Director Design

Deryck Vonn Lee

Brooklyn, New York 347-***-****

*************@*****.***

employment

Art Director

Giant Magazine, December 2008 Present (Associate Art Director May 2006 December 2008)

… Commissioned, produced and art directed original portrait and still-life photography for front-of-book

and back-of-book departments.

… Designed front-of-book departments working closely with editorial staff and editor-in-chief.

… Managed a staff of one senior designer and freelancers responcible for laying out back-of-book departments.

… Responsible for front-of-book creative budget.

… Assisted creative director with cover design typography.

… Developed and maintained a stable of established and emerging national and international photographers.

… Worked in photo editor role performing stock photo searches as needed.

… Oversaw direction of image color correction and retouching with repro/print vendor.

… Collaborated with marketing, finance and merchandising to develop solutions for in-book custom creative and

various presentation materials. Worked closely with publisher.

… Initiated server-based image archive allowing for easy access of assets to outside vendors.

… Redesigned every aspect of new website which is currently under developement.

Art Director

Trace Magazine, May 2000 July 2004

… Conducted the redesign of this 132 page bi-monthly title as it shifted focus from music to fashion to lifestyle.

… Selected photographers and determined layout and design of entire publication.

… Designed all marketing and public relations materials including media kits, advertorials, corporate

collateral, subscription cards, print/outdoor advertising, t-shirts, invitations and email blasts.

… Managed and supervised a photo editor, an assistant art director, multiple freelancers and interns.

… Performed all production duties including image placement and generating pdf files for vendors.

… Increased operational efficiencies by setting up and maintaining a server-based font and Image library.

… Created print advertising layout materials from initial comp stage to final production for magazine’s Navan

liquor account which subsequently became brands national campaign. Produced modifications and

managed version changes to files for placement in various sized publications.

Associate Art Director

George Magazine, June 1999 February 2000

… Designed features and departments edited feature photography, commissioned illustrations and managed

pre-flighting for this major political publication.

Senior Associate Art Director

Elle Magazine, August 1997 June 1999 (Associate Art Director May 1996 August 1997)

… Designed front-of-book and back-of-book sections of the magazine.

… Edited photography, and commissioned original illustrations for this major fashion publication.

… Kept workflow moving by attending to art department responsibilities as they occurred.

professional/tech expertise

… Apple Macintosh (OS X) … Adobe Acrobat 7, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3,

Adobe Bridge CS3, Adobe Lightroom 2, BBEdit Lite 6.1, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Quark Publishing

System, QuarkXPress 6.5, SoftCare K4, various FTP programs … Established contacts with photographers, stylists

and illustrators … Photoshoot and illustration commissioning and research experience … Proactive, detail-oriented,

with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment … Excellent communication skills with marketing

directors, editors, and production staff.

education

… The Cooper Union, New York, NY 1995, Completed continuing educational course work in publication design

… Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 1993, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting

… Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 1992, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

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