Freelance Art Director 2015-2019 Germany / USA

● Conceptualized and designed websites for Neuland Furniture - USA, Mirand Arond Consulting-USA and many more.

Madeleine Catalog  Freelance Art Director, 2003-2015 Germany / Spain

● Conceptualized and designed fashion pages for high-end fashion cataloge.

 

Child Magazine  Creative Director and Consulting Creative Director, May-December-2003

Gruner &  Jahr Publications, New York

● Consulted with Editor in Chief on direction on magazine and Art director.

● Developed and oversaw complete award-winning redesign.

 

Child Magazine  Creative Director, 2000-2002  Gruner & Jahr Publications, New York

● Responsible for the visual packaging of Child, a 1.1 million circulation lifestyle-parenting publication.

● Developed a complete redesign. 

● Conceptualized visual content, directing photography and supervising layouts. 

● Personally attended all cover shoots to direct photography. 

● Designed all fashion features and covers. 

● Oversaw the production and quality control.

● Managed staff of two photo editors and a art department of four.  

● Balanced and managed the art budget.

                 

Mademoiselle Magazine  Deputy Art Director, 1999-2000 Conde Nast Publications, New York

● Designed FOB, Well and BOB. 

 

American Health Magazine  Art Director, 1998-1999  Reader’s Digest Publications, New York

● Relaunched and redesigned the magazine. 

● Assigned work to illustrators and photographers.  

● Directed photo shoots, managed staff of two graphic designers and two photo editors. 

 

Marie Claire Magazine  Art Director, 1991-1997 Gruner & Jahr Publishing, Munich, Germany

● Designed all covers and fashion features.

● Directed and managed a staff of three graphic designers and one photo editor.

● Assigned, organized and coordinated photographers and illustrators.

● Developed and created two anniversary issues with Karl Lagerfeld.

● Oversaw the production and quality control. 

 

Honors & Awards

● Gold Medal by Folio Magazine for Editorial Excellence, Typography and Photography, Child-2002

● SPD Merritt Awards for Fashion Photography, Illustration and Still-Life Photography, Child-2002

●  MIN Award for Best Redesign of a Consumer Magazine, Child-2002

● OSSIE Award for Best Use of Illustration of a Consumer Magazine, Child-2002 

   photography and illustrations

   

MARIE CLAIRE,1994-97

● Winner of the Visual Leader of the Year for Best women’s magazine competition, 1994

● Winner of  Gruner & Jahr Publishing’s competition for developing a new business magazine for women, 1995

 

Education 

● Bachelors of Arts, Blocherer School for Graphic Design, Munich, Germany