• Developing, implementing, and executing a creative vision that aligns with the company's goals and objectives.• Overseeing the development of creative work, ensuring that it meets the highest standards of quality and creativity.• Proactively managing design projects through workload management, client management, meeting deadlines, project management software maintenance, and more.• Ensuring that the company adheres to current processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and proposing and creating processes and tools to support design operations.• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Marketing, Product Development, and Sales to align company messaging and create a cohesive visual identity for effective brand storytelling.• Staying informed about industry news and trends, and tracking creatives of smart home sector leaders.• Managing and prioritizing incoming requests and revisions, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.

Stop & Shop | Ahold USA Art DirectorMarch 2018 – May 2018• Led the creative design of advertising and marketing programs that supported the corporate mission, brand strategies, marketing strategies. • Led all executions of brand design and acted as the primary decision maker for what visually defines the 2018 Local Campaign and how these standards are maintained. • Expert at selling ideas and representing sound business rationale that supported design direction. • Responsible for supervising photo-shoot and making any relevant decisions required on shoot. • Leveraged internal team to minimize expense while maximizing results. A single major campaign can average $500K in expense.• Drove a “customer first” culture that remained focused on providing an atmosphere of customer service and user experience that embraced the core values of professionalism and objectivity. Fuzion DesignDec 2017 – Feb 2018• Package DesignerThe Fuller Brush Company• Package Design• POG renderings• Secondary Brand logoSourceCap• Logo Design• Website design• Brand Style guide• Collateral• Shipping & Promotional Labels• Brochure Design• Trade show materials• Promotional artwork• Spec sheets• POP materials SourcePak• Logo Design• Website design• Brand Style guide• Collateral• Shipping & Promotional labels• Brochure Design• Trade show materials• Promotional artwork• Spec sheets• POP materials• Building signageJM Pet Resort• Sakari Kids Logo Design• Advertising• Business cards• Brand style guide• Social Media artwork• Brochure Design• Promotional artwork• In-store reward cards• T-shirt design• POP materials• In-store signage• Illustration• Banner artwork• Coupon flyersFamilytopia• Logo Design • Website design• Brand Style guide• Collateral • Promotional artwork• SignageTommee Tippee• Product Renderings• SignageYouthbuild Providence• Annual Graduation videoThe Naming Experience• Logo designs for small nationwide businesses.

Responsible for providing marketing collateral in multiple languages, website graphics, photography, creative graphics, presentations, illustrations, packaging, label designs and trade show exhibits to support AstroNova’s worldwide business operations.• Served as a leader within the global marketing department and the corporation to deliver high-quality visual assets for the company and its products and services.• Managed all creative services for global operations across the US, France, Germany, UK, Denmark, and parts of Asia, ensuring brand consistency and high-quality deliverables.• Produce graphic design, from concept to final production, across multiple communication platforms including print and digital media.• Leverage creative and marketing knowledge to provide insight and suggestions to increase multiple lead generation, sales and retention across multiple product categories.• Lead and mentor junior Creative Department team members.• Use creative techniques to turn strategic objectives into persuasive visual content.• Always think about the customer experience from company introduction via email campaign all the way through the product purchase pipeline to nurture long term loyalty.• Apply best digital marketing practices, industry trends, and design standards.• Maintain and organize photography, video and artwork assets. • Attention to detail, an eye for design and a passion for emerging technologies.• Manage and supervise video creation from commercials, testimonials, to technical training. • Manage photography for company events, products, locations.

As Creative Manager I am responsible for determining the best ways to visually represent Kenney Manufacturing's digital, print and in-store marketing and overall brand identity presence. The position requires working with sales and marketing to develop, pitch and implement high-level design concepts.• Manage, hire and inspire a team of designers and photo/video department to implement brand strategies for various home décor projects and customers.• Rebranded Kenney Manufacturing with new brand identity and new brand architecture.• Brand Management included: Logo, catalogs, advertising, packaging, photography, merchandising, showroom, style guide, website and facility signage.• Art Direct, design and organize advertising and promotional campaigns. Related to print, digital and video.• Read scripts, wrote copy and developed storyboards for sales and product related videos.• Responsible for print brand standards with in-house and overseas print vendors.• Collaborated closely with customers and internal teams to design/create content and elevate creative brand standards that aligned with strategic objectives and the clients branding needs.• Provided leadership for the creation and technical design of new, in-house photo studio.• Developed and implemented creative department budgets.• Streamline process to track and report the status of all graphic design projects.• Negotiate vendor contracts.• Collaborate with private label brands on packaging and merchandising.• email sales/marketing campaign design.• Responsible for imagery and content support for eCommerce and Social Media campaign.SKILLS AND COMPETENCIESAdobe Creative Suite - Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, Microsoft Office Suite, Powerpoint, Acrobat Pro, Wordpress, MailChimp, Creative thinker and problem solver, Brand Strategist, Strong Typography skills, Strong Mock-up skills and traditional illustration skills.

• Lead Graphic Designer for all small furniture packaging brands. Including: Safety First, Eddie Bauer, Babys R Us and Nature‘s Next.• Supervised all aspects of photoshoots (in-house & agency studios).• Photo shoot coordinator and assisted with in-house set building.• Provided direction for Dorel’s China-based art department by supplying brand style guides and video tutorials.• Responsible for making packaging mock-ups.• Responsible for artwork file creation and release to Asia & US printers.• Maintain multiple production schedules and budgets for multiple product platforms.• Retouch and manipulate images for packaging and the web/ecommerce.

• Designed products and packaging for Ceaco puzzles and Gamewright games.• Provided structural and graphic design for game POP.• Acquiring relationships with printers and illustrators.• Ideation and Brainstorming for new products.• Created artwork files and released to Asia & US printers.• Successfully worked with fine artists, illustrators, licensors, manufacturers and printers to ensure clients needs were met.• Negotiated contracts for freelance illustrators.• Conducted press checks.

Assistant Art Director• designed work wear clothing and shoe catalogs • directed photography • established a database for client projects • educated co-workers on software capabilities • managed multiple, concurrent projects in different stages • produced printer–ready files • archived design files Contract Illustrator/Designer • illustrated and designed work wear clothing and shoe catalogs • directed photography • brainstormed new projects