Accomplished and capable senior level digital and print art/photography director and designer experienced in design, leadership, creative strategy, communication, collaboration and time management working with a wide variety of clients and industries.

I’ve worked for J.CREW, Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Martha Stewart, Estée Lauder, Brazilian Vogue in New York; Canadian companies Lisette Limoges, Reitmans and RW&CO. TV commercial pitch presentations for NPR, Home Depot, Amazon, Lay’s and Adidas.

Skill awards for Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. My work examples are posted at annesecor.com

The types of projects I’ve designed include magazines, publications, presentations, brochures, advertisements, books, eBooks, booklets, catalogs, guides, journals, planners, workbooks, yearbooks, posters, social media visuals, forms, fillable forms, calendars, manuals, email promotions, web pages, trade show materials, flyers, sell sheets, billboards, signs, newsletters, invitations, logos, bus-side wraps, postcards, artists’ portfolios, picture books and more.

For years I was the single designer on a large format monthly publication, up to 80 pages, including creating all the ads (working directly with roughly 600 advertising clients).

My typical process includes:
– Discussion with you to learn about your goals for the project
– Research on my own to determine the best approaches and solutions
– Based on your goals, developing different design ideas using Indesign and Photoshop
– Present design options to you to review, discuss and comment
– Make revisions based on your feedback, finalizing the design
– Deliver final files to you in the requested format(s)

Advantages and benefits:

– InDesign and Photoshop skill assessment awards
– Top-rated plus status
– 15+ years work experience
– 100% fluent in English
– University degree
– Positive client feedback
– Management experience

Based in New York City and Montréal, I have over 15 years’ print and digital experience, speak fluent English and hold a Bachelors degree. I’ve been contractor for more than five years, received Top-Rated Plus status and have completed nearly 200 contracts. You will find positive client feedback on my profile.

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References from clients and colleagues:

Anne was hired to graphically put together our publication. Because of circumstances, she had to jump in, and take over. She quickly mastered the job including dealing with the large customers, designing customers’ advertisements, and putting together a publication that was well balanced, with a beautifully conceived layout, generating numerous positive comments by colleagues, customers and readers. For the past three years, it has been my pleasure to work along with Anne Secor. She has been working as the graphic designer & Management Consultant, contributing with new ideas and a beautifully laid out publication. – Ilania A.

Anne is amazing! She is one of the best art directors I’ve ever worked with – and there are lots of people who I’ve worked with over the years. She has a great eye for editing images as well as combining them with type in a manner that just helps a layout to sing! She is someone I never hesitate to suggest whenever people ask me “Do you know a good design oriented art director?” – Ralph M.

Working with Anne was a dream. Not only does she have an elegant, sophisticated design sense and an obsessive eye for detail, but she’s an incredibly organized manager and a natural leader. – Maureen S.

I have worked with Anne over the years at both Martha Stewart Living and Thomas Kinkade publishing. She is an extremely talented Art Director; creative, dedicated, thoughtful, and works well against tight deadlines. I highly recommend Anne. She is a pleasure to work with. – Corinne B.

Anne is a highly creative, and conscientious person. She brings talent and imagination to every project she is involved in. Always an optimist, her enthusiasm is infectious. She is reliable and dedicated and would be a great asset to anyone or any company who has the pleasure of working with her. – Caron M.

Anne is a has tremendous design sense, as well as good communication and leadership skills. She has managed a her own staff as well as numerous freelance teams. Anne would add value to any team, she consistently achieved good results and delivered on all expectations. – Venus D.

Anne has excellent creative ideas and is always willing to go the extra mile to help out. She assisted me many times with conceptual images for my ads which in turn, brought business my way. Anne is someone who is reliable and who “delivers the goods”. I would not hesitate to recommend Anne to anyone seeking unique creative and visual concepts. – Lori L.

Thank you.