Natalie Rippon Email & Phone Number

Napa, Ca

• Concept, design and manage projects for print • Design in-store promotional/campaign graphics and materials, on-premise POS, trade materials, collateral, and advertising for over 30 wine brands. Brands include Ménage à Trois Wines, Sutter Home Wines, SEAGLASS Wine Company, Trinity Oaks and Bandit Wines.Projects include in-store display graphics, publication ads, direct mail, coupons, sell sheets, neckers, brochures, banners, posters, event graphics and much more! • Work with key Brand Marketing and Project Managers to determine scope of project• Maintain brand standards and identities• Attend creative brainstorms and brand meetings• Make edits and changes to layouts• Prepare mechanical files for print and web graphics, maintain files and archives• Create working comps, presentation PDFs and images for brand managers and internal review• Responsible for proofing and attending press checks to ensure quality• Track projects through a job management system and work with Project Managers to keep projects on time• Work with Purchasing agents and vendors to keep projects on budget• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office

Napa, California, United States

• Concept, design and manage projects for print• Design in-store promotional/campaign graphics and materials, on-premise POS, trade materials, collateral, and advertising for over 30 wine brands. Brands include Sutter Home Winery, Menage a Trois Wines, Menage a Trois Vodka, Newman's Own Wines, Trinity Oaks and Bandit Wines.Projects include in-store display graphics, publication ads, direct mail pieces, coupons, sell sheets, neckers, brochures, banners, posters, event graphics and much more!• Work with key Brand Marketing and project managers to determine scope of project• Maintain brand standards and identities• Attend creative brainstorms and brand meetings• Make edits and changes to file layouts• Attention to detail• Prepare mechanical files for print and web graphics• Create working comps, presentation pdfs and images for brand managers and internal review• Interface with outside vendors, responsible for proofing and attend press checks to ensure quality• Maintain files and archives• Track projects through a job management system and work with Project Managers to keep projects on time• Work with Purchasing agents and vendors to keep projects on budget• Work with Art Directors and provide back-up

Napa, Ca

• Concept, design and manage projects for print • Design in-store promotional/campaign graphics and materials, on-premise POS, trade materials, collateral, and advertising for over 30 wine brands. Brands include Sutter Home Winery, Menage a Trois Wines, Menage a Trois Vodka, Newman's Own Wines, Trinity Oaks and Bandit Wines.Projects include in-store display graphics, publication ads, direct mail pieces, coupons, sell sheets, neckers, brochures, banners, posters, event graphics and much more! • Work with key Brand Marketing and project managers to determine scope of project• Maintain brand standards and identities• Attend creative brainstorms and brand meetings• Make edits and changes to file layouts• Attention to detail• Prepare mechanical files for print and web graphics• Create working comps, presentation pdfs and images for brand managers and internal review• Interface with outside vendors, responsible for proofing and attend press checks to ensure quality• Maintain files and archives• Track projects through a job management system and work with Project Managers to keep projects on time• Work with Purchasing agents and vendors to keep projects on budget• Work with Art Directors and provide back-up

Provide design services including, but not limited to, everyday floral arrangements, wedding arrangements for various floral shops in Sonoma county during the holiday seasons and for special events.

Client list includes: Hewlett-Packard- Worldwide, North American and regional divisions, Snapfish, Microsoft, Constellation Wines including Clos du Bois Wines and Black Box Wines, Icon Estates, Marlstone Society, Wacom Technologies, and the Raven Performing Arts TheaterDesign brochures, In-store POS