Objective:   To utilize my strong computer skills and extensive computer knowledge to meet immediate individual and company needs. Going forward, to be an asset to a growing company via a position in graphics, arts or production.

  
  Experience:  

Present
Freelance Design
santa cruz, ca

Art Director
Graphic design for print and web, image production, concept and design, photography, e-commerce as well as informative websites, web banners and game design. I deal specifically to my clients needs to assure that their needs are met. Clients included The Movie Industry, The Mendocino Ecological Learning Center, Jemineye Clothing Co, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Siemens Medical, Vital Statistics, Procter & Gamble Co., JM Smucker Co., Payless Shoes and Beam Liquors and the Academy of Wine Service among others.
Salary: $60.00 Hr

4/2004 - 9/2004
naxcom.com
los angeles, ca

Art Director
Worked along side the creative director to implement strategic advertising campaigns and then to proceed with the final creative. Worked on web based design, printed material, packaging and multimedia applications for trade shows. Also did some travel to the various trade shows across the country. Was hired as a contractor.
Salary: $30.00 Hr

9/2003 - 1/2004
Sideways Productions Film Company (Sideways: The Film)
Los Angeles, CA

Production Assistant to the Art Department/ Senior
Designing of labels, signage, posters, photo retouching, photo research and other graphic needs. Assisted the production designer and art director by managing the art department office.
Salary: $850.00 Wk

10/2001 - 8/2003
Freelance Design
nyc, ny

Freelance Graphic Artist
Graphic design for print and web, image production, concept and design, photography, e-commerce as well as informative websites, web banners and game design. Dealt directly with clients to assure that their needs were met. Clients included Diageo Liquors, Orbimed Advisors, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Siemens Medical, Vital Statistics, Grey Advertising, Procter & Gamble Co., JM Smucker Co.,Tea Board of India, Bowne, Alfredo Of Rome, Payless Shoes and Allied Domecq Academy of Wine Service among others.
Salary: $30.00 - $60.00 Hr

7/1999 - 10/2001
CCGXM (Digital arm of Bates Advertising)
nyc, ny

Senior Graphic Artist
Graphic design for print and web, conceptualized and executed as per the clients needs, presented creatives internally as well as to clients and supervised creative teams of up to 12 people. Direct supervisor was the Worldwide Creative Director of CCGXM (based in NYC).
Salary: $40,000 Yr

3/1998 - 5/1999
Young and Rubicam
nyc, ny

Mechanical artist / studio department
Responsibilities included collective output, resizing, color retouching and correction, scanning, formatting, and reformatting.
Salary: $35,000 Yr

11/1995 - 5/1998
Mixmag Magazine
nyc, ny

Graphic Designer/Freelance
Mixmag responsibilities included photography, editorial layout and type design. Freelance responsibilities included heading entire projects from copywriting to advertising, design and photography for small business' in the NYC area. Some of these clients include Dancetracks, Livan Savino Eyewear and Scream DVD to name a few.
Salary: $28,000 Yr


 
  Education:  

5/2000
Graduated with honors from The School of Visual Arts in New York City with a bachelor in fine arts in graphic design, a focus in web design and a minor in photography.


 
  Affiliations:  

9/1996 - Present
AIGA member


 
  Technical Skills:  

Mac OS Classic - OS X.3 and / Windows 95 - XP

HTML, DHTML, BBEdit, Java Script, FTP
Expert - used/7 years

Adobe Products (CS3 Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, In-Design, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Acrobat)
Expert - used/8 years

QuarkXpress
Expert - used/8 years

Microsoft Office Suite / Including Excel and Power Point Presentations
Expert - used/4 years

Studio Management
Expert - used/3 years

Art Direction
Expert - used/5 years

Creative Presentation
Expert - used/8 years

Adobe Dreamweaver
Intermediate - used/4 years

Adobe Flash
Beginner - used/2 years

Adobe Premiere / After Effects
Beginner - used/2 years

Networking
Expert - used/10 years

Darkroom Photography(b&w/color)
Intermediate - used/9 years on and off

Silk Screening
Intermediate - used/5 years


  
  Languages:   Greek
Spanish

 
  References:  

Evan Goldstein
Allied Domecq Wines USA
Director of Wine & Hospitality Education
(707) 473-2356
Evan_Goldstein@adsw.com

Matt Danduran
Naxcom.com
Creative Director
(310) 568-8825
design@naxom.com

Coco Harrison
Gypsy Feet Productions
Director/Producer
(646) 425-8867
hotdirector4u@hotmail.com

Timothy "TK" Kirkpatrick
Art Director (Major Motion Pictures)
(310) 455-9535


 
  Award Winning Work:   Worked on a project for CCGXM showcasing XM's creative talents. It won an award from The 2001 New York Festivals New Media Competition for a self-initiated, shockwave based CD. The CD included a 2-day photo shoot which I directed. Additional elements included 3d animation, sound, game design, copywriting, flash design and programming.

 
  Broad Range of Client Experience:   Clients have included Beam Liquors/Allied Domecq Academy of Wine Service and Excellence, The Mendocino Ecological Learning Center, Orbimed Advisors, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Siemens Medical, Grey Advertising, Phantom Sports and Hobby, Jif Peanut Butter, Smuckers, Crisco Oil, Girls are Great Productions, Tea Board of India, Bowne, Alfredo Of Rome, Payless Shoes, Showtimes Queer Duck, The Mixx Design Studio, Warner Lambert, The US Military, Vital Statistics, Bates North America and many others.

References avaliable upon request.

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