Art director, graphic designer, photographer, photo editor, creative manager, problem solver, team player, and all around hard worker--these are all roles I have played over the past eight years in my ever developing creative career. Always pursuing excellence, I am now searching for the next great creative challenge in my field. I balance my career with my passion for the outdoors. I enjoy photography, rock climbing, mountain bike racing, and backcountry skiing. I live in Boulder, Colorado with my dog, Rilke (yes, named after the poet).

Access Fund
Bark Magazine
Climbing Magazine
Colorado Health Club
Conde Nast Traveler
Falcon Press Books
GoLite
La Sportiva North America
National Geographic Adventure
National Geographic Traveler
Outside Magazine
Patagonia
Rock & Ice Magazine
Trail Runner Magazine
Sierra Designs
Urban Climber Magazine

SUMMARY
I am seeking a creative position where I can use my design skill and experience to help build a client’s brand and vision to its fullest potential. I have the ability to oversee multiple projects while managing quality and design consistency. I have a strong sense for clean, effective design. I enjoy developing design concepts, creating visual solutions, and working in a team environment, and I thrive under tight deadlines.
Specialties: print and editorial design, advertising, branding, and photography

SKILLS
Art Director / Graphic Designer / Photographer
I have eight years of graphic design experience and the skills needed to take a project from concept to completion. My creative scope includes
art direction, magazine design, print advertising, sales and marketing collateral, and photography. My job experiences include art directing two
national magazine titles, graphic design and creative management for three outdoor industry companies, and a non-profit organization.

Art Direction
• Project management and brand development: able to manage multiple projects at a time, formulate design concepts, communicate processes,
and develop and implement graphic standards based on the vision and mission of the marketing/communication department

Design
• Concepting: able to collaborate and develop design concepts, create visual solutions, and articulate methodology
• Design: well practiced in advertising, print and editorial layout design principles, typography, photo editing, color theory, pre-press
• Production: proficient at workflow for editorial design, advertising, marketing, from layout and design to press-ready files
• Software: competent using Adobe CS4-Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Lightroom, basic HTML, and Word/Excel
• UI Design: created site flow and user interface design for the Access Fund website

Photography
• General: skilled at studio, and on-location lighting, digital processing and manipulation, workflow, and prepress
• Photo Editing: experience with photo soliciting, photo editing, workflow, digital manipulation, prepress, and asset management
• Stock Photography: Member of Aurora Photo and Getty stock agencies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art Director / Climbing and Urban Climber Magazines / March 2010 to November 2011
• Duties included: overseeing all aspects of magazine design and production, art directing one complete magazine re-design, producing all
magazine design and production, handling all photo editing and image solicitation, digital workflow, and prepress, managing tight deadlines for
19 issues a year.
* Managed a successful year-round intern program for college students interested in design and photography

Creative Manager / Kelty and Sierra Designs / May 2009 to February 2010
• Duties included: creative resource management, print design, photography, photo editing, outsourcing contractors, and art directing photo
shoots. I worked closely with the marketing manager to support the marketing department’s goals and needs.
• Projects included: art directing photo shoots, managing contract designers, designing in-house and consumer catalogs, marketing materials,
logo design, and sales collateral.

Media Manager / The Access Fund / 2005 to January 2009
• Duties included: developing new graphic standards, applying branding to all print and web communication and designing from concept to
print all advertising, promotional media, annual reports, membership materials, and logos.
• Oversaw all aspects of design and visual communication for the organization. Designed the bi-monthly member magazine, soliciting artists
and photographers, photo editing and production.
• Sourced all printing needs.

Graphic Designer / La Sportiva North America / 2004 to 2005
• Duties included: print design, typography, and photo editing. Creating print advertising, sales collateral, workbooks, and catalogs.

EDUCATION
Brooks Institute of Photography: Graduated in 1994
• Bachelor of Arts, graduated with honors in photojournalism and Audio Visual studies

View my portfolio at: http://portfolio.levensaler.com