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Los Angeles, California, United States

Burbank, Ca

Oversaw the creation, development, and promotion of more than 100 products each year, including action figures and collectible statues from across the DC universe.- Led a team of art directors and designers in the development of all branded packaging structures and designs, for all DC Direct products. This includes all on-going lines, such as Batman Black & White, but also exclusive products for priority retailers, conventions and DTC platforms.- Pitched, developed and led all creative for DC Bombshells, the best-selling statue line for DC Direct. Line expanded into a monthly comic book, appeared in video games and across countless consumer products.- Launched and actively managed division's Instagram and Facebook channels, building a broad and growing fanbase of over 500,000 followers in 3 years.- Produced marketing content in-house, such as promotional videos and images, stop motion animations, behind the scenes features and infographics, for DC Direct products.- Served as division liaison at many major industry shows, including the popular New York Toy Fair and the San Diego ComicCon convention. Raised the national profile of many DC Direct products through a series of one-on-one interviews and as part of panel discussions with the press, retailers, and fans.

Burbank, Ca

- Provided creative collaboration with internal and external partners on behalf of many DC motion picture, television, and video game projects: • Developed style guides and design kits for DC television shows in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. • Created, pitched, and developed major initiatives such as the 75th anniversary of Batman and Wonder Woman in cooperation with the Global Franchise team.- Supervised the artistic direction of initial promotional images in support of new shows such as “Arrow,” “Constantine,” “The Flash,” “Gotham,” ”iZombie,” “Supergirl,” and others.- Crafted original video content, in a creative alliance with WBTV and the DC marketing and publicity teams, to recap various episodes to build interest.

Burbank, Ca

- Coordinated and supervised more than a dozen freelance artists, provided art direction through concept, design and 3D execution on DC Collectibles merchandise.- Created and edited all video footage of DC Collectibles product for a variety of features. Videos were used at conventions, on dccomics.com and by major press outlets such, as The Hollywood Reporter and USA Today.- Trained and mentored colleagues in all aspects of package design, photography, and video editing.

Burbank, Ca

- Implemented an in-house product photography initiative for packaging, marketing, and promotion, saving the division in excess of $100,000 annually.- Assisted with the design and development of corporate branding and character icons.

New York, Ny

- Facilitated the creation of all clamshell, blister card, and window box packaging designs.- Generated or acquired effective images to use for all marketing and web-based promotions.- Partnered with the marketing team to brainstorm and initiate product-specific ad campaigns.

Clinton, Ct

Clinton Instrument Company is the world leader in spark testers for the wire and cable industry.- Performed lead role in the design and production of print, identity, packaging, multimedia web design and web applications.- Designed and produced ads and promotional collateral surrounding product releases and trade exhibitions.