Medical Design

DEIRDRE MITCHELL

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Career Summary

Accomplished Graphic Designer with extensive and diverse experience in

design and project management. Skilled at directing and motivating creative

and production staff from concept to completion, achieving compelling

deliverables. Strong organizational and problem-solving ability. Excellent

conceptual, design and typography skills. Solid illustration commission and

photoshoot direction skills. Team player who communicates effectively with

colleagues and supervisors.

Committed to achievement and value-added results.

Skills

Software Programs: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Fireworks,

Flash,

Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress, Wordpress

Management Systems: K4, QPS

Professional Experience

Advanstar Publishing Iselin, New Jersey

Art Director 7/2004-10/2009

. Managed the production and design of pharmaceutical and biotechnology

magazine,

Biopharm International, its supplements and advertorials.

. Conceptualized, researched images and designed feature articles and

department pages.

. Created templates, including style sheets and libraries.

Hearst Publishing . Advance Publishing . Haymarket Medical New York,

NY York

Freelance Designer 8/2003-7/2004

. Designed feature articles and department pages for trade magazine,

Diversion.

. Created templates for redesign, including style sheets and libraries.

. Designed Book Covers for Advance Publishing.

. Conceptualized and researched images.

. Designed collateral material for symposiums and teleconferences for

Haymarket Medical.

Bauer Publishing Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Senior Designer 3/1998-4/2002

. Designed feature articles and department pages for national weekly

woman's

consumer magazine, Woman's World (circulation 1.8 million).

. Reviewed press proofs for errors and color correction.

. Collaborated with photo, editorial and copy departments in effectively

managing

deadlines.

Silver Burdett & Ginn Parsippany, New Jersey

Assistant Art Director 8/1993-3/1998

. Designed, managed and produced prototype for 4th and 5th grade writing

program, including logo design, image research and art buying.

. Textbook design for 1st and 2nd grade music program and teacher edition

religion program, including logo design.

. Developed prototype, designed and managed teacher and pupil editions of

4th and 5th grade social studies textbook program.

. Designed and produced pages for high school literature textbook program

(PRENTICE HALL Division).

. Collaborated with designers, image researchers, in-house photographers,

editorial staff, art

buyers, and production.

Medical Economics Publishing Oradell, New Jersey

Senior Designer 5/1986-8/1993

. Designed feature articles, department pages, and special sections for

award-winning,

bi-monthly flagship publication, Medical Economics (more than 2,000

editorial

pages annually).

. Conceptualized illustrations and photography from manuscript.

. Assigned art and negotiated prices, always within budget.

. Directed photography sessions in house and on location.

. Critiqued artist and photographer portfolios.

. Reviewed press proofs and chromalins for errors and color correction.

. Redesigned, conceptualized and directed special issue, The Financial

Planning Guide.

. Collaborated with editorial staff on illustrator selection and assigned

art.

Medical Economics Publishing Oradell, New Jersey

Associate Art Director 6/1982-5/1986

. Designed and directed various projects for the educational division,

Medecommunications.

. Provided graphic support for medical symposiums of pharmaceutical

companies throughout the United States and Europe.

. Directed projects from concept through production, including logos,

monographs, audio visuals, advertisements, brochures, posters, newsletters,

and letterheads.

. Produced comprehensives for proposals, including magic marker

presentations.

Education

Montclair State University - Bachelor of Arts . Fine Arts with

concentration

in Studio . 2005

The Art Institute of Boston - 3 year Degree . Advertising and Design

Noble Desktop - Certificate in Web Design . October 2010

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