Jean Zambelli
1652 Mariposa Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306
650-322-6674
jmz at zambellidesign dot com
Summary
• Award-winning creative director with over 20 years of experience in publishing, marketing and online media.
• Proven team leader with superior people- and brand-management skills.
• Expertise in marketing and editorial layout including high-end digital imaging and illustration, web design, tablet and device publishing and interactive design.
• Extensive experience in commercial and art photography including managing and directing photoshoots,
working with photo-researchers and editors, enhancing images and also as a commercial photographer.
• Mastery of Adobe CS 5.5 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Adobe Digital Publishing Suite), QuarkXPress. Adobe Muse (codename) beta tester. Advanced knowledge of MSOffice.
• Typography specialist with extensive knowledge of font design, history, usage and trends.
• Author, educator and software training consultant..
Experience
Principal
Zambelli Design, Palo Alto, California
September 1999 - present
Develop websites and publications, direct web assets and print collateral and consult on brand strategy and identity campaigns for a broad client base. Recent projects include a homepage redesign of Elance.com, the leading platform for online employment; coauthorship and book design for unearthed, an avant-garde archaeology/art book designed for an exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, England; a redesign of the California Museum website (www.californiamuseum.org) for California First Lady Maria Shriver; brand strategy and development of Sensibility, a lifestyle magazine for women; and creative direction of a new community site for Biodesign, an interdisciplinary program at Stanford University. Authored articles on design trends and typography; coauthored typography chapter of Macintosh Panther Bible (9th edition, Peachpit Press). Taught graduate-level typography classes at Academy of Art University (San Francisco). Other clients include Stanford Department of Psychology, MacWorld, InDesign Magazine, Creativepro.com, Scholastic, non-profit organizations and others.
Creative Director
Publish Magazine, San Francisco, California
October 1997-September 1999
Directed the art, advertising, and promotion of a $12 million, award-winning brand serving the graphic design and electronic-publishing community. Hired, developed, and managed a team of full-time and contract designers. Planned and oversaw a $350,000/year magazine art budget. Created and implemented a complete redesign of the print edition. Art directed Publish.com website; developed content-repurposing workflow. Project-managed all brand collateral, including sales media kit, conference materials and direct mail initiatives. Worked closely with Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, and Director of Circulation to create cover strategies. Contracted and art-directed photography and illustration.
Senior Art Director
Grolier Publishing Incorporated, Danbury, Connecticut
July 1994-March 1997
Supervised the creative direction of print and digital products while meeting rigorous production schedules. Planned and managed art budgets. Directed staff and freelance designers and production artists. Designed book covers and interiors; graphics and pages for online and CD products. Worked with type foundries to develop digital font renderings of hot metal type to convert multi-volume sets to digital production. Projects included Encyclopedia Americana (first published in 1829), The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science (set and annual), and Lands and Peoples.
Art Director
Nuart, Incorporated, Westport, Connecticut
October 1992-July 1994
Developed advertising and collateral at the advertising firm for Bloomberg L. P. Worked closely with Michael Bloomberg and other top executives worldwide to develop product identity, branding, advertising and training materials. Created visuals for digital, online, print and environmental projects. Art directed photoshoots.
Designer
Freelance Design, Boston, Massachusetts
July 1991-October 1992
Provided creative and production services, including layout design, illustration and photo direction, and project management for a diverse client base. Clients included the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, MIT Sloan School of Management, MIT Center for International Studies, Digital Equipment Corporation, Talbots, and the Disney Company.
Designer
ComputerImages Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
June 1989–July 1991
Designed and produced collateral, logos, letterhead, newsletters, and business graphics. Taught QuarkXPress, PageMaker, and FreeHand workshops. Clients included Harvard Medical School, MIT Press, Lotus, Jordan Marsh, the Massachusetts Transportation Authority and the Index Group.
Education
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Arts degree in English awarded June 1990. Concentration in Fine Arts. Completion of Economics core curriculum. Additional studies at the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development. Performed with Modern Dance Ensemble.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Studied drawing, oil-painting, and sculpture.
September 1986–1989
New England School of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts
Learned production methods of traditional graphic design. Studied typography.
September 1988–June 1989
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, Connecticut
Studied figure sculpture and casting.
1995–1996
United Digital Artists, New York, New York
Completed workshops in Director, advanced separation with Photoshop, and web design.
1995–1996
Awards and distinctions
• Awarded four Maggies from the Western Publications Association. Nominated in 8 categories.
• Silver Award, Opening Page or Spread; American Society of Business Publication Editors.
• Awarded a Web Award by the Web Marketing Association and a Webby Award Honorable Mention.
• Typography instructor for MFA program, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California.
• Contributing author to InDesign Magazine and Creativepro.com.
• Founded Adventure Coop, a parent-led openspace hiking experience for preschool children.
• Rode in Long Island Bicycle Club Century.