My Experience
Professional History
Design Manager/Director
Organize, manage and direct all artistic sales requests including but not limited to packaging, advertising, communications and presentations.
Help to establish the conceptual and stylistic direction for design staff and help to orchestrate their work, keeping all projects well organized, on time and on budget.
Work closely with several photographers to schedule, develop and design numerous photo shoots.
Provide graphic design leadership in a collaborative team environment.
Manage and design graphic layouts of all marketing materials for standard and large format printing.
Created and maintained a central database for all design initiatives.
Collaborate with leaders across the company to maintain brand awareness, stay within project budgets and meet deadlines.
Graphic Designer
Design multiple packages for a variety of products.
Collaborate with a team of designers to create cohesive trade show graphics from print ads to booth signage.
Create a multitude of point of sale graphics for a full line of products.
Develop, schedule, maintain and stylize project photography.
Develop templates for standard marketing materials.
Support satellite offices in marketing endeavors.
Follow strict, fast-paced marketing deadlines.
Skills
A Selection of Skills
Art/Creative Direction, Photography Direction, Set/Photo Design and Direction, Project Management, Graphic Design, Illustration, Adobe Creative Suite and Photography.