Coroflot

Resume

Skills:
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Experience with Dreamweaver.
Working knowledge of CSS, XHTML.
Proven ability to work within a defined brand.
Managing time and prioritizing workload.
Superior attention to detail.
Complete knowledge of print and pre-press production as well as design and direction of quality web-standard sites.
Execute design solutions at a highly professional level through sketches, concepts and digital layouts. Illustration.


Professional Experience:

Senior graphic designer – (freelance) macys.com , New York, NY (3/12-5/12)
My responsibilities included designing, art direction and managing both the production and design. of landing pages, emails and lookbooks for a
major e-commerce retailer. Delivering pixel perfect on-time assets all while maintaining its voice and customer appeal.

Graphic Designer – Wet Seal Inc., Foothill Ranch, CA (5/10 – 11/11)
Design and development of seasonal marketing concepts and campaigns. In-store signage programs and promotions, visual design in the windows, moodboards, apparel graphics design, denim stitching design, advertising collateral and web graphics. Assist with the evolution of the site and overall brand. Art Direction and photoshoot assistance.
Preparing elements for Social Media (ie. Facebook) and email campaigns.

Graphic Designer – 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising, Century City, CA (9/09 – 2/10)
Research, concept and design for TV shows and major motion picture style guides. Creating main graphics, patterns and product design.

Graphic Designer (project basis, on-going) – Blindmicemedia, Santa Monica, CA (4/09 – 5/09)
Creative direction, conceptualization, branding, web development and identity design.

Freelance Graphic Designer – Skechers, Manhattan Beach, CA (5/08 - 9/08)
Design for retail, tradeshows, outdoor, international and corporate for Skechers and its various fashion brands.

Freelance Graphic Designer – Belkin, Compton, CA (9/07 – 2/08)
Packaging, collateral, tradeshow materials, POP/POS, print advertising and multimedia graphics

Graphic Designer – Mez Design, Sausalito, CA (10/06 – 7/07)
Part of a creative team for graphic design and branding studio ad agency. Closely involved in design and production on a broad range of projects, such as packaging, promotions, branding, identity and print collateral. Prepared accurate vendor-ready files and professional-quality comps.

Freelance Production – Williams-Sonoma, San Francisco, CA (7/06 – 10/06)
As a member of the Corporate Creative Service team, I helped produce a variety of design and production work for the sales department and PR group.

Freelance Production & Package Designer –Worldwise Inc., San Rafael, CA (2/06-6/06)
Design and production for rapidly growing pet products company. Handled photo shoots, image manipulation, template and die line creation for new prototypes.

Package Production Artist & Designer – MGA Entertainment, Van Nuys, CA (4/04 – 9/05)
Packaging design and production as part of an international team. Responsible for copy translation and re-designing existing packaging and manuals for the Canadian market as well as pre-press & vendor relations.

Freelance Clients: Pressplane, Sony, GoCharmz, Betsy and Tracy Boutique, MEK Denim, Travelers Guitars, Bloomsberry Co, Pure Origin, Lunchbox Studios, Blindmicemedia, Intentcity. Education: A.A., Graphic Arts & Multimedia – Platt College, Ontario, CA 2000 B.A., Business Administration, Latvian Government University, Latvia 1992

References: Available upon request.