
Independent Public Relations Consultant
Greater New York City Area

Independent Public Relations Consultant
Greater New York City Area
Senior Graphic Designer / Writer / Public Relations Strategist with an established track record of producing innovative, effective communications for clients. A representative client listing includes businesses and non-profit organizations in the architecture and design, arts, broadcast media, financial services, higher education, hospitality, interactive media, internet, newspaper, new media, public relations, publishing, real estate, technology, and travel and tourism sectors.
Advertising, Art Direction, Branding, Communications, Cultural Trends, Graphic Design, Identity, Illustration, Interactive Design, Internet Culture, Layout, Logo Design, Media Relations, Multimedia Design, Photography, Print Design, Public Relations, Typography, Web Design, Writing.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2009 — August 2009 (4 months)
Utilized media relations experience and media contacts to assist in the direction of a network of microagencies in the areas of integrated marketing, environmental management and sustainability, and interactive, product, and service design.
(Public Company; MMC; Insurance industry)
October 1998 — October 2007 (9 years 1 month)
As sole senior design and communications professional in firm's Pacific Basin office, managed design and production of all office's communication materials (both print and web), advertising buys, and media / public relations.
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1997 — October 1998 (1 year 5 months)
Coordinated exceptionally high volume of print design traffic between Production Manager, Creative and Art Directors, staff designers, and external print vendors.
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
June 1996 — June 1997 (1 year 1 month)
Assisted staff of four senior developmental editors with editorial work on and critical pre-publication analyses of art and design titles for scholarly imprint.
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
August 1994 — June 1996 (1 year 11 months)
Assisted art and fashion editors with writing, research, and compilation of articles and layouts for both sections of the monthly periodical.
(Public Company; Publishing industry)
August 1993 — June 1994 (11 months)
Assisted four publicity professionals with national author event and book tour planning and media relations / outreach for nonfiction, trade fiction, and art and design titles.
(Privately Held; TRB; Newspapers industry)
June 1992 — August 1993 (1 year 3 months)
Managed seasonal book of mid-to-high level retail and recruitment display advertising clients, working directly with many major advertising agencies.
M.F.A. , Graphic Design , 2003 — 2005
Special concentrations in branding, communication design, and typography.
B.A. , Comparative Literature and Philosophy , 1992 — 1996
Special concentrations in philosophy, literary theory, and critical writing.
Advertising and Ethics, Architectural History, Branding and Identity, Clean and Intuitive Web Design, Communication Strategies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Trends, Digital Photography, Experience Design, Fashion, Film, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interactive Design, Internet Culture, Logo Design, Media Relations, Multimedia Design, Technology, Typography, Usability Research, Web Design, Writing.
American Institute Of Graphic Arts, Art Directors Club, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, International Council Of Graphic Design Associations, Modern Language Association.