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Hi, I'm Surya Patel, a passionate graphic designer with a strong background in art production and design direction. Over the years, I've worked with various magazines and brands, managing everything from layout design to final production checks. I love bringing creative ideas to life through thoughtful design and have experience working both remotely and in-studio environments. I enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver engaging visual content, and I'm always looking for ways to improve workflows and implement new protocols that make processes smoother. Whether leading magazine design projects or assisting with social media assets, I bring dedication and enthusiasm to every task.…Hi, I'm Surya Patel, a passionate graphic designer with a strong background in art production and design direction. Over the years, I've worked with various magazines and brands, managing everything from layout design to final production checks. I love bringing creative ideas to life through thoughtful design and have experience working both remotely and in-studio environments. I enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver engaging visual content, and I'm always looking for ways to improve workflows and implement new protocols that make processes smoother. Whether leading magazine design projects or assisting with social media assets, I bring dedication and enthusiasm to every task.

Surya Patel

Graphic Designer, Art Director, Designer

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Hi, I'm Surya Patel, a passionate graphic designer with a strong background in art production and design direction. Over the years, I've worked with various magazines and brands, managing everything from layout design to final production checks. I love bringing creative ideas to life through thoughtful design and have experience working both remotely and in-studio environments. I enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver engaging visual content, and I'm always looking for ways to improve workflows and implement new protocols that make processes smoother. Whether leading magazine design projects or assisting with social media assets, I bring dedication and enthusiasm to every task.…Hi, I'm Surya Patel, a passionate graphic designer with a strong background in art production and design direction. Over the years, I've worked with various magazines and brands, managing everything from layout design to final production checks. I love bringing creative ideas to life through thoughtful design and have experience working both remotely and in-studio environments. I enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver engaging visual content, and I'm always looking for ways to improve workflows and implement new protocols that make processes smoother. Whether leading magazine design projects or assisting with social media assets, I bring dedication and enthusiasm to every task.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Surya Patel, a passionate graphic designer with a strong background in art production and design direction. Over the years, I’ve worked with various magazines and brands, managing everything from layout design to final production checks. I love bringing creative ideas to life through thoughtful design and have experience working both remotely and in-studio environments.

I enjoy collaborating with editors and creative teams to deliver engaging visual content, and I’m always looking for ways to improve workflows and implement new protocols that make processes smoother. Whether leading magazine design projects or assisting with social media assets, I bring dedication and enthusiasm to every task.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance at Self-employed

June 1, 2020 - June 16, 2024

Graphic design, art production, and administrative tasks performed remotely. Executed design projects independently, ensuring delivery of high-quality creative content.

Front Desk Manager at Hampton Inn

June 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021

Managed front desk operations including advising on policies, answering questions via phone and email, setting up meeting room bookings and room blocks. Ensured correct processing of payments and handled chargebacks. Maintained communications with Hilton and adhered to Hampton standards. Recruited, onboarded, and trained new hires. Improved workflows by implementing new protocols and digitization and updated training materials. Created and managed digital filing systems, weekly shift schedules, and vendor orders.

Designer at Point Five

September 1, 2018 - April 30, 2020

Lead designer and art director on Convene magazine, commissioning artwork, designing layouts for the entire magazine, performing final production checks, prepping files for press, and shipping pages. Contributed to editorial design and production for Democracy Journal, NYU Langone, and Seek magazine. Assisted with ongoing in-studio projects, prepped images for social media, and scheduled Instagram posts via Buffer.

Junior Designer at New York Magazine

August 1, 2016 - September 30, 2018

Designed FOB, Strategist, and food layouts, guided approval stages, and attached and styled all copy, captions, and photo credits to editors. Coordinated with copy departments and editors to fit text. Submitted final hi-res artwork with color notes. Provided creative support through fine art, illustration, typography exploration, research, and discovery. Assisted on special projects such as the 50th Anniversary book, The Cut redesign, and Photoville. Scheduled meetings, managed invoices, budget sheets, expenses, and kept the department organized.

Art Fellow at Cooking Light Magazine

June 1, 2015 - May 31, 2016

Enhanced workflow and efficiency in the art department by designing layouts, mapping out features, and maintaining walls. Owned several FOB, BOB, and department layouts from concept to completion. Marked layouts for image retouching and performed basic production checks. Participated in story meetings, weekly art meetings, and wall reviews. Collaborated with editors and designers on story art concepts. Created photo briefs for shoots including photo research and lighting direction. Worked with digital teams to design assets for the website, blog, and social media. Created a winning recipe video for an internal competition.

Design Assistant at Transportation & Parking Services

May 1, 2012 - June 30, 2014

Designed print and digital materials promoting TAPS services on campus. Conducted tabling events for promotion, giving out prizes and materials. Performed administrative tasks including organizing, copying, and data entry.

Fashion Intern at O, The Oprah Magazine

June 1, 2013 - September 30, 2013

Assisted with Favorite Things segment by preparing and facilitating run-throughs for fashion, style, and food. Handled retrieval, check-in, and return of fashion and accessory samples. Maintained organization of fashion and style closets via computer database and physical organizing of racks and shelves.