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Lead Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director
Cedar Electronics
Chicago, IL
Feb 2018 - Present (1 year 4 months)
• Manage and mentor a team of 2 graphic designers and one production artist
• Design across platforms including: web, print, emails, packaging, catalogs, tradeshow graphic, postcards, videos and social
media channels
• Develop and update the brand standards to all brands and product lines
• Coordinate and prioritize projects with internal and external teams
• Work with marketing and ecommerce on email content calendar
• Organize and execute product and lifestyle photo and video shots
• Oversee and manage scheduling and timeliness on product
launches and campaigns
• Find new ways to streamline processes
• Lead brainstorming, meetings along with concept review with management
• Manage vendors; communicate budgets, goals and schedules
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Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director
The Popcorn Factory
Lake Forest, IL
Nov 2016 - Feb 2018 (1 year 3 months)
• Design and managed 12 -16 holiday gifting catalogs a year
• Worked with marketing and ecommerce on email content calendar
• Managed and mentored a team of two graphic designers and one writer
• Art directed all photography from sets, to props, and working with set styles and food styles to achieve look an feel needed
• Designed across platforms including: web, print, emails, packaging, catalogs, tradeshow graphic, postcards, videos and social
media channels
• Developed and applied brand standards to all product lines
• Coordinated and prioritized projects with internal and external teams
• Collaborate with merchandising and marketing to develop new
products and trends in the market place
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Senior Graphic Designer
Intermatic, Inc.
Apr 2010 - Nov 2016 (6 years 7 months)
• Manages & mentors a team of, three graphic designers and one writer
• Designed B2B and retail packaging
• Design and manage new advertising campaigns
• Developed and applied brand standards to all product lines
• Coordinate and prioritize projects with internal and external teams
• Directs and edit instructional videos
• Re-designed product catalogs to boost visibility of product lines
• Collaborate with marketing manages to develop marketing messages for new products
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Elgin Young Professionals Network
Feb 2014 - Apr 2014 (2 months)
• Design posters, displays and brand identity for the event.
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Elgin Young Professionals Network
Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
• Design posters, displays and brand identity for the event.
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Sr Graphic Designer
First Alert / BRK
Feb 2007 - Apr 2010 (3 years 2 months)
• Applied brand standards to all product lines, such as
First Alert, BRK, Crawford, SecureLine, Wellington, and Duramount
• Work with Retail “Big Boxes” to achieve the appropriate design for their
stores, such as Lowe’s, Home Depot, Target, Walmart
• Manage & mentor a team of, two graphic designer and one writer
• Designed and managed the prodcution of a packaging
program that resulted in $80 million in incremental sales.
• Performed and manage design and production of print, identity,
packaging, catalogs, national ad campaigns, direct mail, POPs, and trade show art direction
• Directed and coordinated photoshoots including styling, propping and backgrounds.
• Supervised press checks and coordinate projects with outside vendors
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Senior Graphic Designer
Edward Don & Co.
Sep 2000 - Feb 2007 (6 years 5 months)
• Developed new concepts and marketing ideas for printed material including catalogs, direct mail
materials, signage, national advertisements, B2B and B2C marketing materials, and sales training
manuals
• Created private label integrated marketing communication materials for
world-renowned bands such as Oneida and Villeroy & Boch
• Directed and coordinated photo shoots with photographer and
category managers including styling, propping and backgrounds
• Produced quality print jobs by incorporating color balance and PMS colors to achieve desired effects,
coatings, varnishes, press equipment and file preparation
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Junior Graphic Artist
Omron Healthcare, INC
Dec 1999 - Sep 2000 (9 months)
• Produced packaging mockups, scanned in artwork, and designed layouts.
• Assisted the designer with photo shoots, and collecting files for final output.
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Production Artist
Capps Digital Studio
Aug 1999 - Nov 1999 (3 months)
• Worked with art directors to present quality materials for campaigns
• Basically I would make anything and everything out of paper, foam board, card stock and etc...