Julie King
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About
More than twenty years management experience in the creative industry. Emphasis on product development, branding, advertising, marketing and retail merchandising, high-end retouching for costume/apparel industry, concept to final production. Concentration in licensed and private label consumer products. Consistently satisfy/surpass goals of employers and clients to increase sales and profitability through exceptional creative, workmanship and organization. Entrepreneurial, self-starting problem solver with a passion for melding design and practical functionality. An exquisite, symbiotic balance of right and left brain.
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Education
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BFA Graphic CommunicationsCollege for Creative Studies1989 - 1993Graduated with Honors. Major: Graphic Design; Minor Studies: Art Therapy
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Experience
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Owner, Creative/Strategic MastermindDetroit, MIAug 2007 - Present (15 years 7 months)• Full scope of creative services from marketing strategies/concepts to final design/digital pre-press
• Company formation and management, including client acquisition, vendor sourcing, and accounting
• Special talents: details, systems & process development; high-end retouching for costume/clothing industry; UX for complex systems management. -
Lead/Senior DesignerDetroit, MIOct 2006 - Aug 2007 (10 months)• Launched in-house design team: research and acquisition of equipment and software; development and implementation of techniques and systems; hiring, training and management of design staff
• Lead three person creative team in design/production, more than doubling the existing product line at a rate three times that of the previously contracted design agency
• Served needs of marketing and retail teams, including: print/web ads; POP retail displays and signage; development and completion of packaging for initial launch into retail stores -
Sr Art Director / Graphic Design SpecialistVanguard Creative GroupFarmington Hills, MIJan 1997 - Oct 2006 (9 years 9 months)• Concepts, design, copy writing and digital production of advertising, branding, collateral and marketing materials for wide array of non-profit, b2b and consumer products and/or services companies
• Training, supervision and direction of creative employees and freelance artists; support training of office staff
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Brand ManagerFarmington Hills, MIAug 1996 - Jan 1997 (5 months)• Developed brand identities to launch private label product lines for the beauty industry
• Independent design through pre-press of various (bilingual) packaging solutions for over one hundred SKUs
• Sourced and managed approximately twenty product suppliers, print and packaging vendors, and collaborated with purchasing and sales teams to maintain target cost of goods and production schedules -
Licensed Product Line CoordinatorDexter, MIAug 1994 - Aug 1996 (2 years)• Product development, design and pre-press of custom and licensed gift products and supporting marketing materials
• Art direction and supervision of designers
• Key member of elite team — developed one hundred plus, multi-element products and packaging during a two month period to launch Flying Colors mass market product division
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Awards
2019 Summit International Award (SIA): BRONZE for non-profit marketing;
2009 SIA: BRONZE for consumer product logo;
2004 MarCom Awards Honorable Mention for promotional marketing. -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@jking_greenworld, member since 2007
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