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Professional ​
info​​
Skills
Dynamic and experienced Graphic Designer with an extensive background in private-label branding, merchandising, packaging, sourcing, and production. Excellent problem-solving abilities with a creative skill set encompassing brand styleguide development, product development, overseas production, and merchandising solutions across all retail channels. Previous experience includes product development for private-label and branded seasonal product lines, and art direction/project management for thousands of creative projects annually.
Specialties - Merchandising Innovation, Branding, Packaging Design, Overseas Production, Cost Savings, Art Direction, Style guide Development, Sourcing, Point-of-Purchase
Packaging Layout
Dieline Construction
Photo Manipulation
Logo Development
Vector/Raster-Based Illustration
Fliers / Coupons / Signage
Tradeshow Graphics
Hand Drawing Skills
Software
Work​
experience​
Packaging Designer
Onsite at Michaels Stores, Inc.
September 2013 – Present
• Review and approve designs and artwork provided by production artist and Hong Kong team
• Responsible for researching trends and creating presentations of senior team
• Development of logo creation and design for new private label brands
• Responsible for checking incoming proofs for produced packaging
• Ensure that packaging falls with legal requirements and FPLAgovernment regulations
• Responsible for packaging design across 13 private label brands for the largest arts and crafts retailer in the country
• Development of private-label retail packaging from concept through production across 30,000+ skus
• Effective style guide development to ensure seamless design communication with Asian partners
Packaging Production Artist
NCH - Retail Products Group
July 2007 – September 2013
• Assist in the development of packaging and packaging design
• Act as onsite photographer and digital assets manager for internalmarketing department
• Responsible for retouching and color correction of photos
• Create 3-D and virtual mock ups for trade shows and internal presentations
• Responsible for prepress preflight checklist for flexo, offset and digital printing
• Create coupons, fliers, posters and brochures
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Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office
Strata
Sketchup
Education
Southern University A & M
Bachelor of Arts