Claire Innes
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About
My current position is a unique mix of magazine work as an art director - and a task-master (design manager), producing 4 weeklies papers and maintaining our online websites - oakpark.com, austinweeklynews.com, forestparkreview.com and rblandmark.com.
Along with our latest venture into the world of food with oakparkeats.com. Where I have cut my teeth on video editing with final cut and premiere.
I work with a team of designers and photographers in a very fast-paced environment. We maintain our social media, instagram and twitter accounts. Accruing analytics on a weekly basis. Basic HTML CS5 ability allow us to contribute in creation of promotional materials and photo galleries.
As a Designer Editor and educator, I understand the scope and depth of each project.
I have most currently, taught an online design course through Concordia College of NY.
I have worked with and created teams, along-side illustrators, graphic designers, photographers/cameramen, models, actors, stylists and copy editors. .
I have a keen awareness of how a project is best designed and delivered. And have accrued an understanding of time management, working project schedules and enjoying the process.
I have been recognized by the Society for Newspaper Design, Communication Arts, and Print magazine. -
Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Design/Fine Art/Art HistoryUniversity of Michigan1978 - 1983
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Huron High School1974 - 1977
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Experience
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Design Team LeaderMunster, INMar 2020 - Present (2 years 10 months)We have a current team of 50 designers.
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Art Director/Design ManagerWednesday Journal, Inc.2011 - Present (12 years)Art Director at Chicago Parent magazine. Design Director of four weeklies covering Oak Park, Forest Park, River Forest, Brookfield and Austin neighborhood of Chicago.
Concordia College of New York (2017-Present) Graphic Design 2 - Magazine and Book design, PSA, AD design (2017-Present) -
Design DirectorSun-Times Media Group - Post-TribuneOct 2007 - Jun 2011 (3 years 8 months)Cloud-based pagination training
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Design DirectorPost-TribuneOct 2007 - Jun 2011 (3 years 8 months)Management position to oversee dayside production of copy desk/designers, online producers and editors.
Established brainstorming and enterprise meetings that form Visual/Editor teams.
Acting editor for features section involves assigning stories, work ing with cor respondents. Working on all aspects of production and scheduling.
Expert in a variety of programs: Adobe Creative Suite, Cloud computing. -
Visual journalistChicago Tribune Media GroupSep 1995 - Sep 2007 (12 years)Art director in a variety of sections. Involving assigning illustration, studio photography art direction on food, fashion, etc.
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Art directorChicago Tribune1995 - 2007 (12 years)Art Director for IQ, Travel and various other feature sections. .
Art direct illustrators, graphic designers, photographers and manage studio photography that includes stylists and models.
Direction of a team of designer/graphic artists on the Internet for Special Reports that include: The Death Penalty Series, The United Airlines Series and a premium Tribune website.
Visual Director, Innovations Team: A redesign team of three members. Creation of 6-month timetables that would include weekly meetings focused on the discussion of content with section editors along with marketing and advertising teams. Redesigns of the Friday section, Woman News, Homes, Business and a variety of Real Estate sections for focus groups. Supervised the designers working with a new redesign and creation of style guidelines along with weekly critiques and quality control.
Expert in a variety of programs: Adobe InDesign, Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop. -
Art DirectorDetroit Free Press1989 - 1995 (6 years)Art Director for Sunday Magazine. Designed and managed production of a weekly publication. Covering a wide variety of subjects. Assigning illustration and working along side a photographer/photo editor and editor.
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Awards
2016 Parent Media Association: 2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze - Chicago Parent Magazine
2016 Illinois Press awards: 2-1st place Austin Weekly News, 3rd place award Wednesday Journal
2015 PMA awards: 6 gold, 7 silver, 1 bronze, design - CP
2015 IPA awards: 3-1st place AWN, 2rd place - WJ
2014 PMA awards: 8-gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze - CP
2014 IPA awards: 6-1st place AWN, 2-2nd place - WJ
2013 PMA awards: 1 silver , Overall Design of excellance
2013 IPA awards: X-1st place AWN, X-2nd place - WJ
2012 PMA awards: 1 gold, 1 silver - CP
2012 IPA awards: 4-1st place, 3-2nd place, 2-3rd place, 3 honorable mentions
2010 Hoosier State Press Association awards: Best feature section/pages, 3rd place- Post-Tribune (Merrillville)
2005 Overall Best National Travel award - Chicago Tribune
2003 Pete Lisagor award for Online - CT
2002 PRINT award: SND - Award of Excellence - CT
1998 Communication Arts - CT
1997 SND - Award of Excellence, PRINT award - CT
1996 SND - Award of Excellence, PRINT award - CT
1995 PRINT award - CT
1994 SND - award of Excellence in 6 categories, PRINT award - Detroit Free Press
1993 SND - Awards of excellence in 3 categories, PRINT award - Detroit Free Press
1992 SND - bronze award, Awards of Excellence in 3 categories, Communication Arts award, PRINT award, 12th Annual American - DFP
1991 SND - Portfolio Award of Excellence, PRINT award - DFP
1990 SND - Awards of excellence in 6 categories - DFP -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@firestorm, member since 2008
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