monica durbin

Senior Designer

Art Director, Designer, and conceptual thinker experienced in developing logos, designing print advertisements, arranging type direction, creating TV storyboards and photo retouching.

Work Experience

GALE Partners

Senior Designer

• Created animated gifs for BMW’s email stream.
• Developed layout design and color corrected digital assets for CRM responsive emails. • Designed UI for BMW USA’s Ultimate Benefits webpage.
• Concept ideas and built decks to communicate the vision to the clients.
• Researched BMW’s brand model codes and retouched European imagery for the American market.
• Crafted direct mail for launch campaigns and sales offers.
• Released artwork for print publication and conducted quality control on press runs.
November 2016 - New York, United States

IBM

• Boosted client sales by creating partnership packaging and POS displays with Marvel, Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios
• Art directed and produced print advertisements in various publications (e.g. Star, Life&Style, Intouch, Shape, etc.)
• Created and posted web content for products (i.e. Pirate’s Booty) using social network platforms (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest)
• Re-skinned brand websites and created static web banners (e.g. Energy Kitchen, Pirate’s Booty)
• Conducted quality control press runs by making sure all colors pass inspection and checking for plate imperfections in order to match final product to released files
• Created new product Sell Sheets for Seagrams, Pirate’s Booty and Brugal • Created viral ad campaigns for Pirate’s Booty
February 2011 - November 2016

Della Femina / Rothschild / Jeary And Partners

Art Director / Production Designer

• Collaborated with Senior Copywriters to concept print ad campaigns for pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations such as Maimonides Medical Center and Senokot.
• Created web banners, splash pages and email blasts for S&P’s Capital IQ Platform. • Partners with Creative Directors to design presentations and develop mockups for Valley National Bank.
• Visualized typography and layout for direct mail pieces for the SIDS Foundation
• Managed freelance employees and interns
• Created and maintained organizing system for all projects to streamline workflow and increase file visibility.
September 2006 - March 2010 New York, United States

The Great Remember

Production Designer

August 2009 - January 2010 brooklyn, United States

Education

Pratt Institute

BFA

BFA Communications Design, Major: Advertising Art Direction, with a concentration in Photography. Presidential Scholarship, Pratt Grant recipient and Dean’s List. Chosen to participate in the 2006 National Student Portfolio Review at the Art Directors Club.
September 2002 - May 2006 brooklyn, United States

Languages

English (Fluent),

Awards

Art Director’s Club

Selected by the Dean and faculty of the Communications Design department to receive the Art Director’s Club Award.

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Skills

Built Direct Mail Layouts, Built Mock-ups, Built Wireframes , Colaborated With High Ranking Agency Personnel, Designed Splash Pages, Experienced In Handling Multiple Projects, Generated E-mail Blasts, Guided Interns, Managed Freelance Employees, Operated In A Fast-paced Environment, Organised Server And Created PDF Proof Books, Produced Web Banners, Proven Abilities Solving Creative Problems, Redesigned Web Page Layouts, Released Creative Material To Vendors, Streamling Internal Production Processes,

Proficient in the following programs

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• Acrobat Pro
• Sketch
• Keynote
• Powerpoint
• Zeplin
• Google Slides