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Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Advertising
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Display Advertising
  • Magazine Layout
  • Photo and Image Editing
  • Photo Books
  • Photography
  • Print Design

Services

  • Logos & Identity Packages

    $60/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    an out-of-the-box thinker in the biz since 1997 with a fine arts background. Freelancing full-time since 2003 on an individual and collaborative level. able to multi-task and still provide a fairly quick,...

    Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingDisplay Advertising

  • Brochures

    $60/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    an out-of-the-box thinker in the biz since 1997 with a fine arts background. Freelancing full-time since 2003 on an individual and collaborative level. able to multi-task and still provide a fairly quick,...

    Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingDisplay Advertising

  • Packaging Design

    $60/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    an out-of-the-box thinker in the biz since 1997 with a fine arts background. Freelancing full-time since 2003 on an individual and collaborative level. able to multi-task and still provide a fairly quick,...

    Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingDisplay Advertising

  • Layout & Desktop Publishing

    $60/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    an out-of-the-box thinker in the biz since 1997 with a fine arts background. Freelancing full-time since 2003 on an individual and collaborative level. able to multi-task and still provide a fairly quick,...

    Adobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAdvertisingDesktop Publishing

About

agency-quality graphic design for the bottom line

I started in the design business while still in school back in 1998. It was at a local weekly magazine called Gambit Weekly. There, I learned how to think and design fairly quickly as we only had a week to get a full magazine out - editorial and ads together. From there I moved on to be an Assistant Production Manager at another local publishing house that handled the execution of 7 magazines and had 2 reports for ad design only. Editorial was a different department there. Soon after, I was approached by a 3rd local magazine to come in and take over the entire layout and re-branding for them, then called "Lake Pontchartrain and Beyond" and also published under "Wake Zone". It was during this last job that I began to set out freelancing. In 2002, I was off and running as jn designs, llc.

Mostly my experience has been in print. Pretty much anything printed, I can handle: desktop publishing, product packaging, posters, business collateral and identities, menus, billboards, bus wraps, give away merchandise - you name it. If it's printed, I have probably done it.

Working at the weekly, I was able to develop speed in my execution time. Most jobs are provided a first proof in as little as 48 hours - details and scope of job depending of course. I try to work as efficiently as possible because time is money. I don't want to waste your time or money, nor do I want to waste my own. I am comfortable working on my own as well as within a team environment and strive for open lines of communication. I am also comfortable following established corporate guidelines as well as creating an identity to enforce through branding.

I have 3 years of digital experience as well. I worked with a couple of start-up companies based in NYC where I created ads and mock-ups for games and apps for mobile devices and tablets. They grew so fast, they had to hire local, in-house employees to keep up with the growth. I have also created web ads for regular websites.

Founded: 2002

Work Terms

Hours of operation: 9am-5pm M-F
Hourly Rate: $60
Billing: end of the month with 30 day net