Experience • Education • Full-time Employment

Founded in 2005 by Eric Y. Francais, independent graphic designer and sole proprietor,
the company has been created to develop a graphic design multi-services approach. The services cover
various areas of the print industry as well as the Internet industry, with the added benefit of consultancy
in commercial art management in either media.

Eric Y. Francais was born in 1961, in La Rochelle, on the west coast of France.
He resided in Paris from 1962 and attended the Corvisart Graphic College for three years.
While finishing his studies, he worked for four years as a fine art painting apprentice
with painter Ferdinand Posthuma de Boer, himself a former student of M.C. Escher.
Eric then graduated with a CAP (Professional Aptitude Degree) in Graphic Design.
After working for two years in publishing and marketing design, he moved to the United States
in 1982 and attended the Parsons School of Design in New York City for two years.
He graduated with an AAS in Graphic Design.

He has successively worked freelance and full-time in the New York and Northern New Jersey areas
as illustrator, graphic designer, art director and creative director and has been involved
throughout the publishing, marketing and Internet industries. He has been a permanent resident
in the United States since 1984 and has lived in Staten Island, New York, the Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania,
and Clifton as well as Montclair, New Jersey. He presently runs Graphic Palette, out of Caldwell, New Jersey,
where he resides with his fiancee Michele Sauer, her daughter Sophia and his daughter Adrienne.

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SOFTWARE

• Operating Systems: OS9.2.2 Classic, OSX Panther & Tiger, Windows.
• Print Media: Quark Express, Adobe In Design, Quark Copy Desk & QPS, Adobe In Copy & K4, Made To Print,
Adobe Acrobat Distiller & PDF Export, Made To Print, Autopilot and Autopage.
• Internet Media: Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash & Fireworks, Adobe Go Live, Internet Explorer, Safari,
Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Frontpage, basic html & javascript.
• Transmission Software: Captain FTP, Transmit, Fetch, and Wamnet!
• Artwork: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimensions & Streamline.
• Other MAC and PC Software: Adobe Acrobat Writer, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, IPhoto,
Roxo Titanium Toast, FilesSalvage, Extensis Suitcase, Quicktime, Real Player, Stuffit, and Media Bank.

HARDWARE

• Work Stations: Apple G4s & G5s, most recent PCs.
• Printers: All HP, Kyocera, Xerox Phaser & Epson from standard laserjet/inkjet to pre-press color.
• Scanners: All flatbeds & slide scanners.
• Copying/Reading Media: CD-R/DVD-R external and internal high-speed burners, Iomega Zip and Jaz drives.

MANAGEMENT

• Graphics: Assignments to staff and freelancers, freelance illustration assignment, photoshoot setting and assignment, publication redesign, templating and logistic.
• Production: Production scheduling, imposition layout, coordination with editorial staff and pre-press department, negotiation with print vendors, sales and advertisers, IT production technical support.
• Administrative: Budget forecasting, billing, customer service, employee review, inter-departments relations, human resources issues.

POSITIONS

2006 – Walter Karl, inc., Pearl River, NY
Creative Director for direct marketing company (a division of Donnelley Marketing/InfoUSA).
Duties include management of all creative and production-related responsibilities, billing,
marketing and advertising placement scheduling, development of all collateral, brochures,
print advertisements, html landing pages and e-newsletters/Internet banners.
Also, management of printing and web hosting vendors' bidding, analysis and contracting.
Currently developing a full-scope Internet infrastructure for the company, including design of sub-sites,
redesign of main site, coordination of IT relations and hiring of Web development position.
Clients include Walter Karl Corporate and Compiled Marketing Lists, Ziff Davis Media,
Prism Business Media (formerly Primedia), ProFlowers, David's Bridals and Office Depot.

2005 – Independent Contractor, Caldwell, NJ
Art direction and design for publishing supplements, websites, and corporate ID.
Publishing redesign and templating implementation. Art/production training and consulting

2001-2005 – Northstar Travel Media, Secaucus, NJ
Creative Director/Designer for Travel Weekly newsweekly travel publication.
Duties included management of all creative and production-related duties, freelancers' assignments,
billing, budgeting, coordination of editorial/art/production operations and inter-department relations.
Also, management of Travel Weekly custom publishing supplements and project manager
for the publication's redesign, including software and product-branding logistics.

