EXPERIENCE

Graphic Artist, IATSE Local 829 
July 2017 - present
Highly experienced at working in an extremely fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include design of a wide variety of items, including packaging, branding, UI design and more. The job also involves a substantial amount of organizing, facilitating communication between the art department, set decoration, and props, as well as dealing with vendors to produce fabricated pieces that are either one-off and unique or for mass production. 

Freelance Graphic Design
June 2005 - present
Packaging, promotional and marketing materials, website design, development of brand identity, production art/photo retouching, editorial layout, motion graphics. Clients include Prohibition Productions, The Orphans, Spry Group, Quest Media, House & Garden, Sorab & Roshi Jewelers, Fountain Bleu, QuickFrame, Fieldhouse Studios, et al.

Art Director, Quest Media 
April 2013 - July 2017
Responsible for creating new layout templates, organizing print schedule, acting as the intermediary between editors, design department, and pre-press in order to adhere to the schedule, overseeing and traing junior staff, new employees, and interns – all in addition to the responsibilities of the Associate Art Director.

Associate Art Director, Quest Media 
November 2007 - April 2013
Responsible for designing significant portions of two publications under tight deadlines, designing all in-house advertising and marketing materials, trafficking all high-quality images to pre-press house, and quality-control and color-correction of all editorial material. 

Production Manager, Quest Media
January 2006 - November 2007
Worked with the art department and pre-press house to perform quality-control and color-correction of printer proofs. Facilitated communication between the art department, pre-press house, and the printer. Coordinated incoming advertisements. Approved all final files before production.

Skills & Software

Member, I.A.T.S.E. Local USA829.
Fluent in Russian, Ukrainian.
Detail-oriented, capable of working under tight deadlines, creative problem-solver.
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Comfortable in Adobe After Effects, Protopie, Keynote.

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts
BFA in Graphic Design, 2005