In addition to a career as a graphic designer and illustrator, Jim Heimann is a teacher, having instructed at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He has also served as a consultant to the entertainment industry and some of his design clients include CBS Records, Columbia Pictures, The Screen Actors Guild, and the National Football League. Heimann has written for many publications, among them The Los Angeles Timesand Rolling Stone magazine. He graduated from California State College in Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts degree.