GRAPHIC
DESIGN RESUME
Suzanne
Rush - Los Angeles, CA
www.suzannerush.net | suzannerush@sbcglobal.net
EXPERIENCE:
Art Director/Manager/Web Editor, 2005 - 2008
Sun Community Newspapers - Los Angeles, CA
Three Weekly Newspapers
- Design and production of editorial content.
- Supervision of art department.
- Production management.
- Creative and copywriting on all in-house advertising collateral projects.
- Publication redesign.
- Purchasing, hiring, budgeting.
- Web design and project managment for three newspaper site.
- Weekly updating of site and content management.
- Blog administration.
Art
Director/Production Artist/Production Manager, 1999 - 2005
The WB - Warner
Bros. Television Network - Burbank, CA
Television
Network Creative Department
- Design
of TV Guide ads, trade ads, posters, billboards, T-shirts, mugs,
trade show visuals and other collateral.
- Photo
editing.
- Copywriting
for TV Guide ads.
- Production
Management.
Art
Director , 2000 - 2001
Variety (EV) - Los Angeles, CA
Monthly
Magazine - Launch/Ongoing
- Created
initial design; all subsequent design and production.
- Art
assignments, photo shoots, pre-press.
- Photo
editing.
Art
Director/Production Manager, 1996 - 1998
Santa Fe Reporter - Santa Fe, NM
Weekly
Newsmagazine
- Design
and production of editorial content.
- Supervision
of art department and interns.
- Production
management.
- Art
assignments, photo shoots/editing, press liaison, press checks.
- Creative
on all in-house advertising collateral projects.
- Initiated
and created publication redesign.
- Purchasing,
hiring, budgeting.
Art
Director/Production Manager, 1991 - 1995
SF Weekly - San Francisco, CA
Weekly
Newsmagazine
- Design
and production of editorial content.
- Supervision
of art department.
- Production
management.
- Art
assignments, photo shoots/editing, press liaison, press checks.
- Creative
and copywriting on all in-house advertising collateral projects.
- Publication
redesign.
- Purchasing,
hiring, budgeting.
Art
Director , 1990
Ocean Sports Publishing - Santa Cruz, CA
Two
Quarterly Magazines
- Design
and production of editorial content.
- Art
assignments, photo shoots, photo editing.
Art
Director , 1987-1989
Movieline Magazine - Beverly Hills, CA
Monthly
Magazine
- Design
and production of editorial content.
- Photo
shoots/editing, art assignments.
- Press
checks, press liaison.
Production
Manager/Computer Design Director, 1982 - 1989
LA Weekly - Los Angeles, CA
Weekly
Newsmagazine
- Supervision
of a production staff of 50 including typesetters,
production artists, designers, proofreaders, darkroom personnel
and messengers.
- Press
liaison. Press checks.
- Advertising
design.
- Initiated
overhaul and organization of production systems.
- Purchasing,
hiring, budgeting.
CLIENTS:
Web
Clients
Publishing
Clients
- Below the Line , 2005
Editorial Designer
- Highland Park News, Eagle Rock Post, Bellflower-Downey Post, 2004
Editorial Designer - Redesign
- Los
Angeles Alternative Press, 2004
Art Director
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Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, 1996
Art Director
- John
Muir Publishing, 1996 - 1998
Art Direction
- Starlight
Publishing, 1995
Santa Fe Visitor's Guide/Art Director
- San
Francisco Bay Times, 1991
Art Director
- San
Jose Metro, 1990
Production Manager
- Newhall
Signal, 1979 - 1981
Graphic Designer/Paste-up Artist
Advertising
Clients
- BLT
Design Studio, 2003 - Present
Advertising Production - ABC Television
- EMI
Music Distribution, 1999
Advertising Design and Production
Nederlander
Entertainment, 1999 - 2000
Advertising Design and Production
- UPN
TV Network, 1999
Advertising Design and Production
TECHNICAL
SKILLS :
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MULTIMEDIA
TOOLS
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Acrobat/PDF |
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| Acrobat
GoLive |
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| Adobe
Illustrator |
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Adobe
ImageReady |
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| Adobe
PageMaker |
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Adobe
Photoshop |
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| Adobe InDesign |
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Internet
Explorer |
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Macromedia
Dreamweaver |
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Macromedia
Flash |
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Netscape
Navigator |
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Quark
Xpress |
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CREATIVE
ACTIVITY
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Graphic
Design |
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Art
Direction/Photo Editing |
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Web
Design |
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HARDWARE
/ OS
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Apple Macintosh OSX |
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Microsoft Windows |
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Scanning/OCR
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| Digital
Camera |
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OFFICE
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
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Microsoft
Office |
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| MS
Word |
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| MSExcel |
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| MS
Powerpoint |
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MS
Entourage/Outlook
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| Apple
Works |
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LANGUAGES
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HTML
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OTHER
SOFTWARE
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IO
Astrology |
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Extensis
Suitcase |
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I
Life |
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EDUCATION:
Los
Angeles Valley College, 2005
General Education
City
College of San Francisco, 1991 - 1994
Creative Writing
AFI, 1999 - 2000
Screenwriting Program
Additional Education/Workshops:
- Art Center College of Design - Pasadena, CA - Flash Animation, 2008
- Pasadena
City College - Pasadena, CA - Intro to HTML, 2001
- BAYVAC
- San Francisco, CA - Hyper Card Authoring, 1994
- Dorothy
Allison - San Francisco, CA - Working Class Writer's Workshop,
1992
ASSOCIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS:
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