By Design - October 2022

Zine wouldn’t be where it is today without the dedication of the people. We want to introduce you to two of Zine’s team members, Kim McCann and Kurt Glen. If you work with Zine, you will surely work with Kim or Kurt or both. Here is a little more about what makes them special. PILLARS OF OUR SUCCESS

Meet Kim McCann Principal Designer

HERE IS HER STORY IN HER OWN WORDS: I got my dream job straight out of design school. When I was in design school, I dreamed of working in a small studio-like environment where my ideas and skills were valued and respected. I didn’t want to get pigeon holed into doing the same kind of project over and over, and I definitely wanted to avoid the kind of stressful, cut-throat environment I’d heard was not uncommon. Leading up to graduation, I did everything a good design student should do. I invested a small fortune in my portfolio, FedEx-ed

perfect promotional pieces to over 30 firms, and applied to countless online postings. After all that, I found my perfect job on Craigslist, of all places. I came across a graphic designer & marketing assistant position for Zine, and it felt like the job was tailor-made for me. I was wary of the unconventional approach at first, but I followed Kia’s crazy directions and scored an interview.

Kim graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2009 with a

Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design. Her brainy powers are in math so she originally wanted to go into the engineering program. But she wanted to also do creative work that she knew she would enjoy.

After meeting Kia, my initial reservations disappeared. I knew that

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