OSCAR SAAVEDRA

Current

• Art Director at VENDETTA GRAFIX
• GRAPHIC DESIGNER / CARTOON ILLUSTRATOR at SCHOOL of HARDKNOCKS

Past

• Art Director-MAXIM en Español at Televisa Publishing

Education

• Miami Dade Community College

Connections

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Industry

Graphic Design

OSCAR SAAVEDRA’s Summary

Applying my experience of 15 years as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator, in a related position within a successful corporation, utilizing artistic and creative abilities with the opportunity for professional growth based on performance.

Capabilities...
Design, illustration and development of ideas and concepts for TV spots, newspaper ads, magazine ads, brochures and direct mail.

tools of the TRADE...
• Macintosh G5 running on OS X complete with...
• Adobe Indesign CS 2
• Adobe Photoshop CS 2
• Adobe Illustrator CS 2
• QuarkXpress Passport (if needed)

2006-2008....
MAXIM en Español-Art Director-(Editorial Televisa)
Designed layouts for assigned pages in this spanish publication and was also
featured cartoonist and resident illustrator.

2005-2006....
Tu Dinero-Art Director-(Editorial Televisa)
Designed and layed out monthly pages in this spanish publication
and was also featured cartoonist and resident illustrator.

2004-2005....
Men’s Health en Español-Art Director-(Editorial Televisa)
Designed and layed out monthly pages in this spanish publication
and was also featured cartoonist and resident illustrator.

2000-2003....
TV y Novelas-Art Director-(Editorial Televisa)
Designed and layed out monthly pages in this spanish publication
and was also featured cartoonist and resident illustrator.

99-2000....
Motor Trend en Español-Art Director-(Ideas Publishing Group)
I was the Art Director for MOTOR TREND and was responsible for the
magazine’s look designing monthly pages based on its English counter-part.

95-98....
TV y Novelas-Desktop Artist-(Editorial Televisa)
Designed and layed out monthly pages in this spanish publication and was also featured cartoonist and resident illustrator.

94-96....
Marvel Publishing Inc.-Marvel Comics-Freelance comicbook illustration
Illustrated back-up stories for comic books such as Spider-Man, What The?!,
What If?

OSCAR SAAVEDRA’s Specialties:

• Cartoonist
• Digital Painter
• Pre-production of magazines in full 4 color process
• Storyboard design
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OSCAR SAAVEDRA’s Experience

• Art Director

  VENDETTA GRAFIX

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  2000 — Present (8 years)

  Vendetta Grafix is a full design studio. Complete with Mac capabilities and original illustrations as well. We offer T-shirt designs, logos, stationary package design and comicbook illustrations.

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER / CARTOON ILLUSTRATOR

  SCHOOL of HARDKNOCKS

  (Public Company; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  June 1988 — Present (20 years 7 months)

  Applying my experience of 15 years as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator, in a related position within a successful corporation, utilizing artistic and creative abilities with the opportunity for professional growth based on performance.
  
  see resume under Vendetta Grafix.....

• Art Director-MAXIM en Español

  Televisa Publishing

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  June 2000 — February 2008 (7 years 9 months)

  MAXIM en Español-Art Director
  I was responsible for the design and on-time delivery of a MAJOR spanish publication on the rise thruout the US and Central America,
  and was also a featured cartoonist and resident illustrator. I prepared all 96 pages as PDF files and were sent off to our printer.

OSCAR SAAVEDRA’s Education

• Miami Dade Community College

  1989 — 1992

OSCAR SAAVEDRA’s Contact Settings

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