Joe Sikoryak’s resumé

q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

20 years experience in both print and electronic media, including:
• Art director for 250+ books, magazines and newsletters
• Illustrator, animator and photo-collage artist
• Graphic designer for 400 CD and DVD packages
• Writer and editor for newspapers and magazines
• Production/ad traffic manager for print
• Interactive designer for software
• Coach for creative employees and editorial staff
• Technical consultant for desktop publishing

e x p e r i e n c e

designWELL | design consultant (1997-present)
Creative director for magazine publishers, record labels, non-profit organizations, entertainment companies. Clients include Film Score Monthly, Intrada records, Oakland East Bay Symphony, 21st Century Toys, Key3Media, Twentieth Century-Fox Music Corp.

The Publishing Business Group | publication consultant (1997-99)
Worked with a team of business, circulation, and editorial consultants to provide start-up and repositioning assistance for magazine publishers. Developed business plans and prototypes for clients including California magazine, The Pelz Golf Report and the California Department of Health Heartline.

Broderbund Software, Inc. | senior art director, Print Shop Studio (1995-97)
Unified look and feel of four separate software product lines, including The Print Shop and Kid Pix. Oversaw websites, created prototype content, designed new software functionality. Developed and art directed user interface models. Defined, selected, and managed art contentfor home productivity products. Launched company intranet newsletter In Touch. Coached product team in graphic design.
Reorganized and managed art department with annual art production budget of $750,000. Reduced art acquisition costs by 50% and quadrupled output. Streamlined corporate documentation process. Cultivated partnerships for editorial content.

McGraw-Hill, Inc. | art director, Open Computing magazine (1991-95)
Developed editorial and design strategy, supervised marketing and circulation projects, instituted art/edit schedule and trimmed art/production costs by 50%. Repositioned magazine, designed and launched spin-offs. Converted department from unix to mac desktop publishing system in 1993. Prepared launch of UnixWorld webzine in 1995.

M&T Publishing | group art director (1985-91)
Art directed LAN Technology & Personal Workstation magazines. Converted typesetting production to in-house desktop pre-press system. Redesigned magazines, supervised cover design and photography of sister publications. Streamlined prepress workflow. Designed book jackets, catalogues, and direct mail packages.

e d u c a t i o n

San Francisco State University, BA, animation/film production
City College of San Francisco, graphic design
Middlesex County College, AA, journalism

a f f i l i a t i o n s

The Recording Academy
The Film Music Society
American Institute of Graphic Arts
Graphic Arts Association

a c h i e v e m e n t s

Member of The Recording Academy
Regular speaker for High School career days
Judge for Western Publishers Associations "Maggie" awards
Seminar speaker at Los Angeles Folio Conference
Illustrated NEA-funded comic book The Seduction of Mike with R. Sikoryak
Directed short films including Indulgence (UVA Films) and The Cartoon Adventures of Major Mars (Sikotronic)

r e f e r e n c e s

Available upon request

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

—Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studio

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