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Joe Szabo
Office: 215/699-6074
Cell: 267-475-2917
Email: jszabo@wittyworld.comProfile
Author, public speaker, creative thinker, businessman, editor and publisher, with over 30 years of experience. Known for high quality multinational work and internationally respected for his well-documented creativity, professionalism, and organizational ability.
Professional Experience 2002-Present President and Editorial Director - WittyWorld International Features 
Developed web based editorial illustration and cartoon syndication service. Researched and contracted top talents from around the world. Presides over international organization for cartooning. 2001-'02 V.P. Marketing and Business Development - Curl Burke 
Responsible for developing concepts, overseeing the production of marketing materials, finding sponsors and selling advertising for this top national swim club featuring Olympic, national and world champions. 2001-'01 Publishing Director - USA Swimming 
Responsible for content development and production of USA Swimming's print and electronic publications including a quarter million circulation magazine and the organization's web site at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. 1987-'00 Editor-in-Chief - WittyWorld International Cartoon Magazine 
This magazine served as the only international publication for the cartoon industry connecting the creative and user ends, while providing entertainment for the public world-wide. During its twelve years of operation, WittyWorld reported from 110 countries and territories, and, at its peak, was distributed to 103 countries. Responsibilities included editorial management, content development and design, and the organization of annual editorial conferences in geographically diverse territories. 1992-'95 President - WittyWorld Books 
Published high quality serious, reference, and entertaining books specializing in international cartoons. Most successful project was a popular series titled The Finest International Political Cartoons of our Time, which received wide international critical acclaims and was also published in German ("Weltpolitik in Karikaturen") and Portuguese ("Os Melhores Cartoons Politícos da Actualidade") languages. 1987-'03 International Consultant Consulting work for the World Comics Summit and the government of Henan Province in Zhengzhou, China; United Media, particularly in Hungary; for Mad Magazine in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Russia; and for Pen Tip International in Poland, Singapore, Yugoslavia, Cuba and Mexico. Organized exhibitions, conferences, was a member of various international panels, and served on juries of European, North and Central American comic art competitions. Cooperated / partnered with international businesses and organizations in Argentina, China, Colombia, England, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Poland, Portugal, and Turkey. 1981-'86 Art Director, Freelance Illustrator and Cartoonist in Germany and the USA 
Held positions as art director for Sting Magazine, contracted illustrator / cartoonist for The Philadelphia Daily News, and published in a variety of national and international newspapers including The Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Examiner, Le Monde (France), Asahi Shimbun (Japan), Journal do Brazil (Brazil), Frankfurter Rundschau (Germany), El Pais (Spain), Indian Express (India), and Zycie Warszawy (Poland). 1978-'80 Layout Editor - Magyar Nemzet 
This position was the second highest ranking in the daily operation of Hungary's most reputable national daily at the time. Responsibilities encompassed overall design, headlines, layout, copy fitting, art selection, illustration, and freelance contracting. 1975-'78 Art Director - Nök Lapja Nök Lapja was the largest four-color weekly magazine in Hungary with a circulation of over one million. Responsibilities included concept development, layout and design, liaison with artists, photographers, and illustrators.
Accomplishments
- Public speaker, lecturer, at international conferences, universities and schools in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.
- Organized and chaired the largest and most diverse international cartoon festival to date with the participation of 35 countries (National Fine art Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 1990).
- Represented North America as a member of the international planning committee for the World Cartoon Summit (Zhengzhou City, China - 2003).
- Guest of Honor and lecturer at the 6th International Tehran Cartoon Biennial (Iran - 2003)
- Founding member: International Spring Festival, an annual celebration of diverse cultures from around the world (Lansdale, Pennsylvania - 1992-2006 )
- Researched and published articles about plagiarism, exploitation of cartoonists and misuses of their works as well as harassments and atrocities against them worldwide. As a result of this work, was invited to serve on the board of directors of the UNESCO sanctioned Montreal, Canada, based human rights watch organization The Commission for Freedom and Justice Through Humor.
- Compiled the first international who is who in cartooning.
- Organized or co-organized international conferences and exhibitions on three continents.
- Cartoons and illustrations published in 24 countries in a variety of high profile newspapers.
- Research about the dangers political cartoonists face around the world published in the New York Times.
- Published reports, illustration, and cartoons from 105 countries and 5 territories.
- Authored 8 and designed 11 books. (1984-1995)
- Speaker at German and American universities for students and faculty (1980-1981, 1989-1994, 2002)
- Member of several international judging panels that reward excellence in graphic and cartoon arts, among others in Montreal (1988), London (1989), Legnica (1996), Bratislava (1996), and Havana (1998).
- Conducted pioneering international survey of the cartoon industry and co-published the findings in a book titled "Cartoonometer" with Temple University Professor John A. Lent (1994)
- Led U.S. delegation of high profile (Pulitzer Prize winning and internationally syndicated) cartoonists to the Russian satirical magazine Krokodil in Moscow (1990)
- Guest lecturer and adjudicator-examiner in publication design at the Hungarian Academy of Journalism (1974-79).
- Invented and designed games, board games, and puzzles (1979-1980)
Awards 1969 Third Prize: Masters of Typography Advertising Competition (Budapest, Hungary) 1972 Third Prize: Movie Poster Design (Budapest, Hungary) 1975 First Prize: National Invitational Magazine Design Competition (Budapest, Hungary) 1980 First Prize: National Contest for Redesigning Magyar Grafika (Hungarian Graphics Magazine) (Budapest, Hungary) 1981 Third Prize: Photography Contest (Königstein, Germany) 1983 Honorable mention: Art Direction Magazine's National Logo Design Contest (New York, USA) 1984 Bronze Medal: Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest, (Tokyo, Japan) 1984 International Press Prize: Humorous Photography (Knokke-Heist, Belgium) 1985 Bronze Medal: Yomiuri International Cartoon Contest, (Tokyo, Japan)
Honors 1979 Citation for editorial/political cartoons by the International Editorial Board of "Conversation of Continents" a world economy restructuring project funded by the United Nations (Belgrade, 1979) 1992 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mexican Cartoonists Association (1992) 2000 Plaque of Recognition for Web Design and Management (State College, Pennsylvania, USA)
Memberships 1987-'07 American Association of Editorial Cartoonists 1988-'07 National Cartoonists Society (USA) 1991-'07 Founding Member: International Spring Festival, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 1988-'98 Board of Directors (Commission for Freedom and Justice Through Humour - sanctioned by the UNESCO) 1975-'85 International Press Club
Bibliography Various encyclopedias and Who's Who volumes as well as over 100 newspaper and magazine articles in 26 countries.
Computer Skills Publishing/Pagination
QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Photoshop, Corel Draw, Power Point.
Familiarity with Freehand and IllustratorWeb Design
DreamWeaverDatabase
Alpha Four, Excel, AccessAccounting
QuickenWord Processing
Microsoft Word, AppleWorks, Corel Word Perfect