Designer / Illustrator with experience in developing and designing products and product lines as well as packaging. Also experienced in digital and print. Proficient in current design programs such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign as well as freehand illustration.
Your True Blend - Graphic Designer / Social Media 2025 - 2026
Created branded graphics for social media, email marketing, product packaging and promotional displays for events and website promotions.
Photographed and edited product images for online store, social media, and marketing materials.
Assisted with social media marketing, content creation, and promotional campaigns for social media.
Helped develop influencer collaborations and monthly product launches
Helped prepare orders for shipment
Diversity Inc. - Freelance Graphic Designer - 2018 - 2020
Designed company marketing materials such as fliers, trifold brochures and trade show banners as well as creating graphics and banners for website and social media. Worked with the printers & vendors to verify that all graphics instructions were understood and implemented.
Brads Organic / 1st International Health Foods - Graphic Designer - 2014 - 2017
Designed company marketing material such as monthly fliers, catalogues, sell sheets, store signage, large format banners, displays & promotional materials for trade shows & retail stores.
Designed packaging & mockups for products & coordinated production with printers & factory till completion. Worked with food manufacturers & vendors to make sure all organic certifications for the labels were within US label guidelines.
Maintained website by updating product & product info, photographing, retouching & color correcting photos as well as designing banners, headers and other graphics. Updated with current products and pricing on Facebook & Instagram.
WLB & Co Inc. - Illustrator & Graphic Designer - 2010 - 2013
Created promotional materials such as postcards, brochures, fliers, posters for website. Updated website with latest product & information.
Image manipulation, photo retouching & color correction for website. Worked with the printers & vendors to verify that all graphics instructions were understood and implemented according to specification
Assisted marketing team with event sponsorships, swag, ads (print + interactive).
Make the Web Better - Graphic Designer, Illustrator 2007 - 2010
Designed and analyzed graphics for promotional marketing material such as t-shirts and designs for the company website. Conducted market research in order to meet current demands to ensure up-to-date product designs.
Arranged layouts based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles, and aesthetic design concepts. Created layouts, graphics and banners for Myspace and Facebook applications.
Russ Berrie and Co., Inc. - Product Designer 2003 - 2006
Designed and created various products and product lines comprised of seasonal and everyday gift items, including stuffed animals, ceramic mugs, porcelain gifts, picture frames, greeting cards, figurines, key rings, school and stationery articles, baby products, and Football and Baseball League merchandise
Retail customers include gift stores, pharmacies, card shops, and hospitals. Responsible for Boy's Sports Desktop themed line and solely created line of 28 unique desktop products which grossed in the top ten best selling product lines for the quarter. Researched and designed various product lines and packaging for Russ and Applause gift and toy lines which yielded increased brand representation, recognition and product sales.
Collaborated with Marvel and other major name licensers to both develop and expand brand recognition within target demographics and key markets. Developed sample designs using price point specification to send to the Far East manufacturing center in China, adhering to strict time and budget constraints resulting in minimum cost and maximum efficiency of prototype generation.
EDUCATION
Montclair State University, BA Fine Art 1999 - 2003
SKILLS
Proficient in MAC and PC operating systems
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign software
Microsoft Office ( Word, Excel )
Pages
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