Jon B. Cooke
P.O. Box 204, West Kingston RI 02892
(401) 932-1967 cell • (401) 782-4571 home
JonBCooke@aol.com
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Objective:
Use my unique skills as designer, writer and editor to achieve great things for a company with vision
Professional Experience:
4.08 – present Technical Book Editor
The Conference Exchange, Cumberland, Rhode Island
On project-by-project basis, work with team to produce complex print and Web
materials for company (which provides technical services for conferences,
publications and professional development), involving meticulous proofreading,
layout revision and specialized cross-format troubleshooting
1.08 – present Instructor
Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education, Providence, Rhode Island
Teaching Final Projects Studio night course for their Comic + Sequential Art Program
(Scheduled to instruct InDesign class in the fall, as well as conduct lecture series)
7.99 – present Art Director/Graphic Design Consultant
Clients include Providence Creative Group, American Power Conversion,
TwoMorrows Publishing, Vanguard Productions, Fantagraphics Books, etc.
Freelance, remote and on-site, for variety of clients performing variety of high-end
creative assignments
11.07 - 1.08 Call Center Senior Representative Inbound
Bose Corporation (Randstad), Westborough, Massachusetts
Responsible for approximately $375k sales in this seasonal contract position
4.07 - present Freelance Writer
Marvel Entertainment, Dark Horse Books
Utilizing my professional expertise to author essays and introductions for books
2.02 - 4.07 Film Documentary Producer/Writer
Montilla Pictures, New York, New York
Produced and wrote feature length film documentary Will Eisner: Portrait of a
Sequential Artist (which premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City
and is currently playing festival circuit)
11.06 - 6.07 Book Editor/Designer
Business Education Publishing, Warwick, Rhode Island
Designed, produced high school textbooks and related materials on this freelance job
4.06 - 10.06 Daily Newspaper Features Editor
Kent County Daily Times, West Warwick, Rhode Island
Singularly responsible for content, design and production of “West Bay Life” section,
six days a week
6.99 – present Book Design/ Production
The Art of Nick Cardy (1999), The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino (2000);
The Warren Companion (2001, also editor, co-author); Comics Journal Library:
Frank Miller (2003); The T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Companion (2005, also author);
Brushstrokes with Greatness: The Life and Art of Joe Sinnott; Image Comics:
Road To Independence; and The Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion (all 2007)
7.95 - 7.99 Advertising Agency Creative Director
Providence Creative Group, Providence, Rhode Island
1996 Echo Award, Outstanding Campaign.
Clients included: NEN, Oki Data Systems, Save the Bay, Valpey-Fisher
4.94 - 7.95 Advertising Agency Art Director
Rivers Doyle Walsh & Company, Providence, Rhode Island
1995 Hatch Award. Clients: RIPTA, Lifespan, NBIS, RI Economic Development
Corporation
Software Proficiency:
Adobe CS3 Suite (including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat),
QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.), all on both Mac and PC.
Education:
Present Rhode Island School of Design CE, Web Design + Development Certificate Program
9.94 - 11.94 Boston Ad Club, Advertising Concepts (Heater/Easdon)
1.88 - 6.89 RISD, Advertising Design Certificate Program
1.80 - 5.84 University of Rhode Island, Journalism/History
References are available on request |
