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| Desired Industry: Graphics Design/Commercial Art |
SpiderID: 27340 |
| Desired Job Location: Wilmington, North Carolina |
Date Posted: 6/19/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
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| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: No |
Objective:
Graphic Designer with an extensive background in
print, illustration, web concepting/graphics and
print management and production, as well as
hands-on marketing experience. I love projects
that require concept-to-completion attention,
thrive on multi-tasking and can juggle many
projects AND meet all deadlines.
• Copywriting/Editing/Proofreading
• Project Management
• Illustration
Experience:
Senior Designer/Product Development~ FERA
International Corp.~ Torrance, CA 2006-2009
Lead designer for international ski/snowboard
apparel brand. Responsible for design/print
management of all corporate collateral including
identity, brochures, direct mailers, one-sheets,
catalogs and press kits as well as art direction of
lifestyle and product shoots. Also spearhead print
and web-based marketing initiatives (direct
mailers, mass emails, retailer POP program, manage
Google AdWords campaigns) for both B2B and B2C
markets. Manage freelance apparel designers to
concept outerwear, pant and sweater collections.
Partner with Design Director to determine palette,
fabrics and trims as well as create all apparel
embellishments such as zipper pulls, embroideries,
screens, labels, hangtags, packaging, linings and
repeat patterns.
Senior Designer/Print Manager~ Mad Dogg
Athletics~ Venice, CA 2003-2006
Responsible for maintaining visual continuity of the
Spinning® brand for an international audience.
Revamped brand image and helped reposition the
Spinning program within action sports industry to
maintain top market share in the indoor cycling
category, both domestically and internationally.
Design company brochures, ads, postcards, flyers,
tradeshow materials and sell-sheets from concept
to completion as well as apparel graphics and
printed catalog for full Spinning-brand clothing
line. Experience art directing photoshoots for
marketing collateral. Partner with Marketing
Manager to brainstorm cost-effective marketing
initiatives as well as compile/edit monthly
newsletter (distribution of 10,000.) Also oversee
design/production of all print materials - develop
production specifications, establish project
timelines, source and identify vendors, implement
competitive bidding, pre-press management, press
approvals, maintain budgets, oversee costs,
deadlines and billing. Manage one in-house graphic
designer and several freelance designers.
Designer, Vapor Records~ Santa Monica, CA 2002-
2003
Designed posters, CD packaging and promotional
materials for record label’s clients including Zwan,
Jason Yates, Jonathan Richman and Tegan & Sara.
Also wrote press releases and copy for print pieces.
Head Animator, Mike Young Productions~
Woodland Hills, CA 1999-2002
Managed a team of eight pencil animators for
“Horrible Histories,” an animated children’s series.
Responsible for generating and meeting very tight
production deadlines as well as training new
employees. Also edited scripts and created
storyboards, layouts and character designs for the
show.
:: key freelance
• KEEN
• GoLite
• Overland Equipment
• SPOON Foundation
• Via Worldwide
• Nickelodeon
• yU+co
Education:
1998
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design~ Providence, RI
2000
Art Center~ Pasadena, CA (audited Advertising &
Design and Copywriting for Advertising classes)
2005
Hellenic International Studies in the Arts~ Paros,
Greece (Artist-in Residence)
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