Amy Hecht

Current

• Owner at brown stone studio (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Design Manager, Corporate Communications at TIAA-CREF
• Art Director at TIAA-CREF
• Freelance designer at various (Self-employed)

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Education

• Pratt Institute
• Syracuse University
• High School of Music & Art

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Connections

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Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Company

Amy Hecht’s Experience

• Owner

  brown stone studio (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  September 2002 — Present (6 years 11 months)

  Creative lead at small studio. Tap into network for additional talent on an as-needed basis. Projects for the corporate and nonprofit sectors, publishing, some web design.

• Design Manager, Corporate Communications

  TIAA-CREF

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

  Managed all manner of print publications for this large financial services co. Projects included magazines, newsletters, annual reports, consumer brochures, internal communications, financial reporting. Managed staff and freelancers, serviced internal clients, controlled design budget, made presentations regularly to upper management.

• Art Director

  TIAA-CREF

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

  March 1997 — 2000 (3 years)

  Art director of several publications, both internal and external audiences. Worked extensively with editors, photographers and illustrators, and printers.

• Freelance designer

  various (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  October 1993 — March 1997 (3 years 6 months)

  Held a variety of contract freelance positions at firms doing marketing brochures, magazine promotion, children's publishing, packaging, identity.

Amy Hecht’s Education

• Pratt Institute

  Masters , Communication Design , 1999 — 2001

• Syracuse University

  1979 — 1983

• High School of Music & Art

Additional Information

Amy Hecht’s Websites:

• My Company

Amy Hecht’s Honors:

Recipient of the Certificate of Excellence Award for Outstanding Merit in Communication Design from Pratt Institute

Award of Excellence in Book Design from Creativity

American Corporate Identity 24 Award

Several Awards of Merit from the IABC

Amy Hecht’s Contact Settings

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