lifestyle apparel startup

Instruct aspiring creatives in Adobe software and foundational design strategies

Burbank, CA

• Led the creative execution of pop culture-focused original content for the MAD Magazine channel on Snapchat Discover, propelling the iconic comedy brand into the millennial demographic and motion graphics space
• Produced and directed stories reaching up to two million unique viewers within one month of launch
• Designed and photo-illustrated 150+ images, ensuring project’s completion ahead of time and under budget

New York, NY

• Drove the ideation and completion of print and digital media for the seminal humor publication, rejuvenating the brand’s bold, vibrant aesthetic across its array of products — encompassing periodicals, web/social.
• Conceived, art directed and designed content for 200+ magazines and books and 1,500+ social media posts
• Designed 100+ magazine and book covers; reconfigured MAD’s cover design process into a “composition first” system, enabling the creative staff to optimize the text/art balance in response to changing newsstand habits
• Leveraged the power of social media to increase brand awareness by collaborating with the editorial staff to produce shareable, digestible content to drive subscriptions; launched MAD’s Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
• Coordinated the diverse creative processes and working styles of 175+ international freelance contributors to achieve overall editorial vision, brand standards, budget requirements and production timelines
• Hired, supervised and mentored a team of up to seven junior art directors, production artists and interns

New York, NY

Please see "Design Director" role above for description.

New York, NY

Please see "Design Director" role above for description.

New York, NY

• Supported the senior creative staff in the creation of monthly humor magazine and ancillary products
• Designed magazine and book covers and interiors, web content and marketing collateral
• Maintained aesthetic quality of recurring features
• Prepared artwork for print reproduction
• Communicated with freelancers and vendors to ensure timely delivery of all necessary assets

New York, NY

Please see "Senior Production Artist" role above for description.

Boston, MA

Designed advertising and promotional materials at midsized agency specializing in business-to-business