Graphic Designer, Art Director

June **** – Present

Tracy Alia Design

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Wallingford, CT 06492

ART DIRECTOR/GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Design and produce catalogs, newsletters,

posters, brochures, magazines, newspaper

ads, logos, packaging and direct mail pieces

and adept at performing in deadline driven

environments with an emphasis on quality

while working within budget requirements.

Clients include/ed:

CT•LIFE Newspaper/Magazine

Computer Pictures Magazine

Woodworker Magazine

Architectural Designs Magazine

Cyberchrome

Christian Book Distributors

Hendrickson Publishing

Brown Wrapper Bookstore

Szogas Forgione Advertising

CD2

Barry Blau & Partners

Kirchoff/Wohlberg

Connecticut Special Olympics

Long Wharf Theater

Hospital of Saint Raphael

Choate Rosemary Hall

Saint Joseph College

Harding Academy

Cheshire Academy

Northeast Promotions

St. Pauls Episcopal Church

Trinity Episcopal Church

View my website: (a work in progress)

http://tracyaliadesign.businesscatalyst.com/

index.html

December 1991 – June 1993

Szogas Forgione Advertising

1 Eliot Place, Fairfield, CT 06430

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING MANAGER

Created and produced catalogs, sales brochures, magazine and newspaper ads, ad slicks and direct mail pieces. This included a 40 page-4 color monthly merchandise catalog, a 20 page- bi-monthly travel catalog and a 24 page-home resource catalog with a variety of other high- quality 4-color work, including logo creation on Adobe Illustrator and photo scanning with Adobe Photoshop. Worked with account representatives to coordinate and maintain the pro- duction of all electronically produced material. Work with service bureaus to provide jobs on discs for linotronic, canon fiery output, iris proofs, or straight to film. With a system consultant, implemented a Macintosh desktop publishing system using Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and other supporting software to move type-setting/design in house. August 1990 – December 1991

CONNECTICUT Magazine

Communications International

789 Reservoir Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606

ADVERTISING PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Designed special advertising sections, advertorials, and display advertising. Responsible for all promotional material including scheduling and obtaining price quotes. Worked with the production manager coordinating and maintaining all production schedules and deadlines and worked with prep house to approve 4-color and B/W advertising. Implemented a Macin- tosh desktop publishing system to replace the existing traditional typesetting system, both editorially and advertising. Worked closely with each sales representative to assure deadlines and accuracy of each ad. Re-designed media kit and produced monthly direct mail brochures and sales presentations.

August 1988–July 1990

Cook’s Magazine

Pennington Publishing, Inc., Bridgeport, CT 06604

ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR

Designed and laid out monthly departments and re-designed special advertising sections. Provided support to the Art Director by coordinating and maintaining all production sched- ules and deadlines. Hired illustrators, managed free-lance art staff, specified manuscripts and prioritized all mechanical work. Worked with stripping house to approve 4-color forms and the printer to assure deadlines and the quality of the printed product. B.S. GRAPHIC DESIGN

Southern Connecticut State University, May 1984

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Mac OS

Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, QuarkXPress AWARDS

BEST TYPOGRAPHY

1988 New England Publishing Association Award

BEST WEBSITE DESIGN

2001 Mature Media Awards, 50-PlusConnecticut.com

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