Jenene Chesbrough

562 Park Place #3 / Brooklyn, NY 11238 / ph 347 249 9825 / jenene@gmail.com

Online design portfolio: jenene.org/portfolio/design.html

 

 

EDUCATION     

Art Institute of Boston, 2003

BFA graphic design, photography minor

Valedictorian

Senior Award: Best of Department

 

EXPERIENCE  

teNeues Publishing Co., NYC ¥ Graphic designer

                                   December 2004 – present

á           Supervised original book and stationery designs from conceptual stages through final production.

á           Stationery: Created original artwork and packaging design for products such as QuickNotesª, QuickThanksª
and Blend and Sendª sets sold worldwide, including at MoMA and Barnes & Noble stores.

á           Books: Design and/or production of Mapplethorpe: The Complete Flowers, Elliott Erwitt Personal Best,
Katlick School, Mapplethorpe: Robert Mapplethorpe and Bruce Weber: Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

á           Annual international travel to Germany for organization, design and production of companyÕs primary
calendar catalog.

á           Managed prepress production, working directly with vendors and serving as liaison with our German offices.

 

EGO, NYC ¥  Design director

October 2004 – December 2004

á           Under stringent deadlines, formulated a fluid grid and typographic structure of launch issue for
magazine chronicling the South Asian diaspora. 

á           Conceived more than 150 pages of editorial, including fashion and design spreads.

á           Oversaw prepress production, working directly with the printer and handling project management.

 

Laird+Partners, NYC ¥ Graphic designer

October 2003 – September 2004

á           Accomplished multifaceted design for a fast-paced luxury advertising agency; clients included DKNY,
Donna Karan, Gap, Nautica and Ciroc.

á           Major campaigns worked on: DKNY Jeans re-branding, DKNY spring 2004 ÒRoad Stories,Ó DKNY
ÒBe DeliciousÓ fragrance, Style.com fashion week NY billboards.

á           Design and production of new pitches for potential clients, including Porsche and Style.com.

á           Additional duties included photoshop retouching, mailings, NY Times ads, look book layouts and packaging.

 

Freelance Design

January 2002 – present

á           Executed creative direction and graphic design, including full identities, re-branding, website creation, brochures,
packaging and advertisements for diverse clients ranging from an executive job coach to an organic catering
company to BostonÕs Fenway High School.

á           Clients include: The Bulling Towne Group, Dolby, The True Love Bakery, Galvan and Associates, Vikki Hughes
Designs, Fiddlehead Catering Co., Rick Rawlins/Work, The Art Institute of Boston, The Southern Graphics Council,
and The Museum of Printing.

 

Design Continuum, Boston ¥ Graphic design intern

June 2003 – August 2003

á           Worked independently and aided Continuum branding team on Sprint collateral, IDSA tradeshow panels,
ad campaigns for national publications and various marketing materials.

á           Designed the Italian New England Chamber of Commerce website.

 

Guarino Design Group, Boston ¥ Graphic design intern

June 2002 – August 2002

á           Worked alongside principal designers to devise new solutions for Boston Architectural Center alumni
identity, Boston Philharmonic advertisements, Dine Boston wall mural and Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America annual report.

 

SOFTWARE         

Proficient in: Mac OSX, Quark, InDesign CS3, Illustrator CS3, Photoshop CS3, Dreamweaver, Portfolio 6,
Iview Media Pro, Microsoft Office. Basic knowledge of: Flash, HTML

 

SPECIAL SKILLS     

                                Photo retouching, photo research and editing, photo stock buying and selling, photography and illustration.