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About
Stephanie Tokar is a full-service art director and project manager with over 14 years experience specializing in communications from print and web to large-scale graphics.
She approaches each new project with a keen focus on its goals to create effective communications that speak directly to the audience, keeping them engaged. With a true passion for her work, Stephanie prides herself on being attentive to client needs, delivering great products on deadline, and fostering long-term, productive relationships.
Stephanie is currently available for freelance, contract and full-time positions.
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ART DIRECTORLos Angeles, CAJan 2015 - Present (10 years 4 months)Art director and project manager available for full-time, freelance or contract positions. Recent work includes the exhibit design for EMERGING at Annenberg Space for Photography displayed June through September 2015.
• Works directly with clients and other stakeholders to develop concepts and produce final artwork for print and web
• Manages project planning, scheduling and vendor oversight -
ART DIRECTORCMg DesignPasadena, CASep 2008 - Dec 2014 (6 years 3 months)Art direction and production of brochures, newsletters, websites, social media, annual reports, environmental graphics and marketing collateral. Clients included Alexander & Baldwin, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mercury Insurance, Ross Stores, Parsons, Southern California Edison and Dole Food Company.
- Served as main point of contact with client throughout design process
- Developed concepts and produced final artwork for print and web
- Oversaw project planning, scheduling and vendor communications
- Responsible for research, content management and brand messaging
- Art-directed professional photography and web programming -
ART DIRECTORRubicon ResourcesCulver City, CASep 2007 - Apr 2008 (7 months)Art direction and design of food packaging and business collateral for this importer and distributor of retail seafood products.
- Managed creative schedule and oversaw junior design and copywriting team
- Handled in-house photography and art-directed professional photography -
SENIOR DESIGNER, FREELANCEThe Koncordia GroupWilmington, DEDec 2006 - Jun 2007 (6 months)Designed and produced packaging, advertising, brochures, point-of-sale, email marketing, and trade show collateral for various DuPont industry clients including construction, medical fabrics and consumer products.
- Worked with creative director to bring projects from brief to finished product for this temporary assignment before relocating to Los Angeles -
ART DIRECTORHMP CommunicationsMalvern, PAOct 2004 - Oct 2006 (2 years)Art Director of Skin & Aging Magazine. Other responsibilities at this medical publisher included print and online advertising, as well as environmental graphics for national symposiums and industry meetings. Clients included Johnson & Johnson, Smith & Nephew and Stiefel Laboratories.
- Managed multiple pharmaceutical client projects within timelines alongside the production of a 60-100 page monthly magazine -
SENIOR DESIGNERCreative Strategy GroupPhiladelphia, PAOct 2002 - Sep 2004 (1 year 11 months)Designed and produced direct mail, invites, catalogs, annual reports and marketing collateral. Clients included ING Direct, Janney Montgomery Scott, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis.
- Responsible for printer oversight and press checks
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@stephanietokar, member since 2015
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