Josh Whiteside

Senior Package Designer

I have extensive experience in design, with an extensive background in sporting goods. I have worked with some of the most iconic sporting good brands in the world from Maxfli, Topflite, Slazenger, Penn Fishing, Shakespeare Fishing and Dunlop Golf and Tennis. My expertise ranges from product design to print and packaging.

Resume

Education

B.A. Art Studio - Graphic Design
University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 2004

Professional Experience

Senior Graphic Designer
Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh, P.A. 2.12-Present
-Responsible for package and print design along with brand management for the following brands: Nickent, Slazenger, Maxfli, Top Flite, Walter Hagen, Adidas Baseball, Umbro & Acuity

Senior Graphic Designer
Dunlop Sports Group Greenville, S.C. 3.08 - 2.12
- Responsible for, but not limited to, package design, product design, ad
design and catalog design for Dunlop Tennis USA and Dunlop Golf USA
- Lead a team of 3 designers to complete all assigned projects for both
Tennis and Golf
- Work closely with the Marketing Director to design and execute
marketing strategies and programs to increase the profitability of Dunlop
- Work closely with Product Development to design and develop golf
products for all countries and regions
- Interact with major retailers such as Target & Walmart to achieve specific
design needs for the mass merchant retail market
- Manage and design the QR code program for Dunlop Tennis
- Manage the direction of all product and player photography for all
printed material
- Maintain all social networking sites for Dunlop such as Facebook and Twitter


Graphic Designer
Pure Fishing Columbia, S.C. 3.06 - 3.08
- Lead designer for Penn fishing, Xtools, and retail accounts
Target, Cabelas, and Dick Sporting Goods
- Duties include package design, catalog design, logo
design, and ad design for Shakespeare, Penn, Pflueger,
Xtools, All Star Rods, and Berkley
- Collaborated with product development, sales force
and fellow design team to provide a superior look for
the brand
- Worked with license companies such as Disney, Marvel
and Mattel to create the most successful kids fishing kits
on the market

Graphic Designer
Carolina Retail Packaging Lexington, S.C. 9.04 - 3.06
- Responsible for logo design, logo recreation and
shopping bag design while in a fast paced, tight
deadline environment
- Interacted with customers and sales team on a daily
basis to create the look or logo for each customer

Graphic Design intern
Aramark Philadelphia, PA 6.04 - 8.04
- Worked on a variety of projects including binder design,
logo design, photo manipulation, photo shoots and
hands on production
- Gained practical experience in a fast paced, tight
deadline environment using Illustrator and Photoshop

Freelance Graphic Designer
JDubbstudio 2.04 - Present
- Clients include; Shakespeare Fishing Tackle, Zebco
Fishing Tackle, Penn Fishing Tackle, Pendleton Place Children shelter, Super Heat games, Eco Golf, Orange Whip Golf & Cryovac Sealed Air



Awards

AIGA InShow 10 (2004) - Columbia, S.C.
Student Winner for book cover design

Technical Proficiency

Platforms: Mac OSX, Windows
Applications Adobe CS3 (Illustrator, Photoshop,
Indesign, Flash) MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Status

Interested in Fulltime Employment and Freelance Projects

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Specialties

  • Packaging
  • Print
  • Art Direction

Education

University Of South Carolina

Awards

AIGA INshow design award winner:2004

Affiliations

AIGA