KIM BROWN
507 1st Ave. Apt 2 Asbury Park, NJ 07712
kim@kimbrowndesign.com // lightbrownproductions.com // 201.637.7083
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Lead a team of researches, writers, editors, and designer to complete the publication Ripley’s Believe It Or Not’s Special
Edition 2006. The book sold over 85,000 copies and grossed a net profit of over $1,000,000 for Scholastic.
 Designed the logo and branding for Lobsterfest – sponsored by Bradley Beach Chamber of Commerce. The logo is used on all
signs, advertisements, website and all other collateral. The festival is going onto its sixth year.
 An Adjunct Professor, who has taught Bachelor level students the basics of Digital Pre-Press, Portfolio Development, Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Children Book Design.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011 – Present
PH Shore Realty – Ocean Grove, NJ
Art Director
 Website design, site structure, daily maintenance, and development of: PHShoreRealty.com, SurfAveCondo.com,
PHConstructionLLC.com and Laingdonhotel.com.
 Conceived original designs and marketing concepts used in web banners, print advertisements, brochures, mailings, fliers, email
blasts and a variety of other printed and online materials.
 Planned, implemented and maintained all web marketing, SEO, AdWord Campaigns, Analytics, and Social Media.
GRAILEY MATERIALS - Farmingdale, NJ
Web Designer
2010 – 2011
• Conceptualize the ecommerce site GraileyLeakDiverters.com.
• Applied brand standards to all visual work including web banners, marketing materials, package design and website.
• Develop SEO Strategies, keyword mapping, analytics, wrote articles for blogs and press releases.
IDEARC MEDIA - Piscataway, NJ
Graphic Designer
2009 – 2010
 Operated in a fast paced environment and focused on the creation of advertisements and direct mail for the Verizon Superpages
for the greater NY/NJ Metropolitan Area.
SCHOLASTIC - New York, NY
Associate Art Director – Licensed Publishing
2005 – 2008
 Supervised a four-person design department and numerous freelance graphic designers.
 Recruited, mentor, critiqued and develop staff, while inspiring creativity within a team environment.
 Managed financial aspects of design department, including control of the design budget and allocation of resources.
 Honed management skills through setting goals, providing direction and overseeing plans of action.
 Developing over 100 new licensed children books a year for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, Guinness Book of World Records,
Mattel, Dreamworks, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and a variety of other vendors.
GRANDREAMS BOOKS, INC – Linden, NJ
Art Director
2003 – 2005
 Oversaw the recruitment and management of four person design staff, illustrators, writers and printers.
 Worked with staff on all design aspects of the manuscript-to-book process for annual output of approximately 80 new titles.
 Worked under tight deadlines and budgets.
 Developed a variety of children’s book formats including: activity pads, coloring books, educational workbooks, flashcards, lenticular
board books, puzzle board books, sneak-a-peek and a variety of other formats.
MONMOUTH COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT - Tinton Falls, NJ Fall 2014 – Present
Instructor
KEAN UNIVERSITY - Union, NJ
Adjunct Professor
Fall 2007
CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE - Cambridge, MA
Graphic Designer
2000 – 2002
NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Lynn, MA
Instructor
Fall 2000
EDUCATION
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - Bachelors Of Fine Art Illustration
ART INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH - Diploma Web Development
VOLUNTEER
MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA – Blue Dog Walker, Marketing, Outreach
BIRCH FAMILY CAMP – Arts and Crafts Coordinator
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Proficiency in Mac OS & Windows
Adobe Creative Suite 6, CC – Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Bridge, Acrobat
Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, QuarkXPress, CSS, HTML, JAVA, WordPress
TO SEE SAMPLES OF MY CREATIVE WORK PLEASE VISIT
www.lightbrownproductions.com
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