CARL MENZ

ART DIRECTION I GRAPHIC DESIGN I MARKETING

EXPERIENCE

Art Director/Design Director

Ridgewood Medical Media, Woodcliff Lake, NJ — 3/2010-7/2023

- Leads the creative process of print/digital collateral, including 2 monthly healthcare magazines, online content, webinars, print and digital advertising (including banner ads, email and websites), html email newsletters, signage, and additional marketing collateral in a fast-paced environment

- Manages projects from concept through production ensuring deadlines and budgets are met while working under tight deadlines

- Develops compelling, professional visual designs that informs and educates our audience, including creation of various charts, infographics and tables as needed

- Oversees editorial website content for monthly publications’ websites using CMS (content management system)

- Establishes the visual identity and enforces its integrity through all branded elements including but not limited advertising, digital marketing, and other marketing and trade show materials

- Thinks strategically and works collaboratively with Editorial and Sales teams to prioritize design needs, including all visual presentations needed across all print, digital and PowerPoint presentations across the organization

- Partners with Sales Team to design brochures, promos and advertisements to achieve campaign goals and ensure standards and visual identity are met

- Builds essential network of reliable industry vendors for product photography

- Works with clients to develop print and digital ads and custom email marketing for pharmacy and medical device products to generate leads

- Facilitates seamless transition to Adobe InCopy to streamline collaborative workflow by fully remote team

- Art directs freelance designers and production artists to deliver creative assets

Art Director

Dowden Health Media, Montvale, NJ — 7/2004-12/2009

- Led production and design of professional division’s monthly medical journals

- Built network of medical and conceptual illustrators and managed relationships from negotiation to delivery of art for cover and internal usage

- Evaluated/selected stock photos and illustrations that compliment articles

- Designed numerous CME/CE and non CME/CE supplements for the journals

- Created promotional collateral for the journals and annual events

- Managed team of freelancers for journals, classified advertisements, supplements, and promotional materials to meet deadline

Associate Art Director

CMP Media LLC, New York, NY — 2/2003-6/2004

- Designed and layout of Bank Systems & Technology, a monthly 4-color publication

- Creates/formats content for Wall Street & Technology and Insurance & Technology magazines

- Commissioned/managed team of freelance designers, photographers and illustrators

- Directed photo shoots from concept to final production

- Delivered color correction and photo editing/photo retouching for images

- Developed illustrations to highlight feature articles within the publications

- Monitored and negotiated expenses to consistently beat budget goals

CONTACT

94 Beech Street

Westwood, NJ 07675

201-***-****

adz0l7@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/carlmenz

https://menzdesign.com

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo

Bachelor of Fine Arts,

Computer Art

Minor in Art History

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Cloud/Adobe Creative Suite

(InDesign, PhotoShop and Illustrator, AfterEffects),

Acrobat, InCopy, HTML, MS Office (Word, PowerPoint,

Excel), Keynote, Illustration, Photo Editing/Retouching,

Packaging Design, Content Management, Typography,

Color Theory, Presentations/Webinars, Trello, Slack,

Photography, Canva, WordPress, Knowledge of

Adobe XD/Figma/UI/UX, Strong attention to detail,

time management skills, ability to multi-task,

collaborative interpersonal skills, well organized, and

critical thinking/problem solving ability

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