Marcela C. Hou Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California, United States

• Provide art direction to in-house and freelance illustrators based on current trends and/or needs.
• Delegate projects based on the illustrator’s strengths, as well as encourage them to venture out of their comfort zone.
• Manage in-house and freelance illustrators projects based on importance and urgency.
• Meet art department work standards by following production, productivity and quality standards.
• Keep the company’s resource art folders organized by common themes and… Show more
• Keep the company’s resource art folders organized by common themes and styles.

Irvine, California

• Conceptualize and contribute with development of stationery and gift collections for numerous retailers, while managing projects individually or as a team.
• Work closely with production designers to prepare artwork for final art by keeping files and design assets organized and accessible.
• Collaborate with the creative team and product development on package creation and design for various products, including stationery, pet and home fragrance.
• Communicate status updates by… Show more
• Communicate status updates by alerting the product development team and creative director any roadblocks and timing issues.
• Responsible for meeting tight deadlines that required 24-hour turnarounds. Show less

Newport Beach

• Worked in-house with real estate agents, created marketing collateral, including flyers, brochures,direct mailers, stationery, print advertisements, and email blasts.
• Made decisions in regards to designing or changing layouts with little or no permission fromsupervisors by following and understanding the company’s branding guidelines.
• Prepared files for print and ensure all files have the correct information and high resolution images.
• Strategized with marketing… Show more
• Strategized with marketing director and created impactful pieces of collateral.
• Provided creative input to improve and enhance current designs or new design projects. Show less

• Designed event posters for clients including California State University Fullerton: Department of Music, Grand Central Art Gallery and Begovich Gallery.
• Worked under web and mobile app designers and assisted them with creating assets for the pharmaceutical industry.
• Assisted with page layouts for an online wedding magazine.

Los Angeles, CA

• Managed and coordinated schedules and project planning by prioritizing tasks.
• Designed and created concepts for posters, ads, brochures, magazines and catalogs for various jewelry stores around the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.
• Collaborated and worked closely with clients on concepts from start to completion.
• Responsible for preparing art files from start to press-ready and communicated with print vendors directly by assuring quality of product.
• Photo retouching by… Show more
• Photo retouching by removing imperfections and color correcting images as directed. Show less

B.F.A., Graphic Design

Associate Of Arts, Art & Design, Graphic Design