Claire Merchlinsky is an illustrator + art director in Brooklyn, NY
Currently, she is freelancing at The New York Times - Opinion
You can contact her at claire.merchlinsky@gmail.com


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Claire Merchlinsky is a Brooklyn-based illustrator + art director from Atlanta, GA.

Education


School of Visual Arts
2014 - 2016
MFA, Illustration as Visual Essay

Savannah College of Art and Design
2010 - 2014
BFA, Illustration

Professional Experience


The New York Times, Opinion Design
Freelance Art Director
2021 - 2022, 2024 - present

Square, Cash App Social
Freelance Art Director
2022 - 2023

Medium, OneZero + Level
Freelance Art Director
2020 - 2021

The New Yorker, Goings On + Web
Freelance Art Director
2018 - 2020

Select clients


The New Yorker
The New York Times
Apple
Bloomberg Businessweek
Baffler
NPR
The New Republic
Barron’s
Vice
Believer Magazine
Village Voice
Bitch Magazine
AARP
Vox
Buck Design
claire.merchlinsky@gmail.com