Anthony Morais – Designer

Freelance Art Director / Graphic Designer
Washingtonville, NY
- Works directly with clients to assess their needs and create tailor-made design solutions
- Designs book covers, book interiors, package designs, web, and other print-related designs
- Specializes in using freehand drawings in commercial designs
- Completed projects ahead of deadlines while working remotely from the home office

- Worked as adult hardcover art director for bestselling author James Patterson
- Designed 6-10 book covers per year and handled all of the jacket mechanicals
including photo retouching,clearing rights and photo research
- Drove change and innovation by improving work product and process
- Exclusively responsible for creative vision and design of James Patterson brand
adult hardcover titles as well as one some paperbacks.
- Worked closely with the Creative Director to schedule and prepare materials
for jacket meetings, as well as Sales and Marketing meetings
- Managed schedules of books to make sure key marketing and sales dates were met,
as well as the creation of sales materials, prepare materials for jacket meetings
- Assisted in overseeing the design process within the department
- Built supportive and constructive relationships within and outside of the organization
- Supervised out-of-house freelance photographers and designers as necessary
- Notable #1 New York Times bestselling covers: The Chef, Texas Ranger, All-American Murder,
Killer Instinct, Womens Murder Club series, Alex Cross series, Michael Bennett series, Harriet Blue series

- Designed 20-30 book covers covering 8-10 genres per season and handled all of the hardcover and
paperback mechanicals including photo retouching, photo illustrating, clearing rights, and photo research
- Worked closely with the editorial staff, freelancers, stock houses, and printing
- Notable covers: Waiting for the Electricity, Invisible Streets, Missing Reels, Island of Second Sight

- Designed 4-5 hardcover covers per season and 30+ hardcover and paperback mechanicals per year
- Responsible for in-house production and preflight of mechanicals and separations for effects
- Worked effectively with internal colleagues and external vendors to complete projects
within a time frame
- Notable covers: Coolidge, Eels, Cronkite, Prague Winter, Steinbrenner, Got Fight