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Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director

Chad D. Meyers

Chicago, IL
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    Senior Designer with experience in an internal corporate marketing design, specializing in packaging, national ads, catalogs, direct mail, pops and product literature. A resourceful problem solver, with full responsibility for working these projects from concept to completion.

  • Education
    • BA Graphic Design/ advertising
      Western Illinois University
      1995 - 1999
  • Experience
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      Elgin Young Professionals Network
      Feb 2014 - Apr 2014 (2 months)
      • Design posters, displays and brand identity for the event.
    • Freelance Graphic Designer
      Elgin Young Professionals Network
      Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
      • Design posters, displays and brand identity for the event.
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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.
    • 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...
  • Awards

    American Graphic Design Award

    GD USA Magazine

    '12, '09, '06, '05

  • Industries
    • Consumer Electronics
    • Food & Beverage
    • Garden, Yard & Garage
    • Lighting
    • Non-Profit
  • Skills
    • Art Direction
    • Branding & Corporate Identity
    • Graphic Design
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