MARK HANCOCK
E-mail: markh@designsights.com, Phone: 949.766.9113

OBJECTIVE
I am seeking to elevate my career in a creative, team-oriented environment and to continually challenge and expand my abilities.

JOB SKILLS
Expert in the following Mac graphics programs: Photoshop, QuarkXpress, and Illustrator. Solid skills in project management, job estimation, budgeting, and vendor/client relations. Extensive knowledge of Mac hardware/software purchasing, installation, and management. Working knowledge of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Final Cut Pro, Acrobat and Word, as well as familiarity with website administration. Highly trainable.

EXPERIENCE
11-98 to present
Art Director-Longboard Magazine, San Clemente, CA
Recruited back to previous leadership position, gaining greater creative control. Responsible for all magazine design and production; ad coordination; building house and client ads; selecting typography, designing all features, departments and cover. Expanded responsibilities include training and supervising associate art staff; supervising photo shoots; production management; print/project estimating; developing annual redesign of magazine departments and templates; designing all corporate collateral including media kits, calendars, video covers, business cards, posters, and marketing/promotional signage; and brainstorming for editorial content and creative direction. Also responsible for hardware/software system maintenance, purchasing and installation.

11-97 to 11-98
Art Director-The Rankin Group, Tustin, CA
Developed and executed ad campaigns for various clients in high-tech and manufacturing sectors. Designed brochures, logos, packaging and trade show booths. Worked heavily in Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark. Also responsible for hardware/software system maintenance, purchasing and installation; supervising photo shoots; file archiving; photography tracking and storage; pre-flighting files for prepress; film inspection and press checks.

12-96 to 11-97
Art Director-Longboard Magazine, San Clemente, CA
Completed all of the design/production on this magazine; built ads, selected typography, designed all features, departments and cover. Responsible for all deadline scheduling, including prepress, film shipping and press checks related to each issue.

12-95 to 12-96
Freelance Designer-Clients: Longboard Magazine, Jet Sports Magazine
Art Director of two national, action sports publications: Longboard Magazine, a national, surfing publication; and Jet Sports Magazine, produced for the International Jet Sports and Boating Association (IJSBA). responsible for cover layout/design, feature design, and the "policing" of the departments once received from the editor. Sized all photos, built ads, and prepared each issue for shipping to the printer. Additional freelance services given to former employer, Racer Communications, creating direct mail pieces and providing temporary magazine production and design.

3-95 to 11-95
Production Manager-Omnipage Design and Imaging, Irvine, CA
Manager of a digital prepress and digital printing facility (Macintosh platform). Job Responsibilities: Logging in and organizing incoming jobs for quick turnaround; troubleshooting and correcting problem files for output; creating in-house promotions and corporate identity pieces; providing design services for clients customer service; managing support staff; Mac system maintenance and upgrades; organizing delivery schedules; and maintaining/ordering company supply inventory. Also instrumental in overseeing the building of a company satellite office in Las Vegas, Nevada, supervising computer hardware/software installation and reporting to management any needed utilities.

6-90 to 2-95
Art Director-Racer Communications, Inc., Tustin, CA
Art Director of three automotive publications: RACER magazine, a national subscription auto racing publication; SportsCar magazine, produced for the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA); and Eagle Performance Report, a corporate publication produced for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Instrumental in the launch of RACER developing comps and initial design templates. Responsible for the design and layout of features and departments for all publications and maintaining the corporate identity of each publication. Performed ad production when needed and created in-house promotions and media kits. Additional responsibilities included acting as print vendor liaison, troubleshooting inter-departmental computer systems, and providing production support for other contracted design work.

EDUCATION
AA Degree, General Education, Golden West College, 1985;

Certificate of Graphic Design, Golden West College, 1985.

(Currently studying photography and video editing.)