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Okinawa Living Magazine

Portfolio

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Okinawa Living Tolman Gallery Okinawa Living Tolman Gallery Okinawa Living Tolman Gallery Okinawa Living Tolman Gallery
Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze Okinawa Living Ocean Breeze
Okinawa Living Samurai Feature Okinawa Living Samurai Feature Okinawa Living Samurai Cover Samurai Samurai
Okinawa Living Ashibiina Cover Ashibana Ashibana Ashibana Ashibana Ashibana
Horimono Masters Horimono Masters Horimono Masters Horimono Masters Horimono Masters Horimono Masters
Daikin Orchid Golf Daikin Orchid Golf Daikin Orchid Golf Daikin Orchid Golf Daikin Orchid Golf
Black Pearls Black Pearls Black Pearls Black Pearls Black Pearls
Soba Soba
Kendo Kendo Kendo Kendo
Karate Karate Karate Karate Karate
Nakamura Nakamura Nakamura Nakamura
Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo
Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo Nintendo
Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura
Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura Ryukyu Mura Shuri Castle Cover
Okinawa Ice Cream Okinawa Ice Cream Okinawa Ice Cream
Sanshin Sanshin Sanshin

Okinawa Living Magazine is published by Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa and serves military service members stationed in Japan. With an editorial philosophy of educating, informing, and entertaining, Okinawa Living Magazine features articles on the local culture as well as information on monthly MCCS programs and services. 20,000 copies are circulated across 8 military installations across the island, with a few copies going to mainland Japan and the United States.

Duties & Responsibilities

As the Art Director of Okinawa Living I work with seven graphic designers, one photographer, four editors, four account executives, and a sales and sponsorship team of six to complete this publication monthly. In this position my duties include the following:

  • Work closely with Managing Editors to develop an editorial schedule.
  • Coordinate with Account Executives in developing timelines for all advertising.
  • Create print ads for clients that purchase space in the publication.
  • Create page layouts in Macromedia Freehand and Adobe InDesign.
  • Oversee the look of the publication and work with Graphic Designers to complete specific portions of the publication.
  • Coordinate contract Photographers and worked closely with them to ensure artworking of images stayed consistent with the visual theme of the publication.
  • License images to illustrate various portions of the publication.
  • Serve as contributing photographer.

    • Personal Awards

    Annual Creativity Awards

    Established in 1970, The Creativity Annual Awards is based in Louisville, KY and is one of the longest running independent international advertising and graphic design competitions in the world. A print, web, advertising and media design competition, each year the judges choose the best from all over the world to be reproduced in the 400-page Creativity Awards Annual Book.

    Platinum Award    
    Magazine Feature Photography
    Camp Fuji Martial Arts Festival

    Silver Award    
    Magazine Cover Design
    The Warrior Spirit

    Magnum Opus

    The Magnum Opus Awards are also judged by leading industry professionals, including the faculty at the prestigious Missouri School of Journalism, which has been turning out the best journalists and advertising people for 100 years.

    Gold Award    
    Best Use of Color Photography - Single Feature
    Okinawa Living "Horimono Masters"

    Gold Award    
    Best Feature Design
    Okinawa Living "Tug of War"

    Silver Award    
    Best Overall Design
    Okinawa Living

    Bronze Award    
    Best Cover
    Okinawa Living

    Honorable Mention    
    Best Feature Design
    Okinawa Living "All About the Cream"

    Davey Awards

    The Davey Awards may be for smaller organizations, but the judges have big reputations. The Davey is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. IAVA members include executives from organizations such as Condè Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, HBO, Keller Crescent, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Tribal DDB, Victoria's Secret, Wired, Yahoo! and many more.

    Gold Award   
    Art Illustration
    Okinawa Living "Revealing the Past:Ryukyu Mura"

    Magazine Cover
    Okinawa Living

    Silver Award   
    Art Illustration
    Okinawa Living "Nakamura House"
    Okinawa Living "The Rise of Nintendo"
    Okinawa Living "The Great War of the Rope"

    APEX Awards

    The panel of judges included John De Lellis, Concepts Editor & Publisher, Carolyn Mulford, Concepts Senior Evaluator for the Publication Evaluation Program and Senior Writer & Editor of Writing That Works, Christine Turner, Contributing Editor of Writing That Works: The Business Communications Report, and Bill Londino, Consulting Editor of Writing That Works.

    Award of Excellence   
    Magazine & Journal Design & Layout
    Okinawa Living

    Award of Excellence   
    Design & Layout
    Okinawa Living "Indian Curry"

    Award of Excellence
    Illustration & Typography
    Okinawa Living "Chatan Community by the Sea"

    Award of Excellence
    Magazine Spreads
    Okinawa Living "Making Waves in the World of Hanga"

    Award of Excellence    
    Photography
    Okinawa Living "Ashibana The Masterful Music of Six Sirens" Okinawa Living

    Technical

    • Macintosh G5
    • Macromedia Freehand (10/MX) - Page Layout
    • Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Image Manipulation
    • Adobe InDesign/Adobe Illustrator - Advertisements