Founded in 1961, the Art Directors Club of New Jersey is a statewide, non-profit organization established to promote excellence in the field of visual communications and promote the interests of aspiring creative professionals and students.

Instigate, incite and inspire

ADCNJ is your forum for illumination as well as discovering new talents, sources and techniques. Make us your muse, sounding board and mentor. Our mission is and always has been to stimulate ideas and provide you with career-long opportunities to grow, give back and connect with talented, like-minded people.

Help lead the future

You’ll be inspired by how much you can do for aspiring creative professionals, students and your New Jersey community through the ADCNJ. For starters, we organize NJ’s largest student portfolio reviews and competitions. Access and intimacy makes it easy to co-create your experience by contributing to a committee or teeing up a topical event.

Network with the next generation

Know where your next hire is coming from, find creative people to collaborate with and establish a natural referral network. ADCNJ is New Jersey’s nexus of connection for students and established art directors, graphic designers, illustrators, photographers, developers, design educators and creative professionals from many other disciplines.

Discover opportunities and like-minds

Find all the best of New Jersey in our midst: expertise, talent, imagination and diversity. Our community of approachable, driven professionals share many of the same experiences and challenges as you and share freely in a supportive culture.

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Will Truran

President

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Kevin Greene

Young Blood Community Leader

Paula Maylahn

Paula Maylahn

Education Council

Linda Lemos

Linda Lemos

Secretary

Jeff Barcan

Jeff Barcan

Web Chair

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Conrad Winter

Membership Co-Chair

Bonnie Blake

Bonnie Blake

Education Council

Miles Hoffman

Miles Hoffman

Keith Smerak

Keith Smerak

Design Chair

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James Smith

Education Council