Experience

Ayers Saint Gross

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Art Director l Senior Associate

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Art Director l Associate

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2017 - Jan 2020



Studio of Margaret Zivkovich

• Principal

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2018

  Graphic design and art direction with a focus on higher education, non-profits, and cause-related organizations.www.margaretzivkovich.com Graphic design and art direction with a focus on higher education, non-profits, and cause-related organizations.www.margaretzivkovich.com



North Charles

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • Mar 2014 - Mar 2017

  Art director for nationally known, strategic marketing firm specializing in institutional communications. Responsible for concept development, design, photo direction, and pre-press production. Clients include: Episcopal High School, Lebanon Valley College, Milton Hershey School, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Richmond. Art director for nationally known, strategic marketing firm specializing in institutional communications. Responsible for concept development, design, photo direction, and pre-press production. Clients include: Episcopal High School, Lebanon Valley College, Milton Hershey School, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Richmond.



Loyola University Maryland

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Office of Creative Services

  • Mar 2003 - Jan 2014

  Senior member of in-house creative team at a leading Catholic university in the Northeast. Responsible as both a manager and contributing creative for the team with duties including:• Primary liasion to Undergraduate Admission Office for recruitment materials including viewbooks, accepted student packets, travel materials, campus visit collateral, environmental space branding, and print media.• Project intake, assignment and scheduling for 3-person design team and contracted freelancers.• Oversight of projects conducted by outside creative agencies.• Brand champion, maintaining the integrity of the institutional brand with both internal and external clients across multiple channels.• Art direction and production for photo shoots.• Bid solicitation and relationship management with outside vendors.



Graves Fowler Creative

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Designer

  • Mar 2001 - Oct 2002

  Designer for 12-person design firm developing print and web materials for corporate clients and cause-related organizations. Responsible for managing projects from concept to completion with duties including concept development, design, pre-press production, and print supervision. Also handled client and vendor relationships, obtained pricing estimates, and facilitated commissioning of illustrators. Managed projects independently as well as collaborating with larger team of designers. Designer for 12-person design firm developing print and web materials for corporate clients and cause-related organizations. Responsible for managing projects from concept to completion with duties including concept development, design, pre-press production, and print supervision. Also handled client and vendor relationships, obtained pricing estimates, and facilitated commissioning of illustrators. Managed projects independently as well as collaborating with larger team of designers.



Jmg Design Inc

• United States
• Design Services

• Senior Designer

  • Feb 2000 - Mar 2001

  Senior designer for small design firm focused on print materials for non-profits and small businesses. Responsible for managing projects from concept to completion with duties including research, concept development, design, pre-press production, and print supervision, as well as facilitating relationships with clients and vendors. Senior designer for small design firm focused on print materials for non-profits and small businesses. Responsible for managing projects from concept to completion with duties including research, concept development, design, pre-press production, and print supervision, as well as facilitating relationships with clients and vendors.



Design Associates

• Art Director

  • May 1997 - Feb 2000

  Art director for mid-sized, regional ad agency with duties including concept development, design, layout, copywriting, and pre-press production. Coordinated outside vendors such as photographers, printers, and large format output bureaus. Managed daily and weekly production schedules for designers. Art director for mid-sized, regional ad agency with duties including concept development, design, layout, copywriting, and pre-press production. Coordinated outside vendors such as photographers, printers, and large format output bureaus. Managed daily and weekly production schedules for designers.