Jean Zambelli
1652 Mariposa Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306
650-322-6674
jean at zambellidesign dot com
Summary
• Award-winning creative director with over 15 years of experience in print, marketing and online media.
• Proven team leader with superior people- and brand-management skills.
• Author, educator, and software training consultant.
• Expertise in high-end digital imaging, color correction, digital illustration, photography, editorial layout, interactive design, advertising and fabric arts.
• Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and QuarkXPress. Advanced knowledge of Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere, Fireworks and Microsoft Office. InDesign beta tester.
• Typography specialist with extensive knowledge of font design, history, and trends.
• Professional emphasis on education and the arts.
Experience
Principal
Zambelli Design, Palo Alto, California
September 1999 - present
Consult on brand strategy and identity campaigns, develop publications and websites, and direct print and web collateral for a diverse range of commercial and non-profit clients. Recent projects include a redesign of the California Museum website for California First Lady Maria Shriver; brand strategy and development of Sensibility, a new 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, Bing Nursery School, Stanford University, MacWorld magazine, Creativepro.com, Phillips Brooks School, Trinity School, Menlo Park Academy of Dance, and Dancer’s Repertory Theatre.
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 $275,000/year magazine art budget. Created and implemented a radical redesign of the print edition. Art directed Publish.com website; developed content repurposing workflow. Project managed all brand collateral, including sales media kit and conference material. Worked closely with Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, and Director of Circulation to create cover strategies. Contracted and art directed issue photography and illustration.
Senior Art Director
Grolier Publishing Incorporated, Danbury, Connecticut
July 1994-March 1997
Supervised the creative direction of print, online, and CD-ROM products while meeting rigorous production schedules. Planned and managed art budgets. Directed staff and freelance designers, production artists and compositors. Designed book covers and interiors; graphics and pages for online and CD-ROM. 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 of record for Bloomberg Financial Markets. Worked closely with Michael Bloomberg (now Mayor of New York) and other top executives worldwide to develop product identity, branding, advertising and training materials. Created visuals for print, online, and environmental projects. Art directed photoshoots
Designer
Freelance Design, San Francisco, California and 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 1988. 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 with Mathias Alfen.
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.
• 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.