PETER JACOBSON
[email protected]917-940-3344
@peteaj
peterajacobson.com
E D U C A T I O N
Pratt Institue, NY — MS (digital communications design)
Reed College, Portland, Oregon — BA (psychology)
C O M P U T E R
Ableton Live / After Effects / Cinema 4D / Final Cut Pro
CSS / HTML / Javascript / Processing
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
E X P E R I E N C E
Design Intern — PSFK, NY (07/10)
Assist design work for PSFK Future of Health trends report including layout,
corrections and design in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
Design Intern — Sustainable Life Media, SF, CA (01/09 – 06/09)
Create web banners, graphics and animated gifs for the Sustainable Brands 09
conference in Monterey, CA using Illustrator, Photoshop and Flash.
Production Artist — Kaplan K12, NY (02/06 – 10/08)
Design assessment tests in InDesign, InCopy and QuarkXPress and proofread and edit
teacher preparation materials. Extensively edit and create vector art pieces
in Illustrator.
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Retail Promotion Manager — Matador Records, NY (08/04 – 10/05)
Overhaul layout and edit monthly direct sales catalog in QuarkXPress.
Design and coordinate national retail advertising, light boxes and billboards.
Graphics Manager — Mordam Records, Sacramento, CA (05/03 – 07/04)
Produce, edit and layout monthly catalog for forty+ independent record labels in
InDesign. Generate multiple print deliverables consistently and on deadline; reviewed
art work for record covers and write press releases and one-sheets.
Owner and Music Buyer — Sound and Fury, NY (12/98 – 03/03)
Design ads for instore events using Photoshop and Illustrator for record store.
Coordinate visual design/print production of small run magazines. Create original
store concept, including logo design, store website, branding. Research bands/artists
for booking series of over one hundred in-house promotional events over four years.
A D D I T I O N A L
Internet Radio DJ — American Apparel/Viva Radio, NY (01/07 – present)
Freelance Music Review Writer — Vice Magazine, NY (01/04 – 09/06)
motion graphics designer and digital artist
