Lisa De Nikolits

Experience

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  Marie claire, South Africa

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Senior Art Director

  Headed up team of three, was responsible for cover shoots, food shoots, and layout and design of entire magazine. Responsible for creating a uniquely South African magazine while keeping within the brand of the mother title marketing brand.

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  Vogue Australia

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Associate Art Editor

  Also art directed Vogue Living, was Promotions Art Director for Vogue, Vogue Living, Vogue Entertaining+Travel

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  Totem Content

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Group Art Director

  Responsible for the getting and keeping of new client business. Created pitches for Home Depot U.S.A. and Illinois Now! and won their business. Art directed Kraft's What's Cooking and Sear's New Outlook. Art directed the JC Penney magazine RealYou. Also worked in the London U.K. office of Redwood, on the catalogue division, pitching to clients such as Liberty.

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  Transcontinental Media

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

  Group Art Director

  Responsible for the design and layout of five IT Business publications, headed up a team of four art directors and reported to the VP. Responsible for the redesign of each publication and subsequent monthly designs. Commissioned photographers and illustrators.

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  St Joseph's Pi Media

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Associate Art Director

  Responsible for shoot art direction onset and on location for Sear catalogue and flyers, fashion and homelines.

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  Fuel Advertising

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Art Director

  Responsible for communication processes between the Creative Director and the team. Contributed to design development of flyers and other advertising material for The Bay. Generated mockups and then developed that to final product.

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  QueNet Media

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Art Director

  Responsible for art direction and design of Amway Catalogue (Quixstar), Grand Rapids client. Responsible for catalogue design, for liaison with clients and for product photography (art direction on set). Headed up team of photographers and designers.

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  Rogers Sports & Media

  Dec 2008 - Jul 2014

  Art Director

  6 years with Rogers Publishing, as Art Director of the Canadian Health & Lifestyle and Cosmetics and Cosmétiques magazines for two years, and Art Director of Air Miles magazine..

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  Hello! Canada magazine

  Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

  Contributing Designer at Hello! Canada
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  SJC

  Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

  • Assistant Art Director, Hello! Canada

    May 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Acting Assistant Art Director at Hello! Canada

    Oct 2019 - Jan 2022
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  Canadian Tire Corporation

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  Inspirational Events/Special Print Design

  Fullfilled contract role.

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  SJC

  Aug 2022 - now

  Contributing Art Director

  I'm really loving being a contributing art director on the Content Team at St. Joseph Communications. The entire team is fantastic and we work on amazing accounts with wonderful people. I'm very grateful to Amanda Eaton and Lisa Hiney for this lovely opportunity!