Resumé

EDUCATION

M.S. Communications Design
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

B.A. Visual Art
Union College, Schenectady, NY


COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe [InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator]
Quark XPress
Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, Powerpoint]
Keynote


RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

*Currently freelancing for a variety of clients.

Art Director/Graphic Designer
February 2008 to June 2009
OPI Products, Inc., North Hollywood, CA
Conceptual development of advertising campaigns, product and promotional launches, and other materials. Layout and typographic design for advertising, packaging, email blasts, catalog sheets/sales materials and other collateral. Execution of artwork from beginning to end, including production and working with prepress. Execution of minor retouching; coordination of major retouching

Advertising Manager
[Secondary role as Art Director & Graphic Designer]
June 2003 to February 2008
OPI Products, Inc., North Hollywood, CA
Second in command to VP of Advertising. Advertising Management on all levels, including execution of advertising schedules, presentation of ad schedules and strategies to company owners, vice presidents & marketing managers, preparation of consumer and trade insertion orders, artwork management, third party partnerships, meet with magazine representatives, artwork trafficking, work with retouchers,
troubleshoot problems and production issues, work with prepress,
quality control, manage of advertising assistant, staff recruitment

Conceptual development, design, and execution of consumer and trade advertising, art direct ongoing projects, participate in creative and marketing meetings

Producer of all OPI photoshoots. Co-art direct photoshoots with Creative Director, seek out talent (models, photographers, stylists, hair/makeup), conduct model castings, location scout, negotiate talent rates, coordinate pre-production meetings, manage production assistants, prepare photoshoot budgets, execute contracts

Manage trade press for OPI. Meet and work with magazine editors to obtain editorial mentions and special features (both in-book and online), schedule interviews, coordinate OPI nail techs for magazine photoshoots, send out press releases and product samples, create weekly internal press announcement, coordinate press clippings for opi.com


WORK EXPERIENCE DURING GRADUATE SCHOOL

Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief
May 2002 to May 2003
Nylon Magazine, New York, NY
Here is where I was first exposed to magazine design, publishing and advertising. In addition to Administrative tasks, I helped to plan events, assisted Publisher with insertion orders, assembled press kits, created proposals and contributed illustrative artwork

Personal Assistant to Carolina Herrera
August 1999 to May 2002
Caroline Herrera, Ltd., New York, NY
Here is where I was first exposed to the fashion industry. In addition to Administrative tasks, I worked backstage at several New York Fashion Week fashion shows and was exposed to the business side of the fashion industry

Projects by Jennifer Malone

Logos
6 Files

Christian Dior Freelance
6 Files

Nicole by OPI
5 Files

Axxium by OPI- for Trade Market
3 Files

Designer Series for OPI
4 Files

Miscellaneous Beauty Advertising for OPI
7 Files

Miscellaneous Beauty Advertising for OPI- 2
6 Files

Police-Security Expo
1 File

Medical Freelance
1 File