Experience

Cameron + Company, Inc.

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

• Children's Art Director

  • Feb 2016 - Present

  Cameron + Company is a boutique publishing house, creating "books that need to be books" since 1964 with a focus on photography, art, food + wine, children's and publications of regional interest. Visit us at www.cameronbooks.com. Cameron + Company is a boutique publishing house, creating "books that need to be books" since 1964 with a focus on photography, art, food + wine, children's and publications of regional interest. Visit us at www.cameronbooks.com.



Melisse Design

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director / Designer

  • Jan 2006 - Present

  Design and Art Direct various book and branding projects for clients including:Penguin Random House • Massachusetts Headstart Foundation • Petite Feet • The Harlem School of the Arts • DDPTV • Flight Environments • mymrfixit.com • Mami BoniqueProductions • The Children’s Book Council • Clarion Books • Connie Nelson • DaveG Music • One Street South • Brandy Lap Skin Care • OhrTorah Stone • The Jewish Center • SWW Inc. • N2 Auto Sport • Patti J. Obermiller Guest lectures on design and book publishing at NYU and SCBWI Create textile designs and custom fine art inspired by sound - including illustrator based vectorimages that are then applied to various surfaces including, satin, canvas, silk etc.



Penguin Random House (formerly Random House)

• Senior Designer

  • Nov 2002 - Jun 2011

  • Art directed and designed lead titles from concept to finish (middle grade, graphic, non-fictionand young adult novels and picture books - in both hardcover and paperback editions, box sets,special editions, movie tie-ins as well as some adult cross-overs). I’ve worked on over 600 titles suchas the New York Times Best Sellers The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Wild About Books by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Marc Brown, and Eldest by Christopher Paolini.• Managed an average of 40 titles a year• Acquired new titles and negotiated with, managed and developed new talent (freelancers,illustrators and author-illustrators)• Developed new projects with Editorial as well as assigned illustrators to existing manuscripts• Prepared for press digital color correction, photo manipulation and retouching, PDF output andproofing for novels• Oversaw out of house color correction/print quality and format with production department (sometimes going on-press), as well as constantly searching for cost effective and dynamic printingopportunities• Coordinated with Sales and Marketing Teams to make sure design and art files were up to dateand available when needed• Acted as Mac Super User for the design group - liaison between IT dept. and art dept. to manage,stay on top of, and prepare group for all technological advancement as well as general program andcomputer trouble shooting• Represented Design department on corporate e-book/app team



Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Clarion Books)

• Assistant Designer

  • Jan 2000 - Nov 2002

  • Designed and prepared for production jackets and interiors for picture books, middlegrade and young adult novels, non-fiction books, and paperbacks• Simultaneously worked on a variety of projects with editorial and production departments• Worked with illustrators on concepts for picture book illustrations, jacket art, and non-fiction drawings• Assisted art director on all her projects and freelance projects as necessary• Reviewed artist portfolios and samples• Supervised interns, managed trafficking of art work, organized art files, and maintained digital archive of books



Connecticut College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Designer/Co-editor in the Office for Volunteers of Community Service

  • 1998 - 1999

  Designed and co-edited monthly newsletter and was in charge of all publications from conception to production (poster, ad, and flyer design—for the office, on-campus and national service groups) Designed and co-edited monthly newsletter and was in charge of all publications from conception to production (poster, ad, and flyer design—for the office, on-campus and national service groups)



Landmark Theatres

• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Designer

  • 1998 - 1998

  Created promotional movie posters, banners, theatre mastheads, flyers, signs for inside the theatre, ads, logos, digital photo retouching, digital file organization Created promotional movie posters, banners, theatre mastheads, flyers, signs for inside the theatre, ads, logos, digital photo retouching, digital file organization



Werner Publishing

• Germany

• Intern

  • 1997 - 1997

  Worked in editorial and art departments of magazines PC Photo, Photographer, and Plane and Pilot Worked in editorial and art departments of magazines PC Photo, Photographer, and Plane and Pilot



Sumo Productions

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Intern

  • 1995 - 1995

  Assisted photographers on photo shoots and producers in project planning (i.e. for the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, various ads) for this still photography production agency Assisted photographers on photo shoots and producers in project planning (i.e. for the covers of Vogue, Vanity Fair, various ads) for this still photography production agency