Wayne Public Library, NJ - 2006/Present - Senior Librarian Assistant
Responsible for all media purchases for both branches of the Wayne Public Library
Responsibilities include maintaining various annual budgets, record keeping and product tracking
Cataloging of diverse formats of media, including books, books on CD, DVDs, and more
Repair or mend damaged media on an as needed basis for all media types distributed by my group

SpiderCreative LLC, NY - 2001/Present - Media Director/Designer
Design, illustrate, and art direct for a variety of projects; print (entire publications and client ad campaigns) and web media (site design, banners, Web content updates, etc.)
Responsibilities include image research, photo retouching, illustrations and graphics for editorial content and/or advertisements for all media formats
Additionally responsible for tracking, coordinating and managing each project from concept to publication      

Qwest Interactive, NY - 2000/2001 - Design Director
Responsible for managing NYC creative team (eight staffers).  
Website creation for: Qwest, Brylane, Bank of New York, ABNM-Amro, Citigroup and others.
Technical leader on internal issues, team building and event planning
Informational architect on a broad range of projects; orchestrated the design direction and planning
Supervised all vendor relationships
Developed print, Web-based and multi-media presentations for potential clients
Managed marketing enhancement projects targeted to develop new clients

Women.com/ Hearst New Media & Technology, NY - 1998/2000 - Senior Art Director
Supervised group of ten to fifteen staff members and freelancers.
Managed and maintained magazine sites and channels. Developed relationships with affiliate partners such as AOL, Excite's Roadrunner, Netscape, and Mindspring.
Redesigned GoodHousekeeping.com and art directed Hearst's family of online magazines: Cosmopolitan.com, CountryLiving.com, HouseBeautiful.com, Redbook.com, Town&Country.com, and Victoria.com
Developed editorial, advertising, marketing press materials and PSA's for the Women.com's network
Established corporate partnerships and mini-sites; Avon, Debeers Diamonds, Astronet, and Bingo Online

Baltimore Magazine, MD - 1995/1998 - Art Director
Created a vision for the diverse city magazine. Managed and supported in-house art/pre-press production department.
Researched and worked with our culinary director on monthly restaurant reviews
Recruited new creative talents which helped increase circulation by 13%
Tracked and maintained a monthly budget for magazine photo shoots and illustrations

The Washington Post, DC - 1993/1995 - Art Director Designed features for Health, Weekend, Food, and Education.
Worked with the food director and stylist on the weekly Food section
Responsible for the art direction of the Sunday Arts section
Collaborated with editors to develop informational graphics, logos and illustrations      

Scholastic Inc., NY 1990/1993 - Senior Designer
Developed prototypes for Scholastic's Instructional Publishing program for fourth and fifth grade levels
Created designs for the Big Books Teacher Guides, including logos and brochures      

The Boston Globe, MA 1987/1990 - Editorial Designer
Coordinated editorial, worked with food stylists, executive chefs on page for Home and Food sections
Designed the Focus and Learning section

Education__________________________________________
2001 The New School University: Masters of Arts, Digital Design & Media Management
1987 School of Visual Arts: BFA with Honors 2003 Certified EMT: Emergency Management Technician

Honors____________________________________________
1996 Print’s Regional Design Annual Award of Design Excellence, Baltimore Magazine
1996 The Society of Professional Journalists Maryland Professional Chapter, Baltimore Magazine
1996 Society of Newspaper Designers Award of Excellence, The Washington Post
1989 Society of Newspaper Designers Silver Award and Award of Excellence, The Boston Globe

Software__________________________________________
Adobe InDesign CS
Adobe Illustrator CS
Adobe PhotoShop CS
Adobe Image Ready CS
Adobe Acrobat
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Microsoft Office v.X