JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Ted Sod: Tell us about yourself. Where were you born and educated? How and when did you become the Marketing department's Junior Graphic Designer? Julia DiMarzo: I grew up in Poughkeepsie, NY and also attended school there at Marist College. I spent my childhood in summer theatre camp productions and school plays. I continued to perform at Marist while pursuing my Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising. All fashion students were required to take a number of graphic design courses, and those were the ones I enjoyed most in my major. In addition to the requirements, I added additional art courses as well as two internships in the field. I was also lucky enough to have a personal Graphic Design tutor in my own home to help me hone my talents. My dad was a designer and art director for our local newspaper for nearly two decades before going into college marketing, and I have learned so much from him. Once I realized I could combine my two loves of graphic design and theatre, there was no going back!
I’ve been working at Roundabout for a little over a year now. I originally applied to the Graphic Design Apprentice position, which was shifting into a full-time role just as I was graduating. I went through several interviews at the company before finally (and enthusiastically) accepting my first post- grad job as Junior Graphic Designer at Roundabout!
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TS: Describe your job at RTC. What are your responsibilities? JD: My responsibilities vary, so every day is different. One day I might be working on logo development for a show that doesn’t start for six months, and the next I might be laying out an Upstage Guide (yes, I did lay out my own interview!). I mostly work in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. I also create in-venue displays for each production, and last winter I enjoyed helping out with window displays for The Drama Book Shop.
TS: What is the best part of your job? What is the hardest part? JD: The best part is getting the chance to be creative and have fun with pretty much everything I do. The hardest part (and this is something I believe all graphic designers grapple with) is falling in love with a design or a concept and realizing that it does not work for the intended project after all. Sometimes it is best to scrap the idea that does not work and start all over from scratch, whereas other times, it is better to piece together an even better idea from the best parts of the original.
TS: Why do you choose to work at Roundabout? JD: I choose to work at Roundabout for many reasons—of course, because of the wonderful people I get to work with, but also because of the impact Roundabout makes through the plays that are chosen for production, whether they are classic musicals that provide enjoyment for so many theatre-goers or thought-provoking, cutting edge work from new playwrights —everyone who works here plays a role, and I’m so glad to be a part of it.•
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ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY • 2019–2020 SEASON
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