Kelly Darcey Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Culver City, California, United States

Beverly Hills, California

Lead graphic designer on Brandable’s largest brand; Craft City by Karina Garcia, Youtube’s DIY superstar with over 8 million subscribers and over one billion views and growingExecuted and managed all graphic and packaging for Guava Toys, Brandable’s boy brand and Jiffpom based on the character likeness of Instagram’s favorite Pomeranian with 9+ millions followersDesigned graphic treatment for DIY kits, toy compounds, collectible figures, plush, novelty, stationery, and seasonal for toy products sold in Walmart, Target, Michael’s, 5 Below, drug stores, C-stores and discount chainsCreated die-lines and design mechanical artwork for various types of packaging, foil bags, backer cards, PDQ’s, half palettes and power wingsDesigned graphic branding elements for logos, temporary skin tattoos, stickers, trading cards and graphic repeat patternsManaged and art directed freelance artists, print vendors and mock-up specialists for packaging mock-up needs for Toy PreviewsCreated branding presentation and sell sheets for the Sales team on product offeringsWorked closely with PD/Ops team on all print development needsCollaborated and managed our Hong Kong counterparts on print proofs, pre-production and final samples

El Segundo, California

Translated rebrand packaging concept art to mechanical file ready for production to all domestic and international packaging in preparation for rebrand launchDesigned limited edition sets for Sephora, Ulta, and Nordstroms including Mother’s Day, Gift with Purchase, promotional items, and Sephora’s Beauty Insider 500 Points GiftApproved color proofs and cross-check with Engineering, Operations, and Marketing teamCreated shelf talkers, shelf strips and endcap renderingsPre-pressed check for labels, deco, and unit cartons produced globally

Carson, California

Executed Art Director’s concept for mathematics problem cards to completing all forty-eight cards for each elementary grade levelQuickly designed and typeset short stories including book covers, titles and contents under Art Director’s guidanceReinvented new overall design on flash cards using Lakeshore’s illustration assets before passing on to the production team to completeAssisted Art Director with quick turn-arounds on short-term educational material projects

Los Angeles, California

Streamlined branding look and packaging for The Crème Shop as well as expanded K-beauty inspired skincare products and seasonal items into drugstoresCreated new package designs from concept to final productionSupported sales team with sell sheets and packaging mock-ups for skincare and other color-cosmetic brandsTrained and managed a team of 5 designers of brand direction and design process

Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea

Sole designer for branding promotional items adhering to design guidelines Creatively produced step by step illustrations and activities to promote learning tools that helped students to grasp concepts quicklyCollaboratively worked with specialized resource team to increase efficiencies for distribution of educational materials