Mary Jo Thomas Email & Phone Number

Ventura, California, United States

• Lead designer for all physical spaces and experiences across Patagonia stores, overseeing seasonal store refreshes and bespoke graphic-led initiatives.• Ensure seamless integration of campaign designs into cohesive retail and wholesale channels.• Collaborate closely with apparel product teams to integrate color, textile design, and graphics into the Marketplace Experience, developing comprehensive style guides for cross-channel designers and regional teams.• Provide strategic creative direction for retail marketing initiatives including brand campaigns, events, and activism.• Partner with community artists and craftsmen on special projects such as store identity, murals, and displays.• Collaborate with and develop directives for the Visual Merchandising Team to ensure cohesive visual storytelling across all touchpoints.

Ventura, California, United States

• Directed campaign development for the Global Surf and Logowear division, aligning with go-to-market strategies.• Managed cross-functional teams including photo editors, copywriters, and designers to execute seasonal campaigns across digital, out-of-home, retail, and wholesale platforms.• Collaborated closely with marketers and business unit directors to maintain a consistent brand image through conceptual design solutions and product photography direction.

• Contributed to the visual identity of the Surf category through creative graphic design solutions and brand storytelling.

Ventura, Ca

• Executed graphic design projects for the Creative Service division, focusing on brand promotion and product storytelling through Sell-In tools and hangtags.

Ventura, Ca

Design and Concept development of various projects: packaging, editorial, advertising, corporate identity and naming

Telluride, Co

• Concept development, design and production for advertising appearing in biweekly newspaper, including: photography direction, retouching and custom illustration.• Assisted Creative Director with design and layout of both regular newspaper and special supplements, Shelter Home + Living Magazine and Telluride Adventure Guide.All aspects of production, including: file building, layout, typesetting, and editor revisions on extremely tight deadlines.• Acting liason between the production staff, sales team and clients.