academic coordinator at geos english academy
San Francisco Bay Area
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- academic coordinator at geos english academy
- Past
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- head teacher at ILS [International Language School]
- free-lance art director at Soma magazine
- creative director/art director at HAF Publishing
- graphic production artist at The Wasteland.com
- free-lance graphic designer at SF Weekly
- graphic designer at The Baltimore Jewish Times
- free-lance photographer/designer at Lawson Mardon Publications
- Education
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- University of Baltimore
- The University of Georgia
- University of Central Florida
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ethan duran’s Summary
Art Director and graphic designer with extensive experience in the publishing industry.
ethan duran’s Specialties:
art direction, design & layout, image manipulation, pre-press file preparation, press-checking, 4-color process, storyboarding, basic html, project management
ethan duran’s Experience
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academic coordinator
geos english academy
(Education Management industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
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head teacher
ILS [International Language School]
(Education Management industry)
September 2004 — September 2007 (3 years 1 month)
• English instructor for levels ranging from kindergarten to high school.
• created weekly lesson plans.
• assisted in determining curriculum.
• managed the foreign teachers which involved acting as a liaison between foreign and korea teachers.
• conducted monthly staff meetings
• organized special events: holiday parties, sleepovers, etc. -
free-lance art director
Soma magazine
(Publishing industry)
July 2004 — August 2004 (2 months)
• assisted in the design and production of the August 2004 issue which involved acquiring art work, designing layouts, coordinating photo shoots, and organizing the structure of the magazine.
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creative director/art director
HAF Publishing
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
July 1999 — July 2004 (5 years 1 month)
• responsible for all publications, including: design, layout, and production; commissioning of illustrations and photographs; attending photo shoots and weekly editorial meetings; checking advertisements; designing ads and collateral material as needed; and signing off on final proofs and blue lines.
• liaison with printers to insure achievement of deadlines.
• re-design of all three magazines.
• web site re-design for our on-line presence. -
graphic production artist
The Wasteland.com
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
March 1999 — July 1999 (5 months)
• photo production of images (selecting exposures, color correcting, masting, sizing and batching ) to upload to server.
• maintaining front page of website.
• use of intershop to add new items as well as delete items
from website.
• server maintenance by purging images on weekly basis. -
free-lance graphic designer
SF Weekly
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 1999 — June 1999 (5 months)
• production duties included creation of new ads for clients
as well as maintaining and updating existing client ads. -
graphic designer
The Baltimore Jewish Times
(Newspapers industry)
January 1996 — October 1998 (2 years 10 months)
• weekly production duties including editorial design and layout of paper and special sections, attending editorial meetings, pasteup, mapping out layout, 4/c print production and morguing back issues.
• art direction for the special sections.
• design and art direction of quarterly supplement for children.
• re-design of the jewish times’ teen supplement.
• responsible for the delegation, design, layout and tracking of collateral and house ads. -
free-lance photographer/designer
Lawson Mardon Publications
(Publishing industry)
April 1992 — October 1995 (3 years 7 months)
• art directed, designed and photographed food for a Boston cookbook.
• designed postcards for various cities.
• photographed scenic aerials and landscapes for major tourist sites.
• principal photographer for “The Old North Church” book in Boston.
ethan duran’s Education
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University of Baltimore
masters of art in publication design , publication design , 1995 — 1998
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The University of Georgia
bachelor of arts in magazine journalism , photography, journalism, English , 1990 — 1992
minor: English Literature
specialized: Photojournalism
honors: Paul A. Simon scholarship -
University of Central Florida
associate of arts degree , general , 1988 — 1990
honors: Dean's List
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