EXPERIENCE
White Page Designs (Owner), Chicago, IL 1999-present Art Director / Illustrator / Photographer / Retoucher Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL 2011-14 Visual Arts Instructor Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, IL 2009-11 Visual Arts Instructor & Special Education Teaching Assistant Private Home Tutor,River Forest, IL 2009-present Private Home Tutor (Subject: Graphic Design) Pet Celebrations, Chicago, IL 2009-11 Art Director / Gourmet Pet Treat Artist & Baker Oak Park and River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL 2009 Student Teacher / Substitute Visual Arts Instructor Leo Burnett USA / Mundocom Worldwide, Chicago, IL 2000-09 Senior Designer Lead senior designer in this Chicago advertising design firm to a variety of high-profile clients with Leo Burnett USA. Responsibilities: Art direction, production and design layout, and photographic retouching all for direct mail and retail advertising. Facilitated and taught a series of photo retouching seminars. Mentored new hires and transitioning personnel. The Big Blue Image, Skokie, IL 1999-00 Electronic Pre-Press Technician Responsibilities included: Created and fulfilled electronic pre-press files to later be ready for printing, created graphically-designed layouts, typeset letters and forms, and retouched photography. |
Hello there!
I'm Steve, an art director, designer, painter, illustrator, photographer and retoucher, currently living in Chicago, IL. This site is a showcase of all my creative work. Have a look around and if you're interested in working together, get in touch! Thanks for stopping by! EDUCATION
Master of Education – DePaul University, Chicago, IL Major: Secondary Education Visual Arts (Grades 6-12) Bachelor of Science – Bradley University, Peoria, IL Major: CFA Studio Art, Graphic Design SKILLS Extensive experience with software including: the most recent versions of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Pro; QuarkXPress, Apple Keynote and Garageband; Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (Mac environment). Ability to take the project from concept to execution to production, on time and on budget. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Excellent comping, retouching, and illustration skills, plus photoshoot experience. Full knowledge of print production and 15 years of press experience. A team player who is fluent in brainstorming, concepting, and elevating brands. Experience working in pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, acrylic paint, mixed media, clay, digital & traditional photography, printmaking, bookmaking, and computer graphics and design.
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