1999-2001 – Northstar Travel Media, Secaucus, NJ
Art Director/Designer for travelweekly.com, travelagewest.com and various internal products' websites.
Duties included website and banner design, photo research and Internet maintenance.

1997-1999 – Cahners Travel Group, Secaucus, NJ
Art Director/Designer for corporate identity, marketing, promotional design, products branding,
electronic pre-press & scanning facilities. Also wide experience in promotional print buying
and marketing vendors' management & billing.
Duties included art direction, design, corporate ID management (domestic and foreign offices),
publication desktop development and troubleshooting.

1992-1997 – Reed Travel Group, Secaucus, NJ
Art Director for all annual & semi-annual travel publications, scanning facilities
and production support for corporate marketing.
Duties included art direction, design, production and publication desktop development.

1989-1992 – Reed Travel Group, Secaucus, NJ
Art Director for travel worldwide directory Official Hotel Guide.
Since 1991, Art Director for cruise industry directory Official Cruise Guide.
Duties included art direction, design and production.

1987-1989 – Freelance Designer and Illustrator, New York City, NY
Advertising & Promotion: Brannigan & DeMarco Communications, Cavalier & Kleier, Cinque, Kaufman & Maraffi,
Keeble & Cavaco & Dukas, Metropolitan Opera Co., Myers Advertising, Tiffany & Co. and World Works.
Duties included page make-up, layout, design and post-production.
Publishing: Gendell Graphics, Simmons Boardman Publishing, Sosland Publishing and Starlog Press.
Duties included page make-up, layout, design and illustration.

1987 – Metropolitan Opera Co., New York City, NY
Art Director Assistant for promotion department handling the Metropolitan Opera
and the American Ballet Theater.
Duties included page make-up, layout and design.

1985-1987 – Simmons Boardman Publishing, New York City, NY
Art Director for naval and cruise industry monthly magazine.
Duties included art direction, page make-up, layout and design.

1984-1985 – Simmons Boardman Publishing, New York City, NY
Art Director Assistant for the American Banking Association monthly magazine
along with design of various promotionals.
Duties included page make-up, layout and design.

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1982-1984 – Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY
AAS Degree Major: Graphic Design • Minor: Illustration

1976-1979 – Corvisart Design School, Paris, France
CAP Degree (AAS Degree equivalency) Major: Graphic Design • Minor: Fine Art

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DESIRED POSITIONS

Title – Creative Director, Senior Art Director
Duties – Design and creative management, assignments to staff and/or freelancers,
branding and creative strategy, direct interaction with upper management, editorial staff,
marketing conceptualization, relationship with vendors and clients,
billing and budgeting responsibilities, business growth and solutions analysis.
Business – Marketing and/or Publishing
Company Size – No preference
Location – Preferably Northeastern New Jersey. Would consider Mid-Southeastern New Jersey,
New York City or Southern New York State, depending on offered income.
Travel – Preferably 1Hr maximum

SALARY REQUIREMENTS

Creative Director – $80K to $85K gross per year, Northeastern New Jersey
Senior Art Director – $75K to $80K gross per year, Northeastern New Jersey
Creative Director – $85K to $90K gross per year, New York City
Senior Art Director – $80K to $85K gross per year, New York City

SALARY HISTORY

2006 - Present – Walter Karl, Inc., Pearl River, NY
$75.000

2005 – EFGraphic Design (IC), Caldwell, NJ
$65.000

2001 - 2005 – Northstar Travel Media, Secaucus, NJ
$70.000 - $75.000

1999 - 2001 – Northstar Travel Media, Secaucus, NJ
$55.000 - $61.000

1997 - 1999 – Cahners Travel Group, Secaucus, NJ
$52.000 - $55.000

1989 - 1997 – Reed Travel Group, Secaucus, NJ
$40.000 - $50.000

1987 - 1989 – Freelance Designer and Illustrator, New York City, NY
$33.000 - $37.000

1987 – Metropolitan Opera Co., New York City, NY
$35.000

1984 - 1987 – Simmons Boardman Publishing, New York City, NY
$24.000 - $28.000

Biography • Experience • Education • Full-time Employment