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Freelance Employment History and Clients
Paganucci Wolfington, New York, NY,
Freelance Graphic Design and Production Director, August 2008 to Present
Laird & Partners, Advertising And Brand Imaging, New York, NY
Freelance Art Director, July 2005 to Present
HK Creative, New York, NY
Freelance Graphic Designer, November 2008
Columbia University, Print Services, New York, NY
Freelance Graphic Designer, October 2007 to Present
Gorgeous Group, LLC, London, England, United Kingdom
Freelance Graphic Designer, July 2005 to Present
Full-time Employment History
Paganucci Wolfington, A Creative Services Company, New York, NY
Graphic Design and Production Director, June 2007 to August 2008
Design, research and development of special publications, advertising campaigns brand imaging, and promotional material for fashion, music and entertainment clients; manage printing, production process and development for all projects.
Laird & Partners, Advertising and Brand Imaging, New York, NY
Graphic Designer and Production Designer, September 2003 to July 2005;
Design, research and development of advertising campaigns and brand imaging.
Clients Include: Donna Karan Int’l, Inc.; Nautica; GAP, Inc.; Schweppes, Diageo, Coty/Lancaster Fragrances: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kenneth Cole, Juicy Couture
Sonnenberg, Haviland & Partners, Marketing, Ridgewood, NJ
Junior Art Director, February 2001 to February 2003
Gianettino & Meredith, Advertising, Short Hills, NJ
Graphic Artist, March 2000 to February 2001
Proficiencies
Collaborative design direction for advertising campaigns, branding, collateral, re-branding and strategy presentations; supervising teams of 2-3 designers. Assist in direction of photoshoots; oversee web and video production. Research, design, development and production for all forms of print media specializing in books and publications, print advertising, special inserts, editorial layout, brochures, mailers, new business presentations and branding development.
Computer Skills
Macintosh OS 10.5x; Expert level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite 3, QuarkXpress
Proficient knowledge of HTML/CSS/Flash/JQuery and design for web production
Teaching Experience
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Professional Mentor, Senior Projects in Graphic Design, January to May 2007
Teaching Assistant, Media One, January to May 2007
Education
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Master of Fine Arts, Visual Studies, May 2007
Montclair State University, Department of Art & Design, Upper Montclair, NJ
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design, December 2002
School of Visual Arts, Department of Continuing Education, New York, NY,
Continuing education courses in motion graphics, 2001
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY,
Associate of Applied Science, Advertising Design, December 2000
Exhibitions
Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe, Apex Art Gallery, 2007
MFA Thesis Exhibition – Selected Works, Soo Visual Arts Center, 2007
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, 2007
Praxis/Practice, University of Minnesota, Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 2006