1. Gina Capone
621 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, NY, 11581 • 516.316.5978 • gcapone1@optonline.net
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Work Experience DMNews
Art Director, 8/06 – 8/07
Apple Inc., Design, layout and preparation for print of weekly publication
Specialist, 11/09-present and 4 supplements; Designed charts, pomotional ads & materials,
Provide our customers with complete solutions based on their e-newsletters, graphics, logos, animated gifs, special editions etc.;
personal or business needs; Translation of Apple technology Re-designed monthly supplements; Prepared article pages for
speak into everyday language; Teach customers how to use apple print and web production and uploaded into CMS; Oversaw one
products as well as giving some technical assistance on non-work- graphic designer.
ing iPod/iPhone devices and computer issues.
PGMedia , Parentguide, Tweens&Teens News
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Art Director, Web Designer, 1/03 – 8/06
Community Manager, Juvenation.org, 11/08-present Designed and produced 4 monthly publications for the com-
Responsible for online strategy development, online community and panies NJ editions; created print and web ads for a diverse
grassroots outreach efforts; Assist in managing our organization’s re- population of companies, schools and programs; Interacted
lationship with other online community influencers, by reaching out with clients from start to completion; image preparation for
to external blogs and online communities; Create and manage online web and print; created email blasts, banner ads, animated gifs,
initiatives including viral campaigns, online advertising, online/offline microsites; designed, coded, maintained and oversaw a team of
strategies; Moderate ethical oversight of site and its postings; Assist 10 for the companies two websites parentguidenews.com and
in development and execution of Juvenation.org marketing plan; tweensandteensnews.com.
Ensure the confidentiality and security of all information, where ap-
propriate; Perform all other responsibilities and projects as assigned DMNews
by my immediate supervisor and senior management. Production Associate, 9/98 – 7/02
Freelance Designer, 12/08 - present Layout and pre-press production for 7 weekly publications;
Produce logos, invitations, and journal covers for special events; Prepared and updated web content on a daily basis, which
Volunteer at special events. included posting new stories and creating web graphics.
MSI Publications, Travel Trade Magazine
Art Director, 9/08-1/09
Design, layout and pre-press production of 2-4 monthly and
weekly publications, promotional ads & materials, brochures, news- Skills Certifications
letters, graphics, logos, special editions etc.; Re-designed monthly Mac/PC platform Hofstra University
and weekly publications as well as email blasts, banner ads and HTML 9/02 – 12/02
animated gifs; Updated client and house ads, articles for the com- CSS Web Page Design
pany’s 4 websites into the CMS; Prepared article pages for print Dreamweaver
and web production; Oversaw all content for print and web design. Flash Education
QuarkXpress New York Institute of
Sourcemedia Adobe Creative Suite 4 Technology
Associate Art Director, 10/07-8/08 Fetch 9/95 – 6/98
Design, layout and preparation for print and web production for WSFTP Bachelor of Fine Arts
monthly, weekly and bi-monthly publications, newsletters and Microsoft Concentration in Computer
supplements; Re-designed two bi-weekly supplements. Prepaid Office Graphics
Trends & Investment Management Weekly; Assisted the creative Insight
director on Financial Planning Magazine; Researched and nego- DTI SUNY Farmingdale
tiated the costs of photography and illustration rights; assisted in All blogging software 9/93 – 6/95
the direction of photo shoots and illustrations. Concentration in
Social Media platforms: Advertising Art & Design
Rodale Inc., Prevention.com delicious; Facebook; Linke-
Freelance Web Designer, 9/07-10/07 dIn; Myspace; Portfolio & References
Worked with the Senior Art Director to create web graphics and Slideshare; Twitter; Vimeo; Available Upon Request
find web images to upload for articles and special features on YouTube
prevention.com implementing them into their CMS.
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