Alison Slon
phone: 212-989-3669
cell: 917-685-8850
alison.slon@gmail.com
Web Designer and Art Director with over ten years of experience in interactive media, web site design and development. Core expertise includes visual and interface design, online marketing and promotions, content development and project management.
Summary:
• Rebranding and redesign of web content
• Design of marketing and promotions strategies
• Conceptual layout and development design
• Liason with content developers, designers and IT developers
• Communications and organizational management
• Ability to interpret the needs of others into online solutions
Experience:
The Rensselaerville Institute, 2008 - present, Consultant Art Director
• Redesign and rebranding of the website for a philanthropic think tank
• Ecommerce integration and enhancement of database functionality
http://www.rinstitute.org
Scholastic Inc., 2006 - 2008, Consultant Art Director
• Email and marketing campaigns for the Scholastic Store Online
• Email and marketing campaigns for the Affiliate Partners Program
• Consultant on the redesign of the website for the Scholastic Store
http://www.scholasticstore.com
Katharine T. Carter & Associates, 2007 - 08, Consultant Art Director
• Redesign of the website for a Public Relations Firm
• Associate: Web Designer, (see 2nd link below)
• Design of The William Zimmer Prize website
http://www.ktcassoc.com
http://www.ktcassoc.com/03services_08video.html
http://www.zimmerprize.org
Chao Lab, 2007, Consultant Art Director
• Design of the website for a research lab for Dr. Moses V. Chao in the
Neurobiology Program at NYU Medical Center
http://saturn.med.nyu.edu/research/mn/chaolab
JWT, 2006, Consultant Art Director
• Wal-Mart Pitch Presentation
C2 Creative, 2006, Consultant Art Director and Flash Designer
• Toshiba banner ad campaign. Distributed nationally Summer – Fall ‘06
http://www.alisonslon.com/2_1_1cd.html
• Gerber’s Online Kitchen. Live on Gerber homepage August ‘06
http://www.alisonslon.com/2_2_1bnr.html
Citigroup, Smith Barney, 2004 - 05, Consultant Art Director and Flash Designer
• Smith Barney Access Site Tour
• Redesign development for Smith Barney Access, smithbarney.com
• Redesign of FCLinx and FC Financial Tools, Smith Barney Internal websites
http://www.smithbarney.com
Fry, Inc. 2004, Consultant Art Director
• Redesign of the ecommerce website for Godiva Chocolatier
http://www.godiva.com
Artists’ Portfolio Sites, 2004 - present, Consultant Art Director
• Design and production of artists’ portfolio sites
http://www.maureenmcquillan.com
http://www.drewshiflett.com
http://www.ellenwiener.com
http://www.katherinebowling.com
http://www.nikiketchman.com
http://www.marillapalmer.com
http://www.dickmorrill.com
LEGO Direct, LEGO.com 2000 - 2004, Senior Designer and Art Director
• Art Director on redesign and branding of LEGO.com website, 2003
• Art Director for LEGO Corporate Communications, 2003 – 2004
• Senior Designer on product sites for 4yr. - 9yr. age groups 2000 – 2002
http://www.lego.com
Reviews and Awards:
• Print Magazine, Oct. 2003, Design Excellence Award, Category: Interactive games
• Edesign Magazine, Dec. 2002, Case Study: LEGO.com Great Adventure
Web Design and Interactive Media, (Selected List) 1995 - 2000:
HBO.com , 1999 - 2000 Art Director
• Design of original “RealSports” website
• Redesign of “World Championship Boxing”
CBS.com 1999 Senior Designer
• Redesign of Holiday 99 website
Broad Street Productions, 1998 - 1999 Senior Designer
• AOL Design and production on a CD-ROM illustrating rebranding for marketing and sales
Learn Technologies Interactive 1995 -1997 Designer and Animator on CD-ROM games
• “Qin” Illustration and retouching of 3-D rendered images
• “Wonders” Interface design, illustration in Photoshop and AfterEffects
Printed Publications, 1996 - 1998: (Selected list)
Time Warner 1998 “People” Imaging Department, Imaging Specialist
Hearst Magazines 1998 “Harper’s Bazaar”, Production Designer
Condé Nast Publications 1995 - 97 “The New Yorker” Marketing Department, “Sports For Women”, Production Designer
Dow Jones 1996 “The Wall Street Journal”, Imaging Specialist
Rodale 1996 “Men’s Digest”, Illustrator
Scholastic Inc. 1996 “Small Business Computing Magazine”, Illustrator
Teaching Experience:
Pratt Institute 1992-1998 Assistant Professor
• Department of Computer Graphics and Interactive Media
Education:
New York Institute of Technology, NYC, M.A. in Communications, Computer Graphics, with honors
Columbia University, NYC, post-graduate study in Art History and Writing
Hampshire College, Amherst, Ma., B.A. in Fine Arts, Sculpture
Computer Applications:
Adobe CS3: Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, After Effects
HTML, CSS, Javascript, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Office
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