Kevin Gepford resume and professional information

Color expert and high-end digital retoucher with 15 years experience. Studio director and team leader in art department prepress environment for high-profile and national consumer ad campaigns. Expert user of Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Experienced writer and editor. Web app producer.

Comedy Central (A Divison of Viacom), New York, NY, June 2004 to Present.
Returned to Viacom to run the print production studio at Comedy Central. Responsible for staffing and training, work flow scheduling, quality control, software evaluation and purchases. Projects include campaigns for Workaholics, Tosh.0, Futurama, Important Things with Demetri Martin, Krod Mandoon, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Reno 911 and others in national print media and outdoor advertising, as well promotional premiums and collateral. Produced collaborative workflow web application, and installed digital asset management solution including a web client to make assets available company-wide.

Medallion Associates Ltd., New York, NY, September 2003 to May 2004.
Hi-rez retouching, swatch analysis, color matching and prepress production for billboards, collateral, catalogs and in-store signage for clients including Barnes & Noble, Converse and The Vitamin Shoppe.

USA Network & SyFy Channel, New York, NY, February 1999 to August 2003.
Responsible for overseeing prepress, retouching and digital print production at in-house advertising and design studio. Managed four graphic artists, with hands-on involvement in all stages of the production process. Supported seven designers and art directors in a wide range of cross-media products including advertisements in national media, billboards, media kits and promotional packaging. Projects included launches of the shows Dune and Children of Dune, Tremors, Battlestar Galactica, Eco-Challenge, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Dead Zone, Monk, Westminster Kennel Club and the US Open.

MTV Networks (A Divison of Viacom), New York, N.Y., March 1994 to January 1999.
Worked in Macintosh prepress production environment serving the MTV Networks family of channels including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite, creating promotional material, advertisements and billboards, three-dimensional packaging and books. Projects included the MTV Choose or Lose touring bus; MTV Unplugged coffee table book and MTV Video Awards program guides; VH1’s Divas Live promotion and collateral; VH1 Fashion Awards. Also wrote periodic “tips ‘n’ tricks” departmental newsletter; participated in hardware/software evaluation; tutored in production and retouching techniques.

The Trentonian, Trenton, N.J., July 1993 to February 1994.
Wrote headlines, edited copy, created graphics and laid out news, business and entertainment pages for 76,000-circulation daily newspaper in the state’s capital.

The Daily Citizen-News, Dalton, Ga., October 1990 to August 1992.
Reported on education and county government for 13,500-circulation daily. Promoted to Features Editor, responsible for planning and assigning stories and photo shoots to staff of four, and for designing five feature section fronts a week and one Sunday Lifestyle front page.

The Chattanooga Times, Chattanooga, Tenn., October 1988 to October 1990.
Edited the regional calendar of events and assisted reporters with background research and coverage of breaking news for 50,000-circulation daily paper. Wrote feature articles, local news briefs and book reviews.

Southern Adventist University, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 1988 to May 1989.
Editor and creative director of student yearbook. Responsibilities included artistic design, installing Macintosh design system, setting and meeting deadlines, monitoring press runs, managing staff of 15 volunteers and negotiating with vendors.

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