John Dixon

@OldTennisShoes.com

917-***-****

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Freelance Consulting

Presently I direct projects, create designs and illustrations for a variety of enterprises in sports marketing, pharmaceutical healthcare

and publishing. My client list includes Fine Life Media, iW Magazine, Bonnier Corp., BBSC Triathlons, Vivo advertising, Your Cause Sports among others.

The Village Voice Title: Creative Director

2010 – 2013 I oversaw all creative content of this New York Alt Weekly which necessitated managing art & photo departments,

commissioning photographers & illustrators, conceiving & designing covers, producing photo shoots (both on-location and in-studio,

from large group portraits to reportage to still-life) editing video and controlling the budget for fifty-two issues a year.

Men’s Health – Rodale Press Title: Art Director

2005 – 2009 I supervised the creative content and design of Men's Health's feature articles. As a consultant, I art directed and

produced three companion titles to the Men's Health u.s. publication including MH Fitness, Muscle and Gear.

New York Magazine Title: Consulting Art Director

This publication changed publishers and staff in early 2004. During this transition, I helped conceptualize and execute feature

packages such as the “Future Architecture of Brooklyn,” the "Summer Preview" and the annual “Food issue.”

Men’s Journal – Wenner Media Title: Deputy Art Director

I conceptualized story treatments, assigned art and executed layouts in all sections of Men’s Journal including covers. Some of my

other responsibilities included formulating budgetary forecasts and managing three other designers (both staff members and

freelancers). I also assisted the magazine’s redesign in July, 2003 and constructed the electronic templates used in its production.

Men’s Health – Rodale Press Title: Deputy Art Director

In addition to developing monthly story treatments and art assignments, I directed photo shoots, supervised other designers and

recruited new illustrators and photographers to the magazine.

Money Magazine – Time, inc. Title: Associate Art Director

Working with the design firm WBMG, I organized and built the templates for Money’s redesign in June 1998.

I also oversaw the mapping and kerning of new typefaces. Every month I designed feature and department stories and made

numerous illustration assignments.

Vanity Fair – Condé Nast Publications Title: Designer

Starting out at Vanity Fair I primarily designed the magazine’s “front-of-book” but my responsibilities quickly grew

to include creating column-departments and feature stories. I even produced a cover or two. Each task involved photography and

illustration selection, layout design, mechanical creation and color correction.

Roger Black Incorporated Title: Freelance Designer / Art Assistant

On top of providing an extra hand in this publication design firm’s day-to-day operations, I was involved in the production

and redesign of two magazines: Advertising Age and Tele.com. I helped create the master style-books used for typography specifications

for those clients, as well as produced the electronic document templates for the mechanical page layouts of each magazine.

Mui & Gray Advertising; Baltimore, MD Title: Designer / Illustrator

began as an internship my sophomore year in college became a full time position working for this advertising agency. I was

involved in the design and production of advertisements, catalogs and posters for clients like Head Sports Equipment and Vuarnet

Eyewear. I personally illustrated ads, story–boarded commercials, participated in concept-store developments and supervised prepress

operations. I also served as a photographer’s assistant during studio and location photo shoots.

My work has been recognized by The Art Director’s Club and can be seen in the Society of Publication Designers’ annual showcases.

I received a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Design with an Associates degree in Illustration from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Please visit OldTennisShoes.com to see many samples of my work.

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