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Hired to assist the Art Director with Hemispheres redesign and launch set for May 2011. Under tight deadlines and with an under-staffed team, designed monthly magazine departments and 30-page supplement. Met deadlines through effective template creation and implementation.• Impacted future visual products (redesigned PLAY supplement), providing cleaner, more visually appealing and easier to read art/designs while more effectively communicating entertainment and flight information.• Successfully met daily production needs, positioning INK for fulfillment of future template and style sheet requirements while facilitating redesign deadline challenges.

Excelled in timely and efficient concept design with strong attention to detail. Designed seasonal Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado event promotion and marketing materials. Developed online and magazine circulation promotional material, custom spirits advertising and ad driven holiday gift guide. Paired efforts with fellow art director in editorial feature layouts for Market Watch spirits publication.

Chile Pepper • Fit Yoga • Fit • Country Accents • Log Homes Illustrated • Timber Homes Illustrated • American Woman • Collectibles Flea Market Finds • Farmer's Almanac • Victorian Decorating & Lifestyles • Country DecoratorOpportunity: Consistently produce high quality magazines with strong visual impact and content on a strict budget. Demonstrated creative and strategic leadership combined with staff motivation. Unified vision by directing multiple women's fitness, special interest home, gardening titles and digest books. Held full accountability over cover-to-cover magazine design, client advertising, media kits, circulation and promotional materials. Designed event booth, entryway graphics and online advertising.Selective Achievements:• Designed Log & Timber Homes Illustrated, playing a key role in their visual appeal to potential buyers and ultimate sale in 2005 for $14,000,000—significant profit over their combined acquisition price.• Drove a 28% increase in newsstand sales for Fit Yoga and Chile Pepper magazines after taking design lead.• Slashed per-issue photo budget by 50% by keeping faster, more organized photography sessions.

Performed after-hours design revisions to pharmaceutical advertising, utilizing software and design/copyrighting instructions to accurately update product packaging and advertising artwork.• Focus, speed and attention to detail were critical to meet nightly project production goals.

In charge of daily production of Sporting Goods Business informational department along with photo shoot coordination and styling for product and model shoots. • Designed seasonal Sportscast publication including fashion, equipment, and product features predicting future direction of the sporting goods retail market.• Produced targeted visual sales proposals for advertising executives, leading to increased pitch effectiveness while boosting sales goals.