Design Manager / Senior Designer
New York, Ny
DESIGN MANAGEROversee projects of creative team to ensure adherence to corporate branding guidelines while maintaining a high quality of work; Facilitate communication between creative and marketing teams; Review each designer’s project tracker; Mentor junior designers, temps, and interns; Conduct performance appraisals and monthly staff meetings • Built the design team in the Cary, NC office by selecting resumes, conducting phone interviews, traveling to North Carolina to meet with possible candidates; Carried out set up of new designers’ workstations through correspondence with IT and office managers in New York City and Cary • Spearheaded rollout of OUP USA website relaunch by leading brainstorm meetings, assigning visual projects to creative team, and complying to strict schedulesSENIOR DESIGNERPromote brand recognition and drive sales by producing impactful pieces from concept to completion within tightly structured deadlines; Strategize and execute integrated ad campaigns, marketing collateral, trade catalogs, direct mail, editorial design, exhibit signage• Stimulated interest in the company’s Madison Avenue windows by creating intriguing visual displays• Saved on outsourcing costs by building templates for journal ads, brochures, catalogs, and flyers• Revamped bi-annual trade catalog which garnered two New York Book Show awards • Modernized the company’s lobby by presenting concepts to chief executives, selecting key pieces, and delivering artwork for display