Recently relocated Portland, Oregon and am seeking new job opportunities.

Member of the Pearlfisher Realization team - a team that guides the way to producible concepts and creates final production files. Working with the Head of Realization and design department to finalize and release artwork for the New York office. Responsibilities include:- Mechanical creation, finalization and release for production.- Reduce artwork to precise levels i.e. - DCS breakdowns, simplify logos, ensure continuity between various product SKUs, clean image files and simplify for printability.- Understand and implement client brand guidelines and conform new artwork to approved standards.- Ensure all files are print-ready and meet the various printing standards and restrictions depending on substrate and available processes i.e. - stations available, substrate, extra print techniques, etc.- Collaborate with designers to select final colors and help reduce artwork to fit available printing methods.- Manage, print, and release prepress color proofs to clients and vendors to manage expectations of color accuracy and design details.- Maintain correspondence with client project teams after release to ensure all expectations are met between design and full production.- Join all prepress conversations and work with external vendors to understand full capabilities of new projects.- Contact external vendors to help realize certain project needs i.e. - product mock ups, color proofs, and early print checks- Prepare working dielines for design team to use in creating final artwork.Sample of clients include: Anheuser-Busch, Campari, Driscoll's, EOS, General Mills, Mondelez, PepsiCo, Target, Unilever.

Accepted promotion to production designer, taking on an entirely new set of responsibilities.Primary responsibilities include:- Take artwork from creative hand-off to completion. This includes: - dieline revisions- art file clean up and manipulation to meet company standards- get approval and sign-off of all artwork by necessary managers - create UPC labels and shipping labels- final preparation of art files for production and releasing them to our vendors for final productionOther responsibilities:- Manage all artwork, photography and copy for launch of all newly available products on Quirky.com- Work with team to design and illustrate manuals for relevant products.- Convert packaging from US only to 5 or 9 language international versions.

Full time design position at Quirky. Diverse set of responsibilities include:- package concepts and design - instructional booklets and illustrations - work with Head of Photography to oversee the upload product photography and all Shop pages onto Quirky.com- create email blasts and other email promotions - web banners and ad graphics - social media banners - imager retouching for website and final packaging- retail presentations- client in-store banners/advertising and assist in product planograms/layouts- manage and maintain all sales sheets used by retail to pitch new and upcoming products - create showcase ready mockups for major presentations and retail pitches

Three month internship at Quirky, a quickly growing invention start-up company. Worked full time under Creative Director. Fast paced demanding environment required agility to perform many tasks simultaneously. Charged with daily projects as well as long term initiatives. Learned and worked within existing brand identity and system. Created illustrations, tag lines, and package designs.

Intern one year under art director Tricia Hennessy. Worked independently and in groups. Projects involved sketching, vector design, poster design, type setting, publication text management, environmental graphics, 3-D rendering, digital animation, identity design, client consulting and presentations