Graphic Designer Cartoonist and Editorial Magazine Design

oscar saavedra

Graphic Designer • Web Designer • Cartoonist

p r o f i l e

Over 20 plus years using

multiple digital & analog formats.

Well versed in layout production

& web design.

Professional skills & well

developed verbal & written

communication abilities.

Proficient in English & Spanish,

both written and verbal.

Professional skills on various

graphics & illustration programs

(as listed below), from page layout

to vector based illustrations.

Team player & well organized.

Passionate about digital art,

storyboard design, comicbook

& urban art.

Miami Dade College

North Campus 1989 - 1991

Desktop Publishing (Mac Platform)

Editorial Cartoonist (The Falcon Times)

Miami Lakes Technical College

1987-1989

Commercial Art & Design

(Paste Up Production)

e d u c a t i o n

s k i l l e d

InDesign

Acrobat Pro

Word

Adobe Draw

Sketchbook Pro

Photoshop

Illustrator

PowerPoint

Mischief

Photoshop Sketch

Lyoness Management Americas, Inc.

senior Graphic desiGner

Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

2013-Present

• Design corporate booklets, coupon books & print collateral while maintaining company wide design aesthetics, update PDF inter office documents for all North American regions, using InDesign, Adobe Acrobat Pro.

• Participation in monthly analytical & marketing content meetings.

•In-house illustrator

American Media

Graphic desiGner

National Enquirer, Boca Ratón, FL.

2012- 2013

• Designed editorial content page layouts for The National Enquirer.

• Assisted in the designing of special celebrity magazines. Page 1 Media

art director

PODER Magazine, Miami, FL.

2009-2012

• Designed editorial content & assigned page layouts.

• Responsible for cover design, cover photo retouches, in house illustrations.

• Manage several tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced monthly deadline environment.

• Assist Executive Editors & Designers with complex info graphics and timeline creation. Televisa Publishing (International Publishing Company) art director

MAXIM en Español Miami, FL.

2000 - 2009

• Designed all monthly covers & page layouts for Maxim en Español.

• Featured in house illustrator & cartoonist.

• Original illustrations to enhance and support serious content & articles.

• Developed brand integration & media content for advertising clients.

• Coordinate with MAXIM USA, Argentina & Puerto Rico for editorial content and graphics. Ideas Publishing Group

art director

MOTOR TREND en Español, Miami, FL.

1999 - 2000

• Cover and page layout for the Spanish version of Motor Trend magazine using QuarkXPress.

• Create editorial concepts for cover photo shoots.

• Proof print production and pre-flight packaging.

• Work closely with pre-press for page transmission to printing plants. Ideas Publishing Group

assistant art director

VOgUE en Español, Miami, FL.

1998 - 1999

• Designed layouts for Vogue en Español, Motor Trend, Newsweek, Prevention & National geographic.

• Created and illustrated special monthly supplements within each publication. Televisa Publishing (International Publishing Company) Graphic desiGner

TvyNovelas Magazine, Miami, Florida

1992 - 1998

• Editorial page design for TVyNovelas magazine using QuarkXPress & InDesign.

• Assist photo editors & photographers with latin celebrities & soap stars in photo shoots.

• Assisted in monthly cover design, photo editing & retouching.

• Assist pre-press on digital packaging (pre-flight), checking hi-res proofs and finally transmit for final printing.

• Resident illustrator for Televisa publications ie: Men’s Health en Español, Vanidades, ESPN en Español, TVyNovelas. 305-***-**** kro1515.wixsite.com/oscar-saavedra *******@*******.***

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