Michael Rivilis

** ****** ****, ******* *****, NY 10505 • 917-***-****

Email: acdlhm@r.postjobfree.com • Website: http://www.mikerivilis.com

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite CS 5.5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign),

K4, Adobe DPS, HTML + CSS, Mac OSX

QUALIFICATIONS

Persistent, highly focused, goal-oriented team player who can also

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work independently.

Talent for interfacing with multiple vendors, ensuring that standards

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are met and projects are completed on time and within budget.

Familiarity with the constraints involved in designing for print as well

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as for the web and mobile.

EMPLOYMENT

01/07 to present FREELANCE CONSULTANT

Art Director/Graphic Designer

Produce both print and web graphic solutions for both large and small

corporations.

• HBO – coordinated promotional app design for in-house marketing

division using Adobe DPS.

• Ben Asen Photography – business website built under Wordpress

CMS architecture with Slideshow Pro implementation.

• Penguin Group (USA) Inc. printed marketing sellsheets and

advertisements for imprints including Berkley, Jove, and RoC.

2/11 to 11/13 GOLF DIGEST/CONDÉ NAST

Freelance Designer

Provide support in adapting print-based editorial content to work with the

iPad and Kindle tablet platforms. Designs include the addition of creating

interactive overlays (hyperlinks, slide shows, multi-state objects,

animations, audio and video, panoramas and pan & zoom).

03/08 to 12/08 AIR AGE MEDIA

Art Director

Successfully managed and created design solutions from concept to

completion for seven consumer enthusiast including Radio Control Car

Action and Radio Control Boat Modeler. Responsibilities included

directing product photography, researching and purchasing stock photos,

and preparing final files for press.

• Worked with print circulation/consumer marketing department

executing print and web designs for marketing campaigns, including

insert cards, signage, logos, online banner ads, email blasts, and

magazine ads.

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Michael Rivilis

14 Putney Road, Baldwin Place, NY 10505 • 917-***-****

Email: acdlhm@r.postjobfree.com • Website: http://www.mikerivilis.com

09/05 to 05/07 WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Associate Art Director

Designed editorial content for Raw and Smackdown! magazine, including

special issues. Participated in the launch of the redesigned WWE

Magazine, contributing to front and back of book solutions.

03/04 to 09/05 PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.

Senior Designer

Provided design support for Chamberlain Bros. and Roadside

Amusements divisions from its inception through the folding of the imprint

in 2005.

• Projects included book covers, interiors, packaged kits, and all

ancillary marketing and promotional materials.

12/99 to 2/03 BYRON PREISS VISUAL PUBLICATIONS

Art Director

Directed graphic design and layout of trade paperbacks and hardcover

books in various categories, including mystery, science fiction, media tie-

ins and military history. Worked closely with the production staffs of

major publishing houses.

• Redesigned the corporate website to enhance visitors' visual

experience.

02/97 to 12/99 17th STREET PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Associate Art Director

Managed design process for the layouts of numerous young adult

paperback book covers and corresponding promotional materials for high

profile publishing clients including Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins,

Random House, and Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Graphic Design); School of Visual Arts, NY

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