Sara Walker

• Provided design support to a team of Creative Directors, Art Directors, Strategists and Project Managers
• Worked on a variety of projects ranging from client presentations, pitch-books, vector illustrations and email comps

• Reporting to the Creative Director, provided design support and direction to the TripAdvisor Brand Marketing Team
• Worked on a variety of offline and interactive projects including CRM emails, packaging, fact-sheets, co-branded PDFs and banner ads.

• Designed and executed packaging and provided graphic solutions for Spider-Man action figures and toys
• Partnered with a cross-functional team of Marketers, Copywriters, Product Designers, Structure Engineers and Hasbro's licensor MARVEL
• Managed a large number of deliverables, many of which were on aggressive and/or shortened schedules
• Art directed and managed the production of a large number of projects with Hasbro’s art department in East Asia
• Directed product photography shoots with our internal photography team as well as with external photographers
• Worked with outside vendors and internal product design partners to create on-brand character-based illustrations
• Participated in brainstorming sessions, concepted logos and line-look elements for up-coming lines

• Designed and executed packaging and provided graphic solutions for Boys licensed brands Beyblade and Star Wars
• Designed global merchandising & style guides; large-scale exhibition graphics for national and global tradeshows and internal sales presentations
• Developed and produced packaging consistent with brand standards and established line-looks
• Oversaw product photography shoots and assisted Art Directors with lifestyle photography shoots
• Directed outside vendors with advanced photo retouching and illustration
• Created logo executions, developed mood boards and concepted several line-look ideas in support of up-coming lines

• Designed large-scale print graphics for tradeshows, exhibits and 3-D brand environments; Clients include: SUBWAY and Gillette/P&G
• Assisted in concept development for pitches and existing campaigns
• Worked with Art Directors to build large format files based on comps and prepped for final out-put

• Designed print advertising campaigns, in-store signage and direct mail pieces for the Marshalls brand
• Assisted Creative Directors and Art Directors in developing and executing design concepts

• Art Directed and managed production of all printed collateral, including: brochures, sell-sheets, postcards, direct mail, tradeshow graphics and merchandising guides
• Redesigned logos and developed new corporate identity for both the Merida brand and Merida product lines
• Assisted in Art Directing studio and location based lifestyle photo-shoots
• Photographed and Art Directed product vignettes for brand brochures and product photography for website
• Designed all website assets and graphic elements including buttons, roll-over effects and banners
• Worked with commercial printers obtaining printing bids and producing final printed pieces