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Art directors are responsible for the visual style and images in magazines, newspapers, product packaging, and movie and television productions. They create the overall design and direct others who develop artwork or layouts.I am looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my personal and professional development.

Art Director
Advertising Agency, New York, NY - October 2014 – Present
Responsibilities:
  • Determine how best to represent a concept visually.
  • Develop the overall look or style of a publication, an advertising campaign, or television, or film set.
  • Determine which photographs, art, or other design elements to use.
  • Work with other project managers and teams of creative designers.
  • Review and approve designs, artwork, photography, and graphics developed by staff members.
  • Talk to clients to develop an artistic approach and style.
  • Coordinate activities with other artistic or creative departments.
  • Managing and directing photo shoots on time and to budge.
  • Present designs to clients for approval.Attending conferences, press releases, exhibitions and expos.
Assistant Art Director
Advertising Agency, New York, NY - June 2012 - October 2014
  • Designed and developed catalogs, brochures, advertisements, posters and signage.
Graphics Designer
Vogue Magazine, New York, NY - March 2010 - June 2012
  • Designed the features, fashion, travel, front of the magazine and well pages.

SamanthaJohns

  • Creative team management.
  • Print/Web/Interactive Design. Advancedknowledge of industry standard design tools: Mac OS, Illustrator, InDesign, Fireworks, Photoshop; CRM, Hootsuite, Marketo, Survey Monkey, Basecamp; HTML, CSS.
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills.
  • Creative marketing concepts Cross-channel marketing.
  • Brand Creation & Reinvention.
  • Packaging & POS Design.
  • Ability to prioritise and juggle multiple projects within tight deadlines.


Columbia University – 2006-2010
BA (Hons) Multimedia Technology and Design
School of General Studies – 2003-2006
2006 A levels:Mathematics (A), English (A), Technology(B)
Available on request.