Jacqueline Garonski-Garcia Email & Phone Number

Huntingdon Valley, Pa

• Developed a deep understanding of our clients’ target audience and pitched innovative concepts to meet their specific needs.• Managed the schedule to ensure that deadlines and budgets were met.• Provided clear creative direction, constructive feedback, and timely approvals to the design team, resulting in outstanding deliverables.• Allocated workflow and fostered growth based on the team’s strengths and weaknesses, maximizing productivity and… Show more • Developed a deep understanding of our clients’ target audience and pitched innovative concepts to meet their specific needs.• Managed the schedule to ensure that deadlines and budgets were met.• Provided clear creative direction, constructive feedback, and timely approvals to the design team, resulting in outstanding deliverables.• Allocated workflow and fostered growth based on the team’s strengths and weaknesses, maximizing productivity and creativity.• Sourced and managed freelance designers to handle overflow work,maintaining quality and consistency in our output.• Initiated and managed a successful summer internship program, providing valuable learning experiences for aspiring designers.• Expanded the department by purchasing print and production equipment, increasing efficiency and quality by producing graphics in-house.• Created brand standards for national accounts, ensuring consistency across all locations.• Built strong relationships with vendors and suppliers, enabling us to deliver top-quality work while keeping costs in check. Show less

Norristown, Pennsylvania

• Provide design and marketing services to small businesses.• Built a network of clients through sales and exceptional customer service.• Offer mentorship and internships to talented individuals entering the field.• Create print, digital, and social advertising campaigns.

Reading, Pennsylvania

• Led the development of visual identities for multinational accounts.• Provided creative direction and print/production training to designers.• Recruited, interviewed, and hired new talent.• Implemented and maintained media asset libraries.• Utilized Adobe CC libraries to maximize design workflow with all designers.• Built vendor relations and negotiated material costs, resulting in savings of over 50k in material and equipment costs in 2016-2017.• Increased… Show more • Led the development of visual identities for multinational accounts.• Provided creative direction and print/production training to designers.• Recruited, interviewed, and hired new talent.• Implemented and maintained media asset libraries.• Utilized Adobe CC libraries to maximize design workflow with all designers.• Built vendor relations and negotiated material costs, resulting in savings of over 50k in material and equipment costs in 2016-2017.• Increased productivity and traffic control while reducing turnaround time.• Demonstrated excellent problem-solving and equipment troubleshooting skills. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Provide in the market feedback, help discover innovative new products and services.• Test new programs to enhance end user experience.• Collaborate with suppliers on template concepts for state market.

North Wales, Pa

• Managed and led a design team for Breaktru Beverage-PA state, ensuring brand consistency and adherence to guidelines for multi-national accounts and PLCB.• Initiated and executed new ideas and projects.• Managed social media accounts, providing in-market feedback and testing new programs to enhance the end-user experience.• Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, mentoring team members to achieve goals and exceed expectations.• Consistently… Show more • Managed and led a design team for Breaktru Beverage-PA state, ensuring brand consistency and adherence to guidelines for multi-national accounts and PLCB.• Initiated and executed new ideas and projects.• Managed social media accounts, providing in-market feedback and testing new programs to enhance the end-user experience.• Demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, mentoring team members to achieve goals and exceed expectations.• Consistently delivered high-quality work on time and within budget, contributing to the success of multiple client campaigns.• Fostered positive relationships with clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Conducted classes on an as-needed basis, following provided course schedules.• Mentored students on computer design basics, color theory, and illustration.

• Founded and grew this company whose mission is to provide exceptional design and branding services to small businesses.• Meet design needs of clients by offering array of design services, web services, logo design, signs, and print.• Create relationships with companies that outsourced art and marketing departments.• Provided strategic leadership for a team of three design professionals.• Maintain client & supplier relationships and managed all sales.•… Show more • Founded and grew this company whose mission is to provide exceptional design and branding services to small businesses.• Meet design needs of clients by offering array of design services, web services, logo design, signs, and print.• Create relationships with companies that outsourced art and marketing departments.• Provided strategic leadership for a team of three design professionals.• Maintain client & supplier relationships and managed all sales.• Offered an intern student program. Show less

East Norriton, Pa

• Contributed to the business’s yearly profit of over one million dollars.• Developed and marketed new corporate identities for a diverse clientele.• Maintained and managed the company’s website and social media accounts.• Led a team of six in design, print, production, and installation.• Analyzed reports through the POS system to optimize operations.

Doylestown, Pa

• Designed custom PowerPoint presentations for client pitches.• Brainstormed and executed tradeshow designs from conception to completion.• Produced customized brochures, mailers, and graphic displays.• Responsible for the print production of collateral, brochures, flyers, tradeshow graphics, booth displays.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Technical Management Marketing, 3.83 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Sigma Alpha Pi, American Marketing Association

Continuing Education, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design

UI & Web Design using Adobe Illustrator CC Photoshop CC MasterClass Illustrator CC MasterClass InDesign CC MasterClass Adobe Lightroom.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Digital Design - Computer Graphics, 3.095

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Certificate, Graphic Design

Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park PA

Certificate Of Completion, Commercial Art

Activities and Societies: V.I.C.A.

Diploma, Art Major