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Michele
Durant is located in Westlake Village,
CA
To be working for a
reputable company, able to produce professional quality
Computer Art and Graphic Design - either on site or off-site
(I have a complete design-oriented at-home office where I
have been producing professional work.)
-13 years of experience and professional levels in
QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Claris HomePage,
internet communication, MacIntosh and PC computers etc.
- Expert in graphic design, high-resolution imaging
and all steps of publishing production, from concept to
mailing; Graphic Design terminology, understanding of
current trends in Design.
- Self-starter and self-motivator, able to handle the
tightest deadlines and total problem solver.
- I have a clear ability to effectively communicate with
other staff members/clients and to handle multi-deadlines
and error-free print-ready files.
- Comfortable with both Mac and PC platforms.
- Web design experience (This site is an example)
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1987 Bachelor of
Arts Degree, Cinema, Minor TV Prod., Columbia College
(Hollywood, CA)
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1982
Baccalaureate with Honors, Philosophy, Ensemble
Scolaire Jean XXIII (Metz, France)
Conrad Blickenstorfer, Shardco Publications
Gil Luna, Sr., Paisano Publications
(Telephone numbers available upon request)
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May 2005- Current Freelance
Creative Director
Recently
responsible for the complete redesign of
Nuts&Volts Magazine. Responsibilities also
include monthly feature layouts of various magazines
(incl. Servo, Nuts&Volts, SOCIETY Magazines.)
Monthly cover design.
June 2004-May 2005 Creative
Director, Noble Media Inc.
Responsibilities
include complete layouts of Carblite Magazine.
Also responsible for some food photography, food styling,
all high-resolution color retouching, imaging, creation
of logos and title treatments.
April 1998-July 2003 Creative
Director, Shardco Publishing, Inc.
Responsibilities
include full layouts of BBW magazine, and
DIGITAL CAMERA Magazine; Partial layouts and
redesign of PEN COMPUTING Magazine as well as
advertising and marketing materials. Also responsible for
all high-resolution color retouching, imaging, creation
of logos and title treatments.
1996-1998 Art Director, Paisano
Publications Inc.
Complete redesign
and layouts of SAVAGE magazine, and TATTOO
FLASH Magazine.
1996-1995 Imaging, Paisano
Publications Inc.
Responsibilities
included high-resolution color retouching, imaging,
creation of logos and title treatments on over 10
magazines including EASYRIDERS, V-TWIN, AMERICAN
RODDER, TATTOO, VQ.
1993-1996 Editor-in-Chief, EXTRA
WOMAN MAGAZINE
Responsible for
all steps in editorial creation & layout production
of a specialty fashion magazine.
My resume is also available to download in WORD
format by clicking: Michele
Durant's Resumé
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My resume is also available to download in PDF
format by clicking: Michele
Durant's Resumé
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