JOHN HANCOCK
Graphic Design |
Creative Direction |
john@bzart.com
www.bzart.com |
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Graphic Designer with passion for visual communication. |
Core strengths |
Graphic Design |
Illustration Creative writing, content, and reporting |
Creative Direction |
TECHNICAL
skills |
Adobe Creative Suite |
Mac OS/PC |
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, |
Work EXPERIENCE |
The Dayton Business
Journal,
Dayton, OH • 2014 - present Design Manager Page
design, digital slideshows, web content, and reporting. Advertising, marketing,
and event collateral. Professional print and prepress preparation, customer-centric
interaction. Greater Dayton
Regional Transit Authority, Dayton, OH • 2010 - 2014 Web Content/Graphic Design Specialist Graphic
design, web content, video production, multimedia animation. DAYTON DAILY NEWS, Dayton, OH • 1992 -
2008 Chief of Graphics Illustration,
information graphics, page design. Project management. Training coordination.
Publication redesign. PHILADELPHIA DAILY
NEWS,
Philadelphia, PA • 1991 - 1992 Graphic Editor Supervised
staff of seven designers. Spearheaded publication redesign and transition to new
technologies of color printing. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York City, NY •
1990 - 1991 Art Director Managed
staff of fifteen artists, wire service production of graphics, illustrations
and designs for worldwide AP membership. |
AWARDS |
• Best
Special Publication Ohio Society of Professional Journalists 2018 • First (2), Second place awards,
Cleveland Press Club 2018 • Best of Ohio, First
(2), Second
(2), Third
(2) place awards, Cleveland Press Club 2017. • First (2), Third
place awards, Cleveland Press Club 2016. • Best
Use of Multimedia
Award, 2008. • Contributed to Pulitzer
Prize-winning investigative report “Military Malpractice,” Best of Cox Award, and Polk Award, 1998. •
National Cox Media select team, 1996 Atlanta Olympics. • Judge’s
Special Recognition,
Gold,
Silver
(5), Bronze (2), Awards of Excellence (12)
awards, Society of Newspaper Design (various years). |
EDUCATION |
Bachelor
of Arts in Arts & Design: Graduated with Honors University
of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri |