In August 1943 he accepted a position at Columbia Records in Bridgeport, Connecticut,[5] where his friend James Flora had recently been hired by Alex Steinweiss.
"[6] According to several contemporary sources, Dodge was hired as Art Director when Flora was promoted to advertising executive.
[1][7] Using his connections with Flora and Jones, who both later worked for RCA Victor (Jones as Art Director), Dodge contributed to the album (LP) catalog of both labels producing artwork for the covers and sleeves of material ranging from children's stories to popular song to classical music – for example, the original cast recording cover for Paint Your Wagon.
Dodge's commercial work also included periodicals, children's books, and dust jackets for dozens of titles published by Random House, Simon & Schuster, Harcourt Brace, and MacMillan.
[8] Throughout his life, Dodge created artwork in many media and styles, with influences ranging from Regionalism to Abstract Expressionism.