summary

 

Accomplished Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Creative Director with recognized, award-winning work. Highly experienced in a wide range of graphic design styles and a wide array of projects. Strong strategic, conceptual and design skills with ability to translate client message into effective communications. Superior presentation skills. Excellent communication with all levels of staff, vendors, and clients.

 

 

skills

 

• Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud, Quark Xpress, Mac OSX, Microsoft Office, Mailchimp, Basecamp, Shopify, ftp, and a wide variety of graphics software and hardware, experience with audio, video, 3D.
• Marketing and Brand development
• Extensive experience with Consumer Packaged Goods
• Clear communicator with strong copy writing skills.
• Fast, efficient and able to maximize minimal resources
• Highly skilled in traditional and digital illustration
• Expert knowledge of print process and pre-press.
• Strong technical knowledge of Macintosh hardware, software and networking.

 

 

Experience

 

Gage Cannabis, 2022-Present

Graphic Artist

 

• Designed a wide array of marketing materials including, posters, social posts, packaging, apparel, event signage, inserts, flyers, etc.

• Created custom illustrations for a range of apparel and marketing materials.

 

 

Trevco, 2021-2022

Art Manager - Pop Culture & Entertainment

 

• Managed team of 8 designers, including hiring, performance reviews, and career development.

• Assigned and tracked multiple projects from several product categories from concept to completion.

• Reviewed and provided creative feedback on designs across a wide range of products (apparel, drinkware, home goods, stickers etc.) and entertainment brands (DC Comics, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Marvel, Cartoon Network, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Game of Thrones, South Park and more).

• Enforced style guides both internal, and those of major licensed brands including Warner Brothers, Disney, NBC Universal, Viacom and more.

• Worked with Amazon team to develop effective marketplace strategies and compelling A+ content.

• Developed new procedures & processes to manage growing staff and changing department needs.

 

Ooze, 2019-2021

Art Director

 

• Lead designer on packaging products, including Green Monkey, Glyco, Novex and more, including template design and die line creation.

• Created physical and digital packaging mock-ups

• Designed corrugate and acrylic POP displays.

• Designed various flyers, brochures and print ads.

• Developed consistent branding strategy among brand families.

• Assigned and tracked projects across design team.

• Managed e-mail marketing program. Creating weekly e-mails for multiple brands, both B2B & DTC. Developed templates in Mailchimp, set up Shopify integrations.

• Introduced a wide variety of specialty packaging treatments including foil papers & special coatings.

• Developed showroom and trade show signage. Maintained brand standards across all products and marketing materials.
• Created Illustrations for Rolling Trays and Apparel.

 

Dot Screen Studios, 2013-Present

Graphic Artist  & Illustrator

 

• Designed & Illustrated flyers, posters, packaging, digital banners, catalogs, brochures, POP displays,trade show booths etc, for a variety of clients including: Time/Life, Lionsgate Pictures, United Front Entertainment, Upright Citizens Brigade, Red Shirt Pictures and Control Gaging.
• Designed and published several small press books.

 

 

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1999-2017

Creative Director, 2004-2017

 

• Led creative department of 5 full time designers plus temporary staff, freelancers and interns. Managed all hiring, termination and annual reviews.
• Led design teams on major releases, coordinating all aspects of the design process to maintain consistency across all aspects of a project.
• Oversaw creative development of company website through many iterations.
• Developed print and web based buyer’s guides to streamline the presentation of B2B information
• Oversaw development of new corporate identity system, and style guide.
• Established creative department policies, including: work flow, creative briefs, templates, digital file management, and overall job procedures.
• Designed packaging, flyers, posters, digital banners, social media graphics, memes, POP, trade show booths, and more.

 

Graphic Artist, 1999-2004

 

• Developed a wide range of high-quality, award-winning premium collectible packaging.
• Lead designer on key fitness, children's and horror brands.
• Designed wide variety of projects including: flyers, ads, outdoor, packaging, POP, promo items and more.

 

 

Professional Graphics Network,  1997-1999

Graphics Manager

 

• Managed art department, including creative development, assigning, quoting, and tracking jobs
• Developed company style guide, procedure manuals, backup system, file management system and technical support.
• Created print ads, posters, brochures, direct mail pieces and web design for clients in various industries including, food, jewelry and industrial

 

LPD Music International,  1996-1997

Graphic Artist

 

• Designed various ads, flyers, logos, packaging and othermarketing collateral.
• Designed and maintained company website
• Designed company catalog, oversaw transition from traditional paste up mechanicals to a digital workflow.

 

Trader Publishing, 1995-1996
Graphic Artist

 

• Designed print ads for various publications.

 

 

Education | Professional Development & Training

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts / BFA,  Wayne State University – Detroit, MI 1995

Double concentration in Graphic Design & Drawing
Completed training in Photoshop, Flash, Illustration, Web Design and more.