Kerry H. Email & Phone Number

Pleasantville, Ny, Us

Pleasantville, Ny, Us

Pleasantville, Ny

Responsible for creating marketing initiatives at this cutlery and cookware company for all ZWILLING brands including: ZWILLING, Henckels, Staub, Demeyere, Ballarini and Miyabi.• Coordinate with product managers to launch new products and develop effective packaging solutions• Design launch kits, signage, brochures, in-store displays and digital assets to enhance the shopper experience for large retailers and independent kitchen product stores • Create event materials and visual merchandising set-up at national trade shows and retail sales events • Partner with in-house retail operations to design ZWILLING-brand store campaigns, targeted customer email marketing, visual merchandising and assist with new store openings• Collaborate with in-house event team to promote private shopping events and cooking classes• Art-direct freelance designers, photographers and out-of-house support on creative projects as needed

Greater New York City Area

Freelance Graphic Design

New York, New York

Led projects and managed client expectations while seeking out viable opportunities for account growth at this mid-sized retail design and production agency.• Managed budgets and project schedules, as well as analyzed all creative jobs for efficiency and profitability to determine the best approach in achieving clients’ goals while maintaining projected profit margins • Served as primary liaison between retail clients and Medallion‘s creative, production and support teams• Established and maintained strong working relationships with clients through frequent and personal interactions and communications

Irvington, New York

Responsible for managing the creative team’s workflow at this Australian skin care company.• Updated and improved accounting system for all creative jobs, as well as developed workflow procedures for other in-house marketing, web, sales and spa departments to follow when requesting creative projects• Liaised between U.S. and Australian teams regarding print production specifications while keeping aware of new product launches and seasonal promotion time lines

New York, New York

Developed and managed creative projects for this mid-sized retail design and production agency.• Supervised designers and art directors on multiple creative projects for a large bookselling retailer as well as art-directing and designing projects for sporting goods/footwear retailers and Medallion’s in-house branding pieces• Involved in many in-house committees including the Medallion brand-identity team, and an in-house task force to improve communications and workflow between employees, clients and vendors

New York, New York

Responsible for managing the busy in-house graphics department of this not-for-profit organization.• Solely managed design and production of all printed publications and served as a liaison between internal clients and outside vendors to develop cost-effective production plans• Managed billing and budget for graphics department and maintained an archive of all printed materials and electronic files• Designed and created fundraising and seasonal event graphics, as well as publications, invitations, park directional signage and newspaper advertisements

New York, New York

Responsible for the development of fashion driven campaigns for this 750-store division of Limited, Inc.• Created and led the design effort to re-image the NY & Company Jeans brand, including: the launch campaign, all product marketing materials, store window graphics and visual merchandising set-up

Bfa, Communications Design

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