| OBJECTIVE | To work as an Art Director, Graphic Artist or Production Director with a dynamic creative team in an upscale company. | | TARGET JOB | Target Job Title: | Art Director, Graphic Artist |
| | | | | | | TARGET COMPANY | An upscale and well-regarded company such as one of the following:
- JWT
- Grey Advertising
- Sachi & Sachi
- BBDO
- OGILVY |
| WORK STATUS | US Citizen | I am authorized to work in this country for any employer. |
| EXPERIENCE | 10/1996 - Present | FREELANCE | New York, NY | | | Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer | | | • Layouts, design, traditional and electronic illustration, comps, direct photo shoot, production, scanning, in-house printing, poster mounting and boxes comping
• Catalog, brochures, newspaper & magazine ads, calendars, posters, book covers, textbooks, questionnaires, packaging, logos and more
• Desktop publishing • QuarkXpress • Adobe Illustrator • Photoshop • Layouts • Production • Photoshoots, Marker & Electronic Comps • Illustration (halftone linetone and electronic)
• Design advertisements, catalog, brochures, direct mail, annual reports, company manual, logos
• Create computer generated images and free hand comps & layouts
• Selection and/or alteration of stock photos and clip art
• Scan, retouch or recreate logos on catalogs and direct mailing packages
• Direct photo shoot
• Typesetting
• Provide clients with color comps or camera ready artwork
• Final check of film
Accounts have included:
· Margeotes Fertitta+Partner Inc
· Calvin Klein Cosmetics
· Tsumura International
· Hirsch Horn & Young
· Polo Ralph Lauren
· Simon & Schuster
· McGraw Hill
· Penton Media
· AGA
· Newport News
· Health Learning Group
· Howmedica Osteonics
· Integrated Communication • Color Graphics |
| | 1/1993 - 10/1996 | POLARIS COMMUNICATION INC. Advertising Design Agency | EDGEWATER, NJ | | | Art Director/Graphic Designer | | | · Design advertisements, catalog, brochures, direct mail, annual reports, company manual, logos
· Create computer generated images and free hand comps & layouts
· Selection and/or alteration of stock photos and clip art
· Scan, retouch or recreate logos on catalogs and direct mailing packages
· Direct photo shoot
· Typesetting
· Provide clients with color comps or camera ready artwork
· Final check of film
· Trained four designers |
| | 8/1992 - 1/1993 | TROLL ASSOCIATES INC. | NJ | | | Art Director/Graphic Designer | | | · Supervised all in-house efforts for a student book club, concept to printed pieces, catalogs and books
· Computer generated illustration & images
· Marker comps |
| | 1/1988 - 8/1992 | FORMULA ONE Catalog Design & Corporate Studio | New York, NY | | | Art Director/Graphic Designer | | | · Design advertisements, catalog, brochures, direct mail, annual reports, logos
· Create computer generated images and free hand comps & layouts
· Direct photo shoot
· Supervise production of in-house printing |
| | 2/1986 - 12/1988 | GOOD FORTUNE Publication and Recruitment Advertising | Brooklyn, NY | | | · Design ads and editorial layout for Good Fortune magazine and corporate recruitment programs
· Typesetting for ads, illustration |
| | 12/1985 - 2/1988 | ADAM BRUCH Manufacturer | New York, NY | | | · Supervised in-house art department and trade show design signage & packaging
· Layouts, comps, illustration, three dimensional design, coordinating trade shows. |
| EDUCATION | 5/2003 | School of Visual Arts | US-NY-New York | | | Some College Coursework Completed | | | Currently pursuing a M. F. A. degree in graphics. Courses include computer graphics, advertising and illustration. |
| | 5/1985 | National College of Arts | Pakistan | | | Major in Graphic Design, Minor in Illustration. Advanced training in all phases of graphic design including visualization, typography, lettering design, illustration, photography and production. |
| | New School of Social Research | US-NY-New York | | | Some College Coursework Completed |
| | Media of Art Center | London,UK | | | Some College Coursework Completed |
| SKILLS | Desktop Publishing | | | |
| REFERENCES | Jack Marson | COLOR GRAPHICS | Vice President | | | Phone Number: | 212-239-5252 |
| | Rebekkah Hilgraves | SheTech and Company | Director | | | Phone Number: | 212-308-9508 | | | Email Address: |
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| AWARDS AND HONORS | · Participant, Olympic Poster Exhibition, Los Angeles, 1984
· First prize, National Poster Competition, Pakistan, 1980 |
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