Manager Director

CHRISTINE BOWER-WRIGHT

cell: 917-***-**** ********@*****.*** www.coroflot.com/bowercmb

Proficiency In: InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Acrobat

Working Knowledge Of: Flash, ImageReady

CURRENT POSITION

Creative Director

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE, NEW YORK, NY

PROMOTED FROM: Art Director

art direct and design weekly features and covers

create original designs for non-template special issues

and editorial packages

commission illustration and collaborate with photo editor

on commissioning photographic assignments, art direct photo shoots

supervise art department staff and production dept

manage departmental budget

hire and mentor interns

Assistant Art Director Designer/ Photo Editor

Art Department

ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE, ART & AUCTION MAGAZINE,

NEW YORK, NY 2003-2005 NEW YORK, NY 2000-2002

Manager

designed departments organized photo shoots with

ART & AUCTION MAGAZINE,

and features photographers, negotiated fees

NEW YORK, NY 2002-2003

and cleared reproduction rights

PROMOTED FROM:

researched, hired, and art Photo Editor

directed illustrators for full and procured all visuals used for

designed TOC, FOB, BOB

spot illustrations editorial content and distributed

and features

caption information,

liaisoned between art

photo credits.

managed pre-press production

department, editorial, photo,

on designated layouts

and production staff arranged daily or weekly

meetings with editorial staff to

supervised activities of

participated in photo

discuss concepts and methods

Photo Editor

selection meetings

of illustrating upcoming articles

managed art and

oversaw color corrections for

managed photo budget

photo budget

designated layouts

Education: Union College, Schenectady, NY, B.A. in Visual Arts

with Honors, 1999. Additional Continuing Education Courses

Completed At School of Visual Arts and New York University

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

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