Relevant Experience
New York Sun, Photo Editor
April 2006 - current
Assigning photography for local, national, real estate, and arts sections. Researching art for every section of the paper. Cultivation and maintenance of freelance photographers in New York, Los Angeles, Albany, and Tel Aviv. Management of photo department, including hiring and training of assistant editor, night editor and interns. Managing invoicing and budgeting for freelance photography, arts and wire services.
New York Sun, Assistant Photo Editor, Freelance Photographer
October 2005 - April 2006
Extensive research of relevant photojournalism using wire service subscriptions. Retouching and image processing for newsprint reproduction. Photographing assigned news events.
Digital Media Services, Photography and Image Processing
July 2005 - ongoing
Photographing and documenting real estate listings in New York City for large agencies, including Elliman and the corcoran group. Post-processing and retouching digital images for both web and print presentation.
NYC & Co., Production and Design
April 2005
Managed and updated content for New York City tourism site using in-house content management system. Created "Summer Breaks" subsite based on existing templates. Consulted on usability issues for the content management system.
OpSound, Production and Design
May 2004 - ongoing
Manage and update content for complex dynamic site. Researched Flash and other technologies for OpRadio. Continue to support the rapidly expanding site for the open sound pool, which collects user submissions for a copyleft, opensource record label. Extensive usability testing in conjunction with the creator and developer.
Glowlab, Designer
February 2004 - ongoing
Managed and updated content for complex Moveable Type site. Consulted on usability and design issues. Contributed to full redesign for artists' collective website, in which artists manage and upload content to magazine-style site. Continue to work closely with engineers and developers to implement design templates.
Sarkana Online, Designer, Owner
January 2000 - December 2003
Took over existing storefront business and created a successful online commerce site. Sarkana manufactured and sold specialty oil paints to artists worldwide.
Yahoo!, Design Lead
January 1998 - May 1999
Designed and assisted implementation for popular verticals such as Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Maps, Yahoo! Yellow Pages, Yahoo! Personals, Yahoo! Classifieds. Responsibilities included integration of engineering limitations, assessment of user feedback, extensive mockup and schematic creation, and quality control testing design.
http://shopping.yahoo.com
http://maps.yahoo.com
http://yp.yahoo.com
http://personals.yahoo.com
http://classifieds.yahoo.com
BigBook, Inc., Designer
April - December 1997
Worked closely with graphic designers and programmers to implement innovative database-driven templates for 'yellow pages' directory website. Designed interactions for premium advertisers and end users. Streamlined usability for extremely dense content base.
Ikonic Interactive, Design Lead
November 1995 - April 1997
Designed and assisted implementation of web brands for high-profile clients such as The Gap, Virgin Records America, Procter & Gamble, and Disney Store. Responsibilities included client needs assessment, and extensive mockup and schematic creation. Created proposals and represented the design team in seeking new business. Additionally, assisted department leads in creating internal standards documents and templates.
example: designed the 'fit matrix' on the GAP website, still in use.
Interactive Digital Solutions at SGI, Designer
January 1995 - November 1995
Designed onscreen look and interactions for proposed interactive broadband television system to be implemented by NTT in Tokyo. Responsibilities included technical interpretation of art direction, extensive mockup creation in proprietary markup language, and needs assessment of Japanese user base.
Arnowitz Studios, Production Artist
June 1994 - January 1995
Assisted in design and art direction of popular CD-ROM titles such as Animals! 2.0. Responsibilities included detailed production work in Photoshop, and assisting interaction designers with mockups in Director.
HSC Software, Digital Artist
September 1993 - January 1994
Researched, tested, and helped develop popular plug-ins for Photoshop, including Kai's Power Tools among others. Created example art to promote the features of the software. Worked closely with Kai Krause and lead developers to create effective user experiences.
Walker Graphics, San Francisco, Production Artist
May 1992 - September 1993
Readied files for high-resolution output at a large pre-press house. Typesetting and retouching for everything from national magazine ads to soup can labels. Coordinated and scheduled jobs.