Mari Osten Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Ravenswood - Chicago, IL

• Consult and strategize with clients to establish the stylistic approach of their project goals over various area of digital design including: website design, logo design, custom visual imagery for online use, and.
• Coordinate with the internal project manager, content specialist, and digital marketing team to plan and execute project design initiatives
• Collaborate with the development team to implement the desired functionality of the site design
• Manage and direct designers to construct various layouts for editable responsive and mobile website design
• Design in-house branding, marketing, and presentation collateral to support expanding product offerings

• Provide artistic design solutions to individuals and companies which include: company logos, print materials, website design, showroom display design, wedding invitations sets
• Organize and manage the execution of full project cycle: proposal write-up, costs (quotes, invoicing, and expense tracking), design, and implementation
• Effectively build and maintain client relationships through networkingSample client/projects include:
• Enesco - Graphic design for: prepress production, showroom signage, product packaging, multi-page internal sales collateral, and catalog layout
• ePageCity - Design Coordinator - Consulted with clients to establish project art direction, and assign creative instruction to designers
• Paper Source - Custom print typesetting specialist focusing on wedding invitation sets

Evanston, IL

• Consulted and guided clientele on how to design and execute their own creative projects such as wedding invitations, baby announcements, holiday cards by using the materials accessible for sale within Paper Source
• Organized and led in-house workshops in order to demonstrate new products and educate customers on crafting methodologies they can utilize on their own projects in order to increase sales

Publications International

• Managed the development process of children’s books, stationery products, and early education items including the design and production while collaborating closely with illustrator and editors
• Designed licensed products within parameters specified by licensors while still fulfilling each client’s requests.

Lincolnwood, IL

• Designed digital and three dimensional mock-ups to be utilized for sales, advertising, and product display
• Managed the visual delivery schedule and image database while editing and correcting necessary files for reprints

Design of custom stained glass installations for residences and businesses. As well as, repair and refurbishments of vintage stained glass.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Photography And Graphic Design

Graphic Design

Web Design

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa