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Stephanie Tokar

Los Angeles, CA

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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.

Visit her website at http://stokadesign.com
Experience
- ART DIRECTOR
  
  Stoka Design
  
  Los Angeles, CA
  
  Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 5 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 DIRECTOR
  
  CMg Design
  
  Pasadena, CA
  
  Sep 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 DIRECTOR
  
  Rubicon Resources
  
  Culver City, CA
  
  Sep 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, FREELANCE
  
  The Koncordia Group
  
  Wilmington, DE
  
  Dec 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 DIRECTOR
  
  HMP Communications
  
  Malvern, PA
  
  Oct 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 DESIGNER
  
  Creative Strategy Group
  
  Philadelphia, PA
  
  Oct 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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Stephanie Tokar

Creative Director

Industrial Design Project Manager (Fractional / Part-Time)