Coroflot

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LEON RECHTER - ART DIRECTOR
Leonrechter@gmail.com

SUMMARY

Seeking a company that offers challenge and growth for a long term opportunity.

By being a Multi-Disciplined creative designer with over 9 years of experience i offer the expertise
And knowledge needed for today’s rapid changing creative world.
My expertise is modern, edgy, smart design - entertainment and music design, high end retouching,
Compositing, branding, as well as product and apparel design.

5 years of retouching experience (beauty and product) , compositing, color correction by the numbers,
Perfect understanding of the needs and tools used in the industry.

3 years of Apparel graphic’s design experience.
Perfect understanding of the process - from color separation to trapping, from film to screens,
PMS colors, heat transfer, ink types, discharge, foils, oversized screens, off center design.

Skills typography, retouching, compositing, color theory, fast thinking, great organizational skills,
Project conceptualization, fast learner, eye for details, versatile, team player, smart and personable,
Tech savvy, open to criticism.

PC and MAC platforms -
Creative suite CS5 - Photoshop ,Illustrator ,InDesign
Mac Keynote
Adobe Acrobat, Fontographer,
Micorosoft Office, Quick Books Enterprise.

EXPERIENCE

INDIKA ENTERTAINMENT SEN DESIGNER 1/09 - 07/09
Responsible for all art creation - movie one sheet poster and music design.
From concept to design, compositing, retouching and typography.
Worked on movie posters for major film companies and IFC such as :
Valentino: The Last Emperor, Everlasting Moments, Summer Hours, Star Wars, The Road

ARNELL GROUP ID/BRAND DEPARTMENT - FREELANCE
ID and Brand work - responsible for package design for pepsico brands - Pepsi, Soba
Brand work for KFC.

KENNETH COLE MARKETING DEPARTMENT - FREELANCE
Responsible for the look and feel of the brand - font and typography creation.
Retouching and color correction, Marketing design - hang tags, store signage, web design.

ABERCROMBIE & FINCH - FREELANCE
Responsible for garment photography, color correction and retouching.

RED SCOOTER CLOTHING BRAND CREATIVE DIRECTOR - 2.5 YEARS
Responsible for all company’s creative and design of apparel graphics 2007/ 2008 lines.
From sketch to computer screen to film, perfect understanding of the process, ink types,
Fabric types, discharge, foil, heat transfer, over size/off center.
Responsible for all branding design : logo, heat transfer tags, hang tags, look books and catalogs.
trend research, 2 trade shows - United and Pool.
The designs were sold at places like Henri Bendel and Lounge New York as well in stores in
Canada and Japan and were marked in “WGSN” website as one of the upcoming brands for 2008.

DESIGN STATION GRAPHIC DESIGNER 1 YEAR
Responsible for assorted graphic work – CD/DVD cover design, art galleries and design exhibitions.
Graphics for apparel.

FREELANCE 6 YEARS
I have been working as a freelancer for many years with great discipline and success.
Companies i have freelanced for - Kenneth Cole, Abrecombia&Finch, Warner music, NFL,GlobalHue.

EDUCATION

CAMERA OBSCURA school of arts
Graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication : Art and Design (B.A)

VISUAL SCHOOL OF ART (SVA) New York 2004

References are available upon request.