J9Design

Experience

Freelance Designer
J9 DESIGN
November 1997 - Present
Print & Web design for clients such as Santa Fe Farmer's Market, Plants of the Southwest, Ore House on the Plaza, YogaMoves, American Women Artists, Goldstein Communications, Spectel-Multilink and OddForm Interactive.

Graphic Designer
CISNEROS DESIGN, Santa Fe, NM
www.cisnerosdesign.com
May 2001 - February 2005

Creative Director
SYMTEZZI, Santa Fe, NM
June 1999 - April 2001
Web design for clients such as Christie's Great Estates, Lannan Foundation, Eclipse Aviation, Los Santeros, Thornburg Mortgage, Hopscotch Press, Ore House on the Plaza, and Second Street Brewery.

Volunteer
HOSTS Program (Helping One Student To Succeed), Santa Fe, NM
September 2000 - present
Tutoring 3rd grade students in reading and writing at Sweeney Elementary School.

Fine Arts for Children & Teens, Santa Fe, NM
September 1998 - June 1999
Teaching art to 4th and 5th grade students at Nava Elementary School.

Graphic Designer
Visions Marketing, New York, NY
May 1996 - July 1997
Sole designer for small marketing firm. Conceptualized, designed and produced advertising and collateral materials including brochures, newsletters, print advertising, posters and direct mail. Involved in all aspects of new product development including logo and package design, sales presentation collateral, trade and consumer advertising. Clients include CENTURY 21 Real Estate Corporation, Maid Brigade, Phoenix Productions, Masker Orchards, Codem Retail Inc. and Franchise Library.

Art Director
Doubleday Direct, Inc., Garden City, NY
January 1994 - May 1996
Member of creative team involved in design and production of promotional material and merchandise for Doubleday Book Club such as catalogs, enclosures, mailing envelopes, print ads and T-shirts. Developed new, successful creative strategies in both print and direct mail campaigns. Responsible for initial concepts and layouts through the pre-press stages, including directing photo shoots, commissioning art and photography and dealing with outside vendors and production houses.

Instructor
SUNY College at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
September - December 1993
Taught Quark Express in a Macintosh Computer Workshop for freshman and sophomore students.

Awards
2002 American Graphic Design award for the Cisneros Design website (featured in December 2002 Graphic Design:usa Design Annual)
2001 ADDY Award & Judge's Choice Award - College of Santa Fe Logo
2001 ADDY Award - Cisneros Design Website
2000 ADDY Award & Judge's Choice Award - Eclipse Aviation Public Website
2000 ADDY Award & Judge's Choice Award - Christie's Great Estates Public Website
2000 Citation of Excellence - OddForm Interactive Logo
1997 READY Realtor Award (Real Estate Advertising of Distinction) - Best Product Ad

Skills
Proficient in Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks, Adobe Pagemaker, Illustrator, GoLive and Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Word, BBEdit
Traditional paste-up/mechanical & drawing skills

Education
SUNY College at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
Bachelor of Science
Major: Visual Arts, Concentration: Graphic Design