Katie Hovland

Freelance Graphic Designer

Oh hi, welcome to my portfolio site! I'm a Freelance Graphic Designer living in Brooklyn working for Kiehl's. Before I came to New York, I worked as graphic designer in the brand marketing department at Converse. Previous to that, I was a lead graphic designer for Clio Designs and a designer at Mimoco. I am always seeking new opportunities and am now excepting freelance work for Late May/beginning of June. For more information, please see my resume.

Resume

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER August 2011- Present
Kiehl's Since 1851 - www.kiehls.com

• Design, layout and production for retail windows and displays
• Design, layout and production for product and event print collateral and web newsletters
• Retail windows and instore signage for Mothers Day 2012
• Package design for lip balm quad set (releasing 2012)
• Print production for mock store and meetings


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FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER, BRAND DESIGN January2011 - July 2011
Converse - www.converse.com

• Worked in a team-based corporate environment
• Designed print ads
• Designed Spring 2012 catalog
• Worked along side photographer on product photo shoots
• Retail windows & instore signage for Journeys & Lady Foot Locker
• Web newsletters & web ads for Journeys x Converse
• Production of retail seasonal guidelines, retail packs & presentations.

Ads I design were in Rolling Stone and Seventeen.

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LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2009 - 2011
Clio Designs - www.cliostyle.com

Clio Designs is a personal care/beauty care company that sells affordable well designed products.

• Managed a design intern
• Developed, executed, and maintained brand image
• Project concept, design, production for packaging, print, apparel, product graphics and web design
• Designed consumer site to draw customers to retailer’s online stores
• Developed higher end brand called Clio Beauty and Clio Prime
• Re-branded men’s packaging and logo

Ads I design were in Seventeen, American Cheerleader, Dolly and Drug Chain Review.

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2007 - 2009
Mimoco, Inc - www.mimobot.com

Mimoco is a consumer electronic meets new media studio that makes pop culture based USB flash drives.

• Had creative ownership of assigned collateral design, advertisements, packaging design, character design, exhibition graphics, apparel graphics and illustrations
• Executed project concept, design, production for printed collateral pieces
• Collaboration with Design Director to maintain and develop brand image
• Worked closely with vendors and suppliers to carry out approved designs to finished production
• Worked along side photographer on photo shoots
• Managed design intern

Ads I design were in Vice, Giant Robot, Beautiful Decay, YRB and Big Up.

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GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN 2007
Bodega - www.bdgastore.com

The projects I worked on at Bodega include: Bodega x Puma Spy VS. Spy HI sneaker, Bodega x Converse Jack Purcell, Bodega x Reebok Fung Wah, and the Dr. Romanelli jacket release photo editing.

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EDUCATION

Bachelors of Science in Graphic Design - 2007
The New England Institute of Art
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Status

Interested in Fulltime Employment and Freelance Projects

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Specialties

  • Print
  • Packaging
  • Illustration

Experience

5 years

Education

The New England Institute of Art