Graphic Designer & Production Artist
Graphic Design Experience:
Select World, Los Angeles
Santa Monica, CA 8.11 – Present
Design and print production. Creative responsibilities include preparing final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for several types of printing, making artwork production-ready for print, preparing images for online and mobile architecture, creating renderings of artwork on product for presentations to client, resolving artwork issues that arrive and sharing that knowledge with designers, creating and assisting with digital and physical mockups for presentation, working closely with art directors as a studio artist and designer, advising designers in best practices for print and digital output. Agency clients include, Wella Professionals, OPI, Sebastian Professional, Nioxin, Clairol Professionals, Ascaya, Casamigos, City of Hope, Orly, Halston, Sassoon, and Nivea.
Schwarzkopf & Henkel
Rancho Dominguez, CA 7.00 – 9.06
Production artist. Creative responsibilities include logo and packaging design and redesign, as well as photography and digital retouch. Also responsible for creating point of purchase displays, as well as other marketing materials, including new product renderings, sell sheets, trade advertisements, and comps for new product research. Production skills include label and display layout, prepress color separations, and package comps. Production responsibilities include travel for on-line press checks, proof approval, coordination of artwork specs with vendors.
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA 1.00 - 3.00
Creative assistant. Creative experience includes designing posters, forms and reprints for a fast-paced, high fashion environment. Production skills include layout in both PC and Mac platforms, and coordination of artwork specs with vendors.
Freelance Experience:
Freelance Designer
Los Angeles, CA 10.06-8.11
Design and print production. Freelance clients include: The Kite Factory, Noah's Naturals Organics, Markwins Beauty, MGA Entertainment, Punch Studio and LORAC Cosmetics. Duties include packaging design, preparing artwork for production, typography, photography and photo retouch, working with vendors to coordinate printing as well as attending press checks.
Disney Interactive
Glendale, CA 6.00
Design of several CD-ROM packages for Tarzan, Buzz Lightyear, and Mickey Mouse interactive games.
The Walt Disney Company
Burbank, CA 4.00 - 6.00
Production skills include coordination of artwork specs with vendors.
Special Honors:
Featured Artist on Aquent 2006 Calendar
Education:
California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Printmaking with emphasis on Graphic Design 12.1999
Computer:
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, some AfterEffects
Other Work Experience:
Long Beach Museum of Art, Intern to the Curator, 6.99-8.99
California State University Long Beach, Teaching Assistant, 1.99- 5.99
California State University Long Beach, Publicity Coordinator, 1.98-5.98
