Chris Althof

Current

• Image Coordinator - Science Content at The McGraw Hill Companies

Past

• Image Editor at McGraw-Hill
• Photo Researcher at McGraw-Hill
• Intern Photo Editor at AOL (America Online)

• Scoreboard Animator at Ohio State Athletics Department

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Education

• The Ohio State University

Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Websites

• Illustrations & Sketches

Chris Althof’s Summary

Chris Althof’s Specialties:

Brainstorming, Prepress, K4, Image Research, Art Coordination, Photography, Illustration, Technical Art, Photo Editing and Retouching, Photo Separations, Photoshop (expert), Illustrator (advanced), After Effects (advanced), InDesign (Intermediate), MS Office (advanced), Excel (advanced)

Chris Althof’s Experience

• Image Coordinator - Science Content

  The McGraw Hill Companies

  (Publishing industry)

  2004 — Present (4 years)

  •Collaborate with Science editors and authors to create clear and visually engaging scientific photos and illustrations.
  •Monitor and enforce image quality and design implementation.
  •Train vendors and content coordinators on Art & Photo department procedures and best practices.
  •Ensure timely art & photo delivery from out-of-house vendors and in-house Image Editors.
  •Design, create and implement automated scripts to check image database for data inaccuracies or inconsistencies.
  •Attend press runs to check color accuracy and print quality.

• Image Editor

  McGraw-Hill

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MHP; Publishing industry)

  July 2005 — July 2006 (1 year 1 month)

• Photo Researcher

  McGraw-Hill

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MHP; Publishing industry)

  July 2004 — July 2005 (1 year 1 month)

• Intern Photo Editor

  AOL (America Online)

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; AOL; Online Media industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

  •Supplied images for online services, such as AOL, Netscape, AIM Today, CompuServe with an average 70 million page views per month.
  •Covered live events and breaking news quickly and efficiently, with time constraints as little as 15 minutes.
  •Maintained a wide network of photographic resources and agencies.
  •Researched, constructed and published galleries for online viewing by the public.
  •Digitally archived royalty free, public domain and promotional imagery.

• Scoreboard Animator

  Ohio State Athletics Department

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Animation industry)

  1999 — 2002 (3 years)

  •Helped create the initial library of animations for the then new Ohio State Horseshoe video board.
  •Created matrix animations for use in St. John Arena, The Jerome Schottenstein Center, and Bill Davis Stadium.
  •Responsible for in-game operation of matrix and video boards.
  •Won 3 consecutive Golden Matrix Awards for 'Best Original Animations' from the I.D.E.A. Conference.

Chris Althof’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  BFA, Art & Technology, 1998 — 2003

Additional Information

Chris Althof’s Websites:

• Illustrations & Sketches

Chris Althof’s Interests:

Drawing & painting, photography, backpacking, snowboarding, Scuba diving, travel

Chris Althof’s Groups:

ASPP, Midwest Chapter

•    Young Professionals of Columbus
•    Art & Technology at the Ohio State University

Chris Althof’s Honors:

I.D.E.A Conference Golden Matrix Award, "Best Original Animations" (x3)
Eagle Scout

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