Michael
Benjamin Delia
153 Wahl Avenue • Inwood, New York, 11096
Tel: 516-371-2171 • Mobile: 516-945-5283 • e-mail: artistdelia@optonline.net
Website: http://artistmbdny.tripod.com
8/00-present
GARDNER PUBLICATIONS, 29west 34th Street, New York, N.Y. 10018
Art Director • Art Director for Plastics Technology magazine, a monthly award-winning
trade publication covering the manufacture and distribution of plastics for a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include design and
production of all electronic editorial pages. Meet with editorial staff to discuss and produce covers and story ideas. Hire illustrators and photographers
on a monthly basis.
Work with Marketing and Sales departments to design and produce special sales pieces, show issues, house ads,
and ads for clients. In control of Art Budget.
6/99-8/00
BILL COMMUNICATIONS/VNU MEDIA, 355 Park Avenue South, N.Y., N.Y. 10010
Art Director • Art Director for Plastics Technology magazine This
VNU magazine was sold to Gardner Publications in August 2000.
5/93-6/99
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS
MEDIA, 825 Old Country Road, Westbury, N.Y. 11590
Art Director • Responsibilities include
the design and execution of seven magazines covering vertical trade markets in the Food/Hospitality, Government, Military,
and Fitness fields. Along with supervising a staff of artists and freelancers, I design and produce all editorial, promotional, and special advertising
supplements for all magazines. I am accountable for the Art Departments budget. Designed and supervised company website.
6/89-5/93
PTN PUBLISHING
COMPANY, 445 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, N.Y. 11747
Executive Art Director • Responsible to the Publishers
and Editors for the layout and design of fourteen magazines, both consumer and trade titles. Supervised a staff of seven Art Directors, and worked
with photographers and illustrators. Oversaw promotional designs for all corporate divisions, which included magazines, tabloids,
company-sponsored conventions and peripheral materials such as posters, ads, and program guides. Managed the transition of all magazines that were produced
in a conventional manner to being desktop published. Had creative authority to change and re-design publications in keeping with the current trends. Responsible for Art Department budget
and press approval.
6/86-6/89
FIREHOUSE COMMUNICATIONS, 33 Irving Place, N.Y., N.Y. 10016
Creative Art Director • Firehouse Magazine, Chief
Fire Executive magazine. Responsible for the art direction of both fire magazines that are the largest in the fire service
industry. This magazine
was founded by Author Dennis Smith. Also oversaw all the promotional materials for Firehouse Expo, which is the largest convention
in the industry.
Managed/Directed the transition of both magazines to desktop publishing. Supervised a staff of four. Hired and worked with the best photographers
in the setup of special editorial wells. Oversaw the production of both books and went on monthly press runs. The company was purchased by PTN Publishing in 1989.
10/81-6/86
BILL COMMUNICATIONS, 633 3rd Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10017
Art Director • Restaurant Business. Responsible to the publisher for
layout and design of all editorial and feature pages of Restaurant Business magazine, an 18-times yearly publication geared
to the restaurant industry. Supervised a staff of three artists and an in-house food photographer. Created and executed all covers, reviewed
portfolios, hired and worked with illustrators and mechanical artists. Worked with studio photographer in designing food shoots for editorial
pages and special advertorials. Reviewed and corrected all four-color and B/W photography. Supervised all stages of advertorials from client contact
through design and mechanicals to press runs. Responsible for department budget. Promoted in April 1985 to Art Director from Associate Art Director.
Restaurant Hotel and Design magazine
• Free-lance Art Director. Responsible for the design and execution of all pages of this architectural magazine.
ID Magazine • Oversaw the art direction of this
bi-monthly trade food magazine. Was responsible for all design and promotional materials that went into the book.
Freelance
• Designed and produced a variety of newsletters for several nationwide firehouses.
•
Designed & oversaw all production of East Coast Firefighter Magazine. A Virginia based magazine.
• Award winning annual reports;
promotional materials; and collateral materials for LCG Communications.
• Portrait Artist-B/W & Color pencil. Also Hand Painted House Portraits
on Slate.
Honors/Awards
• 2006 ‘American Inhouse Design Award’—Holiday Greeting Card; Artwork by Delia.
• 2005 ‘American Inhouse Design Award’— The Bronx River Alliance Annual Report; LCG Communications.
•1988 ‘Desi Award’—Cover Design; Firehouse Magazine, Firehouse Communications.
•1987 ‘Desi Award’—Editorial Spread; Firehouse Magazine, Firehouse Communications.
•1986 ‘Desi Award—Cover Design; Restaurant Business Magazine, Bill Communications.
•1986 ‘The Art Directors Club’—Editorial Spread; Restaurant Business Magazine, Bill Communications.
Teaching Experience
3/01-3/04 Lawrence School District, Lawrence, New York
Basic Drawing and Basic Painting
Teacher. Continuing
Education Teacher.
Taught
students the basic fundamentals of drawing and painting in this 10 week program.
11/05-present Herricks School District, New Hyde Park, New York
Basic Drawing and sketching teacher. Teach students ranging in ages from 8-12 fundamentals of drawing.
16 week course
2/06-present Valley
Stream School District,
Valley Stream, New York
Basic Drawing and Painting Teacher. 10 week course
10/06-present Long Beach School District, Long Beach, New York
Basic Drawing and Painting Teacher. 10 week course
10/06-present Oceanside School District, Oceanside, New York
Basic Drawing and One Stroke Painting Teacher. 10 week course
Skills
Proficient with the Macintosh and IBM platforms. Lastest versions
of Quark X-Press, Adobe Illustrator, and
Adobe Photoshop. Award winning illustrator who has had many paintings and illustrations published and shown in various shows and
publications.
Education
• New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury Campus, New York
B.F.A. in Advertising, Minor in Fine Arts 1978
• School of Visual Arts, New York, N.Y. Classes in illustration, painting,
computer and editorial design.
References and portfolio furnished upon request.
