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Dublin, Ohio, United States

• Work with the Saatchi & SaatchiX Creative team and Wendy’s merchandising team to create merchandising, marketing and branding materials for Wendy's restaurants and other in-house needs. • Projects vary widely and range from illustrating the Wendy’s annual Boo!Book (a Halloween-themed Frosty coupon booklet) to updating the layouts of digital menu boards for restaurants around the country.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Created apparel graphics and concepts for Kontoor brands (Wrangler, Lee, ATG).• Designed apparel graphics and packaging materials for Highlights for Children. Edited illustrations and activities for the magazine.• Created spot illustrations for The Kenyon Alumni Magazine.

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

• Illustrated and designed products and packaging from start to finish for my self-run business that sold illustration and typography-focused art prints, screen printed goods, stationary and enamel pins. • Sourced materials and contacted factories for production and packaging. • Merchandised products, set up photo shoots, and promoted products on a variety of social media platforms. • Sold at in-person events and via an online shop. Kept detailed inventory and financial records. • Researched trends for new products, and took past sales into account for future products.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Create apparel graphics for sleepware, lifestyle products, cut and sew categories, and design packaging and labels for beauty products.• Collaborate with design team to research trends and create graphics concepts. • Communicate with production staff to ensure accurate printing, making adjustments when needed. • Create production files for screen print, appliqué, dye sublimation, plush characters, accessories, and embellished designs.

• Reported to the Creative Director, oversaw an associate graphic artist and trained new hires. • Collaborated with Merchandisers and Design team to research trends and create graphics concepts for our multiple target markets. • Communicated with Production staff daily to ensure accurate printing, making adjustments when needed. • Designed apparel graphics within fast-paced deadlines for our house brands and licensed brands. • Created repeating patterns in Illustrator and Photoshop for ready-to-wear garments. • Created production files for direct-to-garment, screen print, heat transfer, and dye sublimation processes. • Designed promotional materials for web and print use. Created, edited and printed catalogs and marketing materials. • Created and maintained a production procedures handbook, designed templates for all garments in our inventory, and kept an updated ink color palette for the Design team.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Designed promotional material, class schedules, brochures and chalk board signage • Constructed window displays incorporating store merchandise and hand made items • Assisted in daily store responsibilities, customer service duties and cash handling • Traveled to craft fairs and festivals in Columbus, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois to sell Wholly Craft merchandise.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Assisted in sketching with Adobe Illustrator, created and updated tech packs via Flex PLM and created and updated line sheets • Researched current trends, fabrics and techniques in stores and online to find customer appropriate details • Corresponded daily with the overseas factories in Hong Kong and South Korea • Sourced trims and embellishments, reviewed print layouts and strike-offs, attended fit sessions, coordinated samples and CADs for line review and line close • Partnered with merchants, pattern designers and sourcing to coordinate all aspects of the garments • Assisted with daily office responsibilities such as filing, organizing, email and phone correspondence.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I was the sole instructor of an eight week after school arts and crafts class at the Columbus Montessori Education Center, which focused on developing arts and craft skills for children in second and third grades. My duties included creating weekly lesson plans, gathering supplies and taking students step-by-step through projects.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I provided knowledgeable customer service, hosted demonstrations to inform customersabout new products, and created in-store window displays with hand-made props and store merchandise. Also I contributed to store responsibilities such as cash handling, opening and closing duties, and product advice.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I informed customers about the ingredients and processes that make Jenis Ice Creams so special, kept a tidy work space, exuded positivity, and assisted with other daily shop tasks.

Columbus, Ohio Area

I helped to choose historically accurate clothing for exhibitions in the Gladys Keller Snowden Gallery, practiced proper handling of museum items with gloves and acid-free storage materials, researched clothing styles from different time periods to date newly received garments and donations, catalogued collection items in the university-wide reference database, and created illustrations using Adobe Illustrator to aid in categorizing garments for the online database.