Greg Cmiel Email & Phone Number

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greg Cmiel Creative is built upon more than 20 years of design experience. Proven success in real-world problem solving. My specialties include: Package Design, Logos, Toys, Product Photography, Brand Identity, and Copywriting.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

As a Technical/Adaptive Designer at Schawk, it was my responsibility to apply the PDP design created by the Art Director and approved by the client, maintaining Brand Awareness and prepping the files for final output. I worked on package designs from the following clients: Colgate, Safeway/Albertsons, 3M, and Rite-Aid.

Plymouth, Mn

• Managed assets and brand style guides in a multi-million dollar Novelty Toys program. Communicated on a daily basis with major licensors and their representatives. • Contributed to all phases of development, product design, packaging, photography, and brand identity in a Novelty Toys program with Target, Walmart, and Toy “R” Us. Traveled to Disney to meet with the Creative Director. • Managed and Mentored freelance designers and interns who assisted with the Novelty brand.•… Show more • Managed assets and brand style guides in a multi-million dollar Novelty Toys program. Communicated on a daily basis with major licensors and their representatives. • Contributed to all phases of development, product design, packaging, photography, and brand identity in a Novelty Toys program with Target, Walmart, and Toy “R” Us. Traveled to Disney to meet with the Creative Director. • Managed and Mentored freelance designers and interns who assisted with the Novelty brand.• Valued Team Member and designer for the Toy of the Year award winning Squinkies brand of mini collectibles. Package design, layout, product photography, and licensed branding.• Led the Design Team that created all packaging for the Street Shots Racers brand. • Art Directed Street Shots Racers photo shoots, and approved final package proofs from overseas factories.• Created Brand Consistent packaging for the Twist-Time Games line. • Art Directed the multi-day photoshoot, and provided the wireframe design for the Twist-Time website.• Developed brand appropriate packaging for the Zoom-o Brand line of toys, a multi-year“evergreen” brand sold in major retailers, Target, Walmart, Kmart, and Toy “R” Us. • Art Directed photo content for packaging, and was an integral part of the team that developed cool new toys for the Zoom-o Brand.• Contributed Brand Specific Packaging, banners, display graphics, and mock-ups for sales and trade shows. • Designed graphics and support materials for Blip Brand websites and social media platforms.• Communicated on a daily basis with the following Licensors: Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon, Mattel, Hello Kitty, Hasbro, and DC Comics. Show less

Eden Prarie, Mn

• Created Brand Consistent packaging and product for various programs, seasonal and inline, featured at Target Stores, Walmart, K-mart, and Toy “R” Us.• Contributed Design and packaging to a growing base of original products and packaging as part of the private label expansion strategy implemented to spur company growth.• Designed Brand Appropriate trade show graphics, banners, and mock-ups for the annual New York Toy Fair, London Toy Fair, and Hong Kong Toy Fair.