1. As design director and I am also
production manager at Gannett’s responsible for
Democrat and Chronicle, I creating and
manage in-house designers, maintaining
photographers, and multiple timelines and
freelance creative service schedules for all
providers for several magazines print products and
and publications. special sections.

2. ... while also producing several
monthly news magazines,
periodicals, supplements and
special inserts.

3. As an art director
and production
manager for New
Wave Media in
Manhattan, I
designed large-
format exhibition
materials, media
kits, editorial
calendars and
rate cards …
… while also
managing the
production
and graphic
content for
three monthly
magazines.

4. As a production manager, card design
director and senior client relations manager
with Lazer Inc., I managed a team of
production designers, pre-press operators,
proofreaders, photographers and
administrative assistants who were
responsible for prepress, production, design
integrity and legal-requirement workflows for
our two flagship accounts: Fisher Price and
Fleer/Skybox International.

5. I created and maintained detailed graphic and digital pre-press
instructions and guidelines for several divisions within multiple
design and production departments.

6. Maintaining design standards and requirements while nurturing client and internal-team
relationships are my strongest skill sets.

7. As an art director for Cahners Publishing in
Washington, DC, I was responsible for the
production and award-winning redesign of
three bi-weekly newsmagazines.

8. Earlier in my career I was an award-winning production manager, photojournalist
and illustrator in the United States Coast Guard Headquarters' Public Affairs
Department in Washington, DC.
I received numerous good conduct awards and left my nine-year military service
with an achievement medal for distinguished service.

9. I’ve created and pre-flighted ad
material for numerous clients in
all the latest pixel- and vector-
based design software.
I can also …

10. … illustrate the
‘old school’ way. It comes in
handy during brainstorming
andstoryboarding sessions.

11. Some community services and hobbies include volunteering for The National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Ronald McDonald House Charities
and cycling the Empire State AIDS Ride (from Niagara Falls to lower Manhattan
— 7 days/560 miles!) and running. I finished both the New York City and
Montgomery County, MD, marathons.
I would be happy to stop by and meet the your team to show my complete
portfolio. I can be reached at: jguzman@rochester.rr.com or call 585-746-8728.
I appreciate your time and consideration!