Design Sales

C O R A R O M A N • * * * C O N C O R D AV E N U E

WHITE PLAINS, NY 10606 • 914-***-****

Objective: A position with an organization that will utilize my wide variety of skills in illustration and commercial art.

Traditional Skills: Technical Skill:

Advertising/Illustration InDesign

Hand Lettering Adobe Photo Shop

Graphic Design Adobe Illustrator

Comprehensive/Mechanicals Quark

Watercolorist Word

Art Director – EB Brands, Yonkers, NY September 2001 – July 2009

• Execute 6-7 catalog a year from design to layout through final production

• Art direct each photo shoot for every catalog. Each catalog required me to be at the photo shoot to direct the photographer,

and very often the models. Products needed to be shown in use, so the viewer can see and understand the mechanics of the product.

• Create logo designs for new product lines

• Design new packaging concept for various branding

• Product development (rendering new product ideas for the following year)

• Review color proofs and give retouching direction to the retouching department

• As Senior Catalog Art Director, sales increased annually from 2001 to 2008. Product Development and myself collaborated to

create sophisticated and impressive cost worthy catalogs. Sales increased substantially each year, which continually brought back

licensed brands such as, Samsonite, American Tourister, Ballys and Everlast.

Senior Designer – MDI Group, Pleasantville, NY November 1997 – September 2001

• Design print pieces which range from direct mail to corporate communications

• Catalog designs and layouts to final production. Catalog designing also required photo shoots for creative direction

• Other responsibilities included pre-press and color proofing

Graphic Artist – Computer Graphic Resources, Stamford, CT July 1993 – November 1997

• Responsible for the design and execution of mechanical art, utilizing computer based design applications

• Designing many aspects of corporate collateral, including corporate identity, annual reports, newsletters and promotional materials

• Knowledgeable in prepress operations. Contributed creative direction to the multimedia division of the organization

Graphic Artist – Gary Precision Products, Greenwich, CT - January 1993 – July 1993

• Specialized in advertising automotive novelties

• Designs were executed in graphic applications to produce promotional products such as packaging,

logos, floor displays and brochure type catalogs

Graphic Artist – Westchester Library Systems, Elmsford, NY April 1990 – January 1993

Children’s Services Department

• Responsibilities included designing brochures, flyers, newsletters and pamphlets on various events that the system conducts

for the 38 member libraries in Westchester County

Graphic Artist – The Burton Group, Port Chester, NY October 1991 – January 1993

Marketing Firm/Public Relations & Advertising - Freelance

• Design brochures and newsletters for various corporate companies such as PepsiCo, United Way and Shaffer Clarke.

• Accomplished in rendering color marker comprehensives

• Design and construct 3 dimensional display models with custom hand lettering

Education:

Graduated: High School of Art and Design, New York, NY

Continuing Education: Combined Fine Arts and Graphic Design Education

• SUNY Purchase • Connecticut Institute of Art • Westchester Community College

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