Boris Budiyanskiy

Graphic Designer

917-***-****

ac789p@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/boris-budiyanskiy

Creative, hard working and multi-talented Graphic Designer with 25+ years of experience in publishing and print design. Excellent team player with the ability to learn new programs and techniques as required. Good with problem solving, planning and time management. Comfortable working with multi-lingual design.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Tools:

Adobe Creative Suite

(Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, PageMaker);

QuarkXPress;

MS Office Suite

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint);

Final Cut Studio; WordPress;

Symphony;

HTML/CSS

Platforms:

Mac OS, Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

iDzine PARTNERSHIP/VIRTUE PARTNERSHIP Art Director/Owner

Brooklyn, NY July 2007 – present

Design and publishing of books, magazines, newspapers. Design and production of marketing materials (business cards, stationary, postcards, flyers). Video editing, file conversion, design of covers, inserts and packaging materials and final production of CD’s, DVD’s. Website design (WordPress, Symphony, HTML/CSS).

FORWARD ASSOCIATION INC. Art Director

New York, NY July 1999 – April 2018

Successfully managed and coordinated graphic design projects from concept through completion. Worked closely with clients to create general design concepts, consistently meeting deadlines and requirements.

Created design, styles and layout of weekly newspaper, advertisements and printing materials for marketing department. Managed and coordinated multimedia projects including but not limited to audio and video editing, file conversion, design of covers, inserts and packaging material and final production of CD’s and DVD’s.

Website design [http://yiddish.forward.com] (WordPress, Symphony, HTML/CSS).

PUBLISHING HOUSE “MIR COLLECTION” Art Director

New York, NY April 2003 – September 2013

Design and layout of books, magazines, annual collections of poetry and prose. Efficiently managed pre-press file prep. Worked closely with clients and print shops to reach most effective results emphasizing budget requirements.

NEWSPAPER “V NOVOM SVETE” (IN THE NEW WORLD) Graphic Designer

New York, NY June 1998 – July 1999

Design and layout of weekly newspaper, advertisement. Efficiently managed pre-press file prep.

A HUMOR MAGAZINE “FONTAN” (FOUNTAIN) Art Director

Odessa, Ukraine March 1997 – March 1998

Design and layout of monthly magazine and advertisements. Worked closely with artists and print shops.

“PORTS OF UKRAINE” MAGAZINE Art Director

Odessa, Ukraine January 1996 – March 1997

Design and layout of monthly magazine and advertisements. Efficiently managed pre-press file prep.

NEWSPAPER “UKRAINIAN BUSINESS NEWS” Graphic Designer

Odessa, Ukraine January 1993 – December 1995

Layout of weekly newspaper, advertisements and printing materials for the marketing department (inserts, brochures, flyers, post cards, business cards and annual reports).

EDUCATION

ODESSA NATIONAL POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY. Odessa, Ukraine

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, June 1995

AWARDS

• AJPA-Simon Rockower Award – Award for Outstanding Digital Outreach (2015);

• American Graphic Design Award for "Masters of Yiddish Prose CD Set" (2007)

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Bilingual in English and Russian. Knowledge of Ukrainian, Yiddish.

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