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Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Waukesha, Wi

Conceive and develop quality, visually superior merchandise in contemporary and traditional styles for dated, stationery, and home goods categories in the upscale and gift and specialty channelsOwn and drive the product roadmap from product launch to retirement working closely with internal brand, creative, and operations teams and international product development teamsIdentify product and visual trends to look for market opportunities; ideate and innovate for corporate and… Show more Conceive and develop quality, visually superior merchandise in contemporary and traditional styles for dated, stationery, and home goods categories in the upscale and gift and specialty channelsOwn and drive the product roadmap from product launch to retirement working closely with internal brand, creative, and operations teams and international product development teamsIdentify product and visual trends to look for market opportunities; ideate and innovate for corporate and strategic projectsDevelop merchandising solutions for specific needs including generating planograms and executing high end customer-facing renderingsCollaborate with internal production team to create high end mock-ups for sales presentation purposes Work with brand management to ensure accuracy of product information in sales presentations, on websites, and in catalogsSelf-manage workflow and maintain tight deadlines of multiple and simultaneous projectsUtilize graphic design background to assist creative team with design needs when necessary Show less

Eden Prairie

Develop and apply graphics to high-end 3D renderings of hardlines packaging for Newell Brands to assist them in product development and retail salesCreate production files, merging newly developed dielines with client supplied artwork. Once approved, proofing and preflighting these files, outputting them directly to bulk productionAiding new project development by concepting both packaging structures and graphics, employing hand drawn illustrations, Adobe Illustrator renderings,… Show more Develop and apply graphics to high-end 3D renderings of hardlines packaging for Newell Brands to assist them in product development and retail salesCreate production files, merging newly developed dielines with client supplied artwork. Once approved, proofing and preflighting these files, outputting them directly to bulk productionAiding new project development by concepting both packaging structures and graphics, employing hand drawn illustrations, Adobe Illustrator renderings, and high end 3D renderingsRemotely aid the North Carolina sales team by managing and executing softlines projects for 4 key national brand accounts, consistently meet a standard 24 hour deadline for production proofs and final production filesProvide creative agency services while working directly with a key client for Hanes, ensuring a quick project development & speed to marketAssist Key Account Managers and US Sales Teams with miscellaneous tasks to aid client accounts including producing high-end digitally printed color mockups, mounted display boards, digital presentations for sales meetings, photographing and maintaining a packaging portfolio, physical proofs for production matching Show less

University Of Minnesota

Utilized planning, time management, and communication skills to assisted the Communications Coordinator in client meetings to generate marketing plansIndependently compiled and prioritized projects and tasks to meet deadlinesCreated and updated marketing materials for new and existing events and programs, adhering to University and CLA brand standards

University Of Minnesota

Organized and updated CLA Career Services web content to effectively communicate with student usersMaintained web content under over six CLA domain names

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Graphic Design, Product Design

Activities and Societies: Minnesota Spirit Initiative: Gopher Greeters, Welcome Week Leader

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