Experience

Burda International CZ

• Czechia
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor-in-Chief

  • Jun 2017 - Present



Burda Media 2000/ Hachette Filipatchi 2000

• Art Director, Elle Decoration Magazine

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2017

  - cooperation with the editor in chief on launching the Czech edition of Elle Decoration, the best selling international interior and design magazine, responsible for visuals - page design - continuous visual development of the magazine while maintaing its luxurious look, balancing international and local themes - managing graphic designers - managing a team of in-house interior stylists - assigning external interior stylists and photographers, directing photo shoots - close cooperation with the photo editor, production team, DTP and pre-press departments - brainstorming on photo and art ideas, locations - cooperation with the marketing department, creating promos and advertorials - cooperation with the French headquarters on maintaining compatible approach to design - special projects (cooperation on materials for the Czech round of EDIDA, Elle Deco International Design Awards) Show less



Burda Media 2000 / Hachette Filipatchi 2000

• Art Director, Marianne Bydleni Magazine

  • Mar 2004 - Jun 2017

  - cooperation with the editor in chief on launching a new interior magazine focusing on room makeovers - continuous visual development of the now well established monthly magazine - managing graphic designers - page design - managing a team of in-house interior stylists - assigning external interior stylists and photographers, directing photo shoots - close cooperation with the photo editor, production team, DTP and pre-press departments - brainstorming on photo and art ideas, locations - creating logos (Adobe Illustrator) - cooperation with the marketing department, creating promos and advetorials - special projects (supplements, launch of Marianne Bydleni Napady, a mini-magazine featuring the best stories from the magazine's past issues) Show less



Art Media

• Graphic Consultant, Art & Antics Magazine

  • May 2002 - Apr 2004

  - cooperation with the art director on design and photo ideas for a newly-launched monthly magazine focusing on the art market - promotional materials (posters, subscriber cards etc.) - cooperation with the art director on design and photo ideas for a newly-launched monthly magazine focusing on the art market - promotional materials (posters, subscriber cards etc.)



Axess Media

• Art Director, Fitstyl Magazine

  • Sep 1999 - Apr 2002

  - design, production and pre-press of a monthly fitness magazine including retouching photographs and creating logos (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator) - update of the magazine's look to fit its energetic content - launch of a mini-version while keeping readability and a high word count - assigning photographers and illustrators, directing photo shoots - cooperation with the editorial and advertising departments - managerial tasks such as budgets - design, production and pre-press of a monthly fitness magazine including retouching photographs and creating logos (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator) - update of the magazine's look to fit its energetic content - launch of a mini-version while keeping readability and a high word count - assigning photographers and illustrators, directing photo shoots - cooperation with the editorial and advertising departments - managerial tasks such as budgets



IJT

• Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Photo & Art Editor, Transitions magazine

  • Jun 1997 - Apr 1999

  - visual development of a monthly magazine covering post-communist countries and its special sections (cartoon page, arts supplement) - brainstorming photo and art ideas - special projects (exhibition featuring photographers from around Central and Eastern Europe, photo material for Forum 2000) - visual development of a monthly magazine covering post-communist countries and its special sections (cartoon page, arts supplement) - brainstorming photo and art ideas - special projects (exhibition featuring photographers from around Central and Eastern Europe, photo material for Forum 2000)



OMRI

• Prague, The Capital, Czech Republic

• Photo Editor, Transition magazine

  • Dec 1995 - May 1997

  - photo editor for this bi-weekly magazine change from analytic publication to a forum for writers and photographers from the region - creation of a contributing artists' network and database - communication with the printer - photo editor for this bi-weekly magazine change from analytic publication to a forum for writers and photographers from the region - creation of a contributing artists' network and database - communication with the printer