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Graphic Designer & Art Director | Bringing Ideas to Life Through Unique Visual Content
I’m a versatile graphic designer and artist who loves bringing ideas to life through color, composition, and storytelling. With experience across print and digital, I create designs that are both visually striking and thoughtfully crafted. Passionate, collaborative, and detail-oriented, I aim to make every project stand out beautifully.
Skills
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Language
English
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Italian
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Work Experience
Owner/Designer at Per l’amore di Elda - Remote Current
January 1, 2022 - June 19, 2024Created a project to aid caregivers inspired by Alzheimer's and senile dementia experiences. Responsibilities included conceptualizing the idea, web design, graphic design, content creation, branding strategy, unique booklet designs, video editing, email blasts, and social media management.
Art Director at GO Magazine- Remote Current
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2021Innovative Magazine Layout Designer with expertise in typography, composition, and visual storytelling. Led creative teams to produce cohesive, brand-aligned designs that elevated editorial content and increased reader engagement.
-Redesigned magazine layouts to modernize visual style, resulting in a 15% increase in
readership.
-Developed creative editorial and advertising templates (style guides, paragraph sheets,
color guides) that improved production efficiency and cut layout time by 20%.
-Produced advertisements that boosted advertising revenue.
-Directed and coached in-house staff, freelancers, illustrators, writers and
photographers, improving creative output quality scores by 25%.
-Managed pagination, preflight, and final production of all issues, reducing errors by 60%
and ensuring on-time delivery for every edition.
Director of Production at PJM Magazine
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2007-Directed the creative and production process for monthly and quarterly publications,
delivering visually compelling issues on time and within budget.
-Streamlined workflows and vendor coordination, implementing process improvements
that cut printing costs by $100K annually.
-Designed impactful ads that boosted classified sales by 40%, while ensuring brand
consistency across all content..
-Produced flawless, press-ready files through expert technical execution, precise
measurements, and meticulous attention to detail.
Prepress Manager at Cinwin Advertising
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2001Supervised the pre-press department of a large advertising agency. Created match-prints, performed color correction, scanned negatives and slides, handled photo retouching and cleaning, and delivered print-ready files.
Education
Bachelor of Science at Marist NY
January 9, 2009 - May 15, 2010Restoration & Conservation/Fine arts
Masters at Northumbria
May 6, 2025 - May 6, 2025Associates Degree at Philadelphia Art Institute
September 9, 1996 - June 13, 1997Graphic design
Master’s Degree at Northumbria University
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022BA at Marist NY / Instituto di Lorenzo de’ Medici
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010Associate of Arts (AA) at Art Institute of Philadelphia
January 1, 1996 - December 31, 1997Degree at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1999Qualifications
American license “B” Automunita Italian
January 11, 2030 - June 23, 2025Industry Experience
Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Education
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