# Jill Turney > Freelance Art Director/Graphic Designer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jillturney Jill began her artistic career as a hand letterer at a sign company. She fell in love with letter forms and typography and decided to pursue higher education in the field of graphic arts. She attended College of San Mateo and the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and received a BFA in graphic arts. She was employed by Wadsworth publishing as a production artist which led to a position as manager of the production art department. From there, Jill was snapped up by mentor and art director MaryEllen Podgorski to become a book designer at Klutz Press. After a few books and a few design awards under her belt, Jill was promoted to art director at Klutz. She managed the creative team and enjoyed the benefits of being a creative accomplice in many book projects throughout her 18 years at Klutz. After successfully completing a 3 year course in textile and surface pattern design and a 2 year apprenticeship program in the same industry, she has launched her own business, Jill Turney Design and is designer and co-founder of Fialina Design Studio, a 2-woman run home decor surface pattern design studio in California. ## Work Experience ### Freelance art director/designer/illustrator/surface pattern designer @ Jill Turney Design Jan 2013 – Present | Belmont I am a full service graphic designer, art director, illustrator, hand letterer and surface pattern designer. I design logos, posters, packaging, stationery, marketing materials, and products as well as provide illustration and surface patterns for sale or for licensing. ### Book Publisher Marketing Ads Designer @ Astra Books for Young Readers Publishing Jan 2021 – Present ### Designer and cofounder @ Fialina Design Studio Jan 2014 – Present | California Business entrepreneur, surface pattern designer, product designer, marketing designer, collaborator ### Children's Book Designer @ Chronicle Books Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Full time contract work as a book designer. Collaborated with editorial and design team and outside illustrators to create inspiring books and other formats for the children's market. ### Book Designer @ The Collective Book Studio Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 ### Product Designer @ eeBoo Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 ### Steering Committee member @ Surface Pattern Design Guild Jan 2010 – Jan 2018 membership management, meeting topics, coordinating speakers, social events, promotions, tutorials, blogging ### Textile Design Intern @ The Little Acorn Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco, California Assisted staff with creating pattern textures and applying patterns to product designs. Collaborate with staff on children's product line development. ### Art Director @ Klutz/Scholastic Jan 1994 – Jan 2013 | Palo Alto, California I wore many hats during my long illustrious career at Klutz and also with our mother company Scholastic. I was a content developer, designer, art director, illustrator, manager, and also interior decorator of bathrooms and office walls. The sheer amount of creative output that I was fortunate to be involved in is always amazing and inspiring and I'm so proud I was a part of the Klutz world! ### Production art coordinator @ Wadsworth Publishing Jan 1991 – Jan 1994 Hiring staff of freelance help. Assigning tasks and overseeing the completion of the projects that came through the production art department from the design team and other departments under the Wadsworth roof. Set up and maintained schedules for projects. ## Education ### BFA in Graphic Design Academy of Art University ### Apprenticeship in pattern design The Institute for Textile Print Design ### Sequoia Highschool ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jillturneydesign --- Source: https://flows.cv/jillturney JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jillturney/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13