SX2 Media Labs | Design Director | 2007-Present
Computer Shopper Magazine, computershopper.com
College Buying Guide Magazine, collegebuyingguide.com
CNET Digital Living Magazine
• Formulating and overseeing design for two online properties. Charged with extending print brand identity to web sites
• Conceiving and executing design for magazine covers, features, and department pages for three print properties. Creating original Illustrations and photographs for each issue
• Successfully maintaining design evolution across platforms, ensuring that all web and magazine pages are compelling, innovative, and current
• Effectively managing and mentoring an in-house art department, freelancer designers, and illustrators. Supervise photographers in cover photo and feature layout shoots
• Devising and managing monthly art budgets
• Collaborating with editorial, marketing, and sales teams to develop magazine cover and home-page concepts
• Designing promotional CD/DVD packaging, polybags, house ads, award logos, online newsletters, and freemiums
Art Director, 2005-2007; Associate Art Director, 1996-2002; Assistant Art Director, 1994-1996;
Designer, 1992-1994
Premiere.com | Freelance Design Director | 2007-2008
Designed Front Door Features, Rotation Images, and Special section packages.
Currently redesigning the Front Door.
Trump Magazine | Freelance Art Director | 2006
Commissioned to redesign several front-of-book sections and the back page
NSI Design | Art Director | 1990-1992
• Art Directed AT&T Technology Magazine, along with various other company magazines and corporate annual reports. Assigned illustrations and photos for publications.
Other Freelance Design
Web
Designed and produced various online startups including:
gallison.com, galtmacdermot.com, and macdermotstudio.com
Print
Designed and executed magazine layout or promotional materials for:
• Poker Life Magazine, MONY News, Hamptons Parties, Country Home, Ziff-Davis Media, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Kilmarnock Records, Meet the Composer, Wetlands, NYC, Tsar Cigars,
Optimum Results Fitness Club, The Russian Samovar
Music Composition | 1995-Present
Conceived and performed original TV/Film spots for:
• Oxygen, AMC, Nickelodeon, Noggin, WE: Women’s Entertainment
Education
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 1990, B.F.A., Film Major
Technical Skills
Adobe CS3: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office, Flash, Logic, Reason
References available upon request
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