Marnita Smith Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Neuilly Sur Seine, Ile De France, Fr

• Designed a custom logo for the U.S. Pole Champions competition• Created custom icon illustrations for QikLook mobile application• Freelance art production projects for various companies • Social media management for multiple small businesses, duties include creating social media content calendars, crafting engaging captions, photo and video editing.

Hodgkins, Illinois, Us

Key Achievements:• Art Director for re branding of marketing materials for Emerging Brands by Voyant Beauty• Designed trade show booth display for Emerging Brands by Voyant Beauty• Created style guide, that defined branding guidelines for design team• Created designs for new beauty product launchesAdditional Responsibilities:• Supervised a team including designers and an Administrative Coordinator• Developed and enforced department policies, combining all documented procedures into a department reference manual• Created concepts for monthly marketing email blast, ensuring they launch on schedule

Hodgkins, Illinois, Us

Key Achievements:• Designed packaging for hair and skin care products for 5 to 6 indie brands per day• Created original design concepts for dozens of boutique brands per yearDaily Responsibilities:• Prepared color separated files for silk screening• Approved printed bottles from silk screening department• Kept current with design trends in the beauty industry

• Freelance Graphic Design and Production Artist work for companies including, Davis Elen Advertising, Knock Knock Inc., The Kern Organization, NDS pro, and Creative Vision Graphics

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Laid out financial forms, applications, and other paperwork following brand standards.• Worked with the development team to create interactive pdfs.• Prepared print ready files for off-site print vendors, and reviewed print proofs.• Reviewed website feedback from both investors and financial advisors to identify ways to improve the user experience.

• Accomplished re-designing the company website (www.superthrive.com), multi-page brochure, invoice, and order form within the first three months of employment• Directed the efforts of independent contractors including Web Developer, Copy Writer, and other Graphic Designers• Solely laid out advertisements for anywhere from 7 to 15 publications per week, print magazines as well as digital publications• Managed advertising accounts, building relationships with sales reps, receiving contracts, and organizing advertising schedule• Worked closely with the president of the company on marketing projects, collaborating on ideas for advertising campaigns• Reviewed creative candidate resumes and portfolios, and participated in candidate interviews, advising management in hiring process

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Design and layout printed marketing materials for Broker listings Create and send out E-mail blast Create and update existing web pages to be added to the CBCNCO.com website using HTML and JavaScriptCoordinate the printing of materials including stationary and post cards, sending final color separated files to the printerWorking on tight deadlines juggling multiple projects

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Performed production work on client card orders, meeting a quota to insure the company meets the service level agreement dailyReviewed type on layouts for both aesthetic and content purposesDelivered proofs to clientsContacted clients with questions and concerns about ordersCompleted color corrections, photo retouching, and bleed set up to prepare files for printingDelivered final layout files to the printer

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Reviewed design content for design flaws, spelling, and grammar errorsProofread softwares user guides, and help documentation for grammar errors and accuracy Tagged layouts and graphics with keywords to optimize the software’s search featurePerformed various quality assurance test using multiple operating systems and web browsers, to find and report issues resulting in quality releasesProvided status reports for Project Managers throughout testing processBrainstormed with, Product Managers, Engineers, and Graphic Designers to devise solutions for problems found in software and websitesWrote test plans, for other testers to follow, assuring the software and websites are thoroughly tested

Courbevoie, Île-De-France, Fr

Created original designs including, flyers, posters, logos, and 3 dimensional products, to fill software content requirementsColor corrected images using Adobe PhotoshopProduced designs to be used in the Hallmark Card Studio software, using Hallmark licensed artIllustrated original clip art and backgrounds to be included in the art library, reducing the amount of stock art that needed to be purchased for software productsAssessed the software’s template content and User interface developments, and created content and interfaces to fill software needsDeveloped new designs for latest editions of software User Interfaces

Communicated with clients and Account Managers to ensure advertisements met client needsCollaborated with a team including Senior Designer, Photo Editor, Copy Editor, Creative Director, and Account ManagersManaged working on multiple projects with different deadlinesBuilt page layouts under the direction of Senior Designer and Creative DirectorDesigned and executed print production work on third party advertisements

Bachelor Of Arts, Graphic Design

Web Development Certification