Director Plant

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September 10, 2012

ANGELA BUTTACAVOLI

*** ********* ***** / *** ***** / NY / 11746 631-***-**** / 631-***-**** ********@*****.*** http://angelabuttacavoli.foliogem.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelabuttacavoli

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

SOAP OPERA WEEKLY magazine AMI American Media Inc. New York, NY

Associate Art Director 1990- 2012

Created and designed premier issue.

Worked closely with editors, photo editors, and copy staff on a fast- paced, deadline- driven weekly tabloid.

Created photo layouts, special features, interview pages, and front of book news layouts.

Worked with Art Director and staff to address project production and scheduling issues

Managed multiple projects of varying complexities on a daily basis

Adhered to tight deadlines for weekly closings and last- minute copy and photo changes

Initiated redesigns of weekly columns for editorial approval to revamp and refresh look

Responsible for supervising art staff in Art Director’s absence

Created and maintained latest InDesign template files used in every issue

Produced logos and overall design for special yearly issues

Reviewed and color corrected proofs

Interacted with plant to troubleshoot composition issues

SOAP OPERA DIGEST magazine AMI American Media Inc. New York, NY Associate Art Director 2007- 2012

Regularly designed attractive, original layouts and initiated redesigns of weekly columns for editorial approval to revamp and refresh look

Maintained weekly closing schedules and made necessary content changes

Worked closely with Art Director and editors taking full responsibility of the creation of pages from layout to production

Was accountable for department when Art Director was unavailable

Examined and amended layouts and color on proofs

Collected files, fonts and images for output and converted files to DDF for printer

Participated in the design and execution of yearly special issues

PIXIE magazine AMI American Media Inc. New York, NY Associate Art Director 2008- 2012

Designed multiple, colorful, exciting pages featuring fashion and beauty spreads, easy to follow quizzes, teen idol interviews and advice columns

Used creative typography, icons and stock images to keep a young fresh look that would appeal to pre- teens

Generated original artwork for layout backgrounds using Illustrator

Managed art department in Art Director’s absence

Made any necessary color revisions on proofs

Served as mediator between plant and designers

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Mac OS10 InDesign InCopy QuarkXpress Illustrator Photoshop Acrobat K- 4 PC Windows 7 Microsoft Word Dreamweaver html

EDUCATION:

Wilson Tech Dix Hills, NY Summer 2012 Introduction and Intermediate Web Design

Wilson Tech Dix Hills, NY Fall 2006 Introduction to Adobe Illustrator

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY BFA in communication arts