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I’m Ron Spivak, a graphic designer and production editor with over 20 years of experience shaping brand identities, marketing collateral, and stage-ready presentations. My work spans print, online, and large-format displays, and I’ve collaborated with major clients across advertising, entertainment, and publishing. I’m highly detail-oriented, a proven editor and writer, and a digital audio restoration specialist who has restored historical recordings for Original Cast Records, Decca Records, and the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. I enjoy delivering polished materials on tight deadlines and helping teams maintain brand integrity.…I’m Ron Spivak, a graphic designer and production editor with over 20 years of experience shaping brand identities, marketing collateral, and stage-ready presentations. My work spans print, online, and large-format displays, and I’ve collaborated with major clients across advertising, entertainment, and publishing. I’m highly detail-oriented, a proven editor and writer, and a digital audio restoration specialist who has restored historical recordings for Original Cast Records, Decca Records, and the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. I enjoy delivering polished materials on tight deadlines and helping teams maintain brand integrity.

Ron Spivak

Graphic Designer, Art Director, Writer, +1

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I’m Ron Spivak, a graphic designer and production editor with over 20 years of experience shaping brand identities, marketing collateral, and stage-ready presentations. My work spans print, online, and large-format displays, and I’ve collaborated with major clients across advertising, entertainment, and publishing. I’m highly detail-oriented, a proven editor and writer, and a digital audio restoration specialist who has restored historical recordings for Original Cast Records, Decca Records, and the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. I enjoy delivering polished materials on tight deadlines and helping teams maintain brand integrity.…I’m Ron Spivak, a graphic designer and production editor with over 20 years of experience shaping brand identities, marketing collateral, and stage-ready presentations. My work spans print, online, and large-format displays, and I’ve collaborated with major clients across advertising, entertainment, and publishing. I’m highly detail-oriented, a proven editor and writer, and a digital audio restoration specialist who has restored historical recordings for Original Cast Records, Decca Records, and the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. I enjoy delivering polished materials on tight deadlines and helping teams maintain brand integrity.

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I’m Ron Spivak, a graphic designer and production editor with over 20 years of experience shaping brand identities, marketing collateral, and stage-ready presentations. My work spans print, online, and large-format displays, and I’ve collaborated with major clients across advertising, entertainment, and publishing.

I’m highly detail-oriented, a proven editor and writer, and a digital audio restoration specialist who has restored historical recordings for Original Cast Records, Decca Records, and the Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. I enjoy delivering polished materials on tight deadlines and helping teams maintain brand integrity.

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Work Experience

Graphic Designer – Print / Online at MSA MARKETING

January 1, 2000 - Present

Design print and digital ads, social media posts, brochures, catalogs, product packaging, and collateral materials. Create large-format displays including brandtrains subway cars, billboards, mall advertising, and kiosks. Edit video/audio/digital presentations and commercials; oversee corporate branding and consistency across client campaigns.

Senior Production Artist at TMP WORLDWIDE

December 31, 2000 - October 17, 2025

Designed print ads, multimedia presentations, and newsletters; re-proportioned display ads for multiple publications; proofread and made corrections under tight deadlines.

Freelance Designer at Self-employed

January 1, 1988 - Present

Design CD packaging and printed promotional materials for Broadway and Off-Broadway cast recordings; design Off-Broadway logos; printed and online advertising; edit promotional videos; produce marketing and educational collateral for corporations and individuals.

Musicals Editor/Archivist at SAMUEL FRENCH, INC.

December 31, 1986 - October 17, 2025

Prepared published scripts and orchestral scores; designed libretti layouts and graphics; supervised printer; oversaw proofreading, copyrights, music copying; wrote prefatory notes, footnotes, biographies, and catalog copy; conducted meetings with Broadway creators to coordinate their work; advised customers in choosing shows for production.

Freelance Editor at Self-employed

January 1, 1991 - Present

Line and copyedited five novels; wrote liner notes for Broadway cast albums; composed articles for Show Music Magazine and Where; served as consultant to the Piper’s Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters (Bayreuth, Germany); discovered long-missing manuscripts and helped establish archival materials.

Writer / Archivist at Self-employed

January 1, 1991 - Present

Musical theatre historian; wrote liner notes for Broadway cast albums; published articles; consulted on archival projects and theatre history resources.

Graphic Designer – Print / Online Senior Art Director at MSA MARKETING

January 1, 2000 - November 3, 2025

Design print and digital ads, social posts, brochures, catalogs, product packaging, and collateral materials. Create large-format displays (brandtrains), billboards, mall advertising, and kiosks. Edit video/audio/digital presentations and commercials; oversee corporate branding. Major clients included MetroPlusHealth, Brother, Orrefors.

Senior Production Artist at TMP WORLDWIDE

January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000

Designed print ads, multimedia presentations, and newsletters. Re-proportioned display ads for multiple publications; proofread and made corrections under tight deadlines.

Freelance Designer at Self-Employed

January 1, 1988 - November 3, 2025

Design CD packaging and printed promotional materials for Broadway and Off-Broadway cast recordings. Design Off-Broadway logos, printed and online advertising, edit promotional videos. Produce marketing and educational collateral for corporations and individuals.

Editor Musicals Editor/Archivist at Samuel French, Inc.

January 1, 1986 - January 1, 1986

Theatrical publisher: prepared published scripts and orchestral scores. Designed libretti layouts and graphics; supervised printer. Oversaw proofreading, copyrights, music copying. Wrote prefatory notes, footnotes, biographies, and catalog copy. Conducted meetings with Broadway creators to coordinate their work; clarified/expanded cues and stage directions. Advised customers in choosing shows for production.

Freelance Editor at Self-Employed

January 1, 1991 - November 3, 2025

Line and copyedited five novels. Writer/Archivist Musical Theatre Historian. Wrote liner notes for Broadway cast albums; composed articles for Show Music Magazine and Where Guestbook; served as consultant to the Pipers Enzyklopädie des Musiktheaters (Bayreuth, Germany). Discovered long-missing manuscripts for 26 early musical comedies, including Gershwin’s original 1931 version of Of Thee I Sing; instituted the Samuel French Musical Archive and developed precise, standardized orchestration lists for the first complete inventory of their musical holdings.