-Over ten years of online and print graphic design. -Lead design projects. Managed creative and production teams.
Rebecca McMillin
rebecca@consumerfriendly.com
Professional Experience
Walmart.com, Senior Designer, 6/06-present, SF
• Consult and review vendor creative for print and online with RGA, Organic, Triad and Proctor & Gamble
• Built out designs for all walmart.com related packaging and in-store signage. Presented to over 150 marketing business leaders.
• Onboard and train new designers and production artists.
• Lead design projects and oversee production builds by junior designers.
• Brand manager for creative department; cross functional consult between UX and site partners
Bare Escentuals, 1/06-4/06, SF
• Designed and coded monthly editorial email marketing promotions and sitewide assets
Kinney and Kinsella, 8/04-6/05, NY
• Designed and produced print ads, collateral, brand guides and concepts for luxury jewelry, beauty and fashion clients
• Designed websites for diamond manufacturers Avi Paz and DDM
Heike Jarick Collections, 1/02-10/06, NY
• Designed corporate identity, created, coded and maintained marketing website for luxury fashion label
• Created lookbooks, posters and other marketing materials; shot photography for site and print usage
Rho Ventures, 1/03-10/06, NY
• Redesigned, coded and maintained investment firm website
• Designed / produced 100+ page print investment brochure
Boutique Y3K, Creative Director, 3/00-3/01, NY
• Built and managed creative and production teams from ground up for venture backed interactive agency
• Design direction of marketing and branding materials as well as creative strategies for clients
• Defined agency workflow process, describing roles/responsibilities and approval process
• Presented to clients, managed department budgets and schedules
Clients include: Nine West, Jones New York, Easy Spirit, Baby Gear
Bikini.com, Art Director, Licensing 12/98 - 3/00, New York
• Art direction, style guide creation and management of over 30 licensees ranging from swimwear,
apparel, footwear, jewelry, accessories, calendars, posters, toys and music cd’s
• Developed product illustrations, packaging designs, created trade show exhibits, illustrated
trademarked tiki character icon and other animated online illustrations
• Managed licensing design team, scouted shoot locations, art directed photoshoots, edited and retouched
images for licensing use
Education
New York University, College of Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, Dramatic Literature, Theater and Film, Dean’s Honor List
School of Visual Arts, Continuing Education
Studied Illustration, Package, Print, Toy and 3-D design
Proficient in:
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Imageready, Powerpoint, HTML, Dreamweaver, Javascript, CSS, Flash
Pacifica, CA
School of Visual Arts
New York University