Experience

Providence Business News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Director

  • Mar 2017 - Present



eDesign

• Graphic Designer

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Print and web design projects include newsletters, annual reports, ads, flyers, posters and signs. Clients include Audubon Society of Rhode Island, st. Michael's Country Day School, Educational Directions Incorporated, IYRS School of Technology and Trades, American Foam, Town of Middletown. Print and web design projects include newsletters, annual reports, ads, flyers, posters and signs. Clients include Audubon Society of Rhode Island, st. Michael's Country Day School, Educational Directions Incorporated, IYRS School of Technology and Trades, American Foam, Town of Middletown.



Newport Life Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2002 - Apr 2016

  Graphic designer for Newport Life Magazine, a full-color high-quality glossy magazine of 64-96 pages. Fast-paced production schedule included seven regular issues per year, as well as three annuals: Newport Wedding Magazine, Newport Home Magazine and Newport Best Read Guide. Also designed The Bridge, a 40-page biannual magazine for the Naval War College Foundation. Responsibilities included: » All page layouts and ad design, from rough story ideas to delivering press-ready pages to the printer. This included initial concepts of all stories in the magazine, various layout proposals, modifications after discussion with the editorial team, and final preparation and uploading of PDF files to offsite printer. Incorporated artwork included commissioned photography, stock art acquired from various sources, my own digital or hand-drawn illustrations, maps and/or charts, and any other design elements needed. » In-house photography of items for magazine product spreads; color correction, retouching and silhouetting of all photos. » Creation of PDF files for printer, including proofreading each page for errors in text and formatting; troubleshooting prepress issues. » Collaboration with writers/editors, photographers, marketing staff and printers. » Prepared and posted content for online publication, created web and email ads and communications. Instrumental in creating and populating new websites for various publications. » Produced creative for Sherman Publishing Company marketing department as needed, including web ads, posters, television ads and media kits.



Rossmoor News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer; Production Manager

  • Jan 1990 - Jul 2001

  Production supervisor/graphic designer at weekly 44-page tabloid-size newspaper at Rossmoor, a retirement community of 8,000 residents. Design and prepress production of all ads and pages, as well as some writing, editing and illustration. Production supervisor/graphic designer at weekly 44-page tabloid-size newspaper at Rossmoor, a retirement community of 8,000 residents. Design and prepress production of all ads and pages, as well as some writing, editing and illustration.