Katy Clark's Page

Title:

Art Director

Media Type:

Publishing

Media Realm:

Business Media

Home Region:

Mid West

Past Companies & Brands

Athletic Business Publications, Inc., New Times, Village Voice Media

I'm Looking For:

Networking, Inspiration

Professional Background: (Resume)

Katy Clark
Art Director

{employment}
1998 - present
freelance
clients: brava magazine, madison capitols, madison gay hockey league, small potatoes, michael technologies, global enterprises, weinberg entertainment, new channel communications, hawk corp., healthcare monitor, new times, bite me!, the beach complex, dezines by dede, murphy’s downtown boca, south florida real estate guide, aids project florida, ananda salon & spa, Pilates Your Way, as well as various projects for individuals.

september 2005 - may 2009
athletic business, madison, wi
art director
duties: researched and purchased art for every article in a monthly magazine. editorial design included: cover, 4 features, 4 columns 3 product sections. placed partial page ads. created all corporate id, marketing & media kits, tip-ons, wraps, quick response cards, collateral and a large collection of trade show/conference work annually. designed all golf classic promos, ads and posters. worked with the web and marketing teams to design all new website graphics, eblasts and other electronic pieces. created the facility of merit and architectural showcase interactive application, promo pieces, issue design and event displays annually.

april 2003 - june 2005 | village voice media/new times broward-palm beach – fort lauderdale, fl
senior designer/
assistant production manager
duties: assisted the production manager in all phases of publishing a weekly alternative newspaper, designed advertisements, dummied the newspaper and classified section, designed all forms of collateral. trained new employees, assisted in implementing new systems, performed troubleshooting when necessary, filled in for the layout editor & production manager when needed. worked hand-in-hand with the marketing department to concept and design new brands, events and promotions.

dec. 2000 - mar. 2003 | scene – cleveland, oh
production manager
duties: managed a team of five to include cross-training, hiring & firing employees and freelancers. researching & ordering art & stock photography, layout of the newspaper map, layout of advertisements from concept thru design, collateral, cover design and layout of advertising supplements, design of promotional materials. worked closely with retail director, marketing director and publisher to collaborate on special issues and sponsored events. worked one on one with advertising executives to develop campaigns, advertisements and photo shoots. responsible for weekly press check, working with service bureaus, troubleshooting.

assistant production manager
duties: assisted in supervising a department of three, responsible for the layout of the classified section, advertisement design and dummying the newspaper, troubleshooting & supervised a press check bi-weekly.

aug. 1998 - nov. 2000 | healthcare monitor – independence, oh
graphic designer
duties: redesigned the newspaper. designed advertisements and charts, collateral, trade show displays and promotional materials. worked with service bureaus, troubleshooting and acting as a liaison between clients and sales reps.

{education}2007 folio web solutions webinar; 2006 cs2 new feature overview class;
1996 - 1997 the art institute of fort lauderdale,
fort lauderdale, fl, associate of science degree in visual communications; 1993 - 1995 medina county career center, medina, oh, diploma 1995, commercial art.

{skills}full understanding of the fundamentals of visual communications, particularly with advertising and editorial design. pre-press knowledge, pre-flighting, separations, bleeds, collecting for output, press schematics, press proofing, soft proofing, computers, resolution, color & composition, design, layout, digital color management, digital editing & retouching, font management, style sheets, troubleshooting, knowledge of all graphic file extensions and their purposes, maintaining relationships with outside vendors. traditional graphic design skills, illustrations, photography, painting, lettering, typography, marker rendering, line art, customer service. efficient in project management and leadership, understanding of information design, deadlines, branding, keeping up with current trends, organized and creative under pressure.

{computers/technology}both mac & pc literate. photoshop, quarkxpress, indesign, illustrator, freehand, bridge, acrobat professional, suitcase, linotype fontexplorer, atm, toast, flight check, word, excel, entourage, mac mail, scanners, printers, internet, norton utilities, proteus, als, acdsee, digital cameras.

{awards} piw graphics excellence, 2008; american society of business publication editors, gold award, 2007; jesse h neal national business journalism award, 2006; redesign published in mac design magazine in may/june 2004; benny awards, honorable mention (2), 1995.

{fine art}acrylic & oil paints, oil & chalk pastels

past exhibits
the las olas art center, ft. lauderdale, fl.; work of art gallery, coral gables, fl; brickell key art fair, miami, fl; hectic gallery, cleveland, oh; sekerak’s, cincinnati, oh;art attack, cleveland, oh.

Personal Interests

Painting, Drawing, Art in General, Music, Nature

MySpace Profile URL

http://www.myspace.com/missmyflops

Other Web Profile URL or Personal Web Site

http://www.lovekaty.net