SYLVIA AYIVOR

** ****** **, *** * East Rutherford NJ

732-***-**** • ms0xew@r.postjobfree.com • www.edemdesignstudio.com

SUMMARY: Award-winning graphic designer and art director experienced with corporate identity, print collateral, advertising, email blast designs, web and multimedia, directing designers, high attention to detail and working closely with marketing team to ensure brand adherence.

SKILLS: Direct Mail, CS3 Photoshop, CS3 Illustrator, QuarkXpress, CS3 InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Flash, Microsoft Office Suite (Mac/PC platform)

EXPERIENCE:

3/06- Present Source Interlink Enthusiast Media (Primedia Inc), New York, NY

Associate Art Director

• Creatively direct, design and organize all layouts for print collateral, web ads, and email ads.

• Manage full-time and freelance designers

• Work closely with account managers and printers to discuss the business

objectives and budget.

• Provide design support in marketing and advertising efforts in the creation of web and print ads,

email ads, cover wraps and inserts cards.

• Leads design critiques and creative marketing and strategy meetings, presenting final ideas and concepts to account managers.

• Collaborate to meet tight deadlines and multi-task on projects.

• Collaborate with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives,

website designers and marketing specialist.

• Adhere to legal requirement relations for duplication, printing, fonts and production

schedules and deadlines.

Primedia Inc. New York, NY

Designer/Print Production 3/06-08/07

• Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral

• Modified and resized existing collateral, designing web graphics

• Participated in on creative, marketing and strategy meetings

• Assisted Art Director in design process from concept to execution; including layouts, updating font/ clip art libraries.

9/04-11/05 Fairchild Publication, New York, NY

(Graphic Designer Freelancer)

Provided design concepts, mock-ups, layouts, color correction and anniversary logo. Assist with art

direction on photo shoots when needed.

6/05- 3/06 Kaplan Test Prep and Admission, New York, NY

Graphic Designer

• Designed and layout class scheduling brochures for all Kaplan pre-college and graduate.

• Worked closely with three of Kaplan’s regions, to review and organize class schedule

• Provided design support in marketing and advertising efforts in the creation of ads.

• Participated in creative, marketing and strategy meetings

• Created and reviewed of various regional schedules in Kaplan business systems

Graphic Designer Intern 1/05-5/05

• Assisted in-house creative department in graphic production for collateral, advertising and interactive projects and provided logistical support as needed.

• Modified and resized existing collateral, designing web graphics. Participated in on creative, marketing and strategy meetings. Participated in design processes, publication and resources and developed expertise for completing projects from start to finish.

9/04-12/04 ZagatSurvey, New York, NY

Print Production Intern

• Prepared mockups with costumer’s artwork for printing purposes

• Updated and modify customer’s artwork according to ZagatSurvey guidelines.

• Layout designs for yearly sell sheets for ZagatSurvey books.

EDUCATION: New Jersey City University, NJ – B.A. Graphic Design

AWARD: The 10th Annual design Derby Art Directors Club of New Jersey Fall 2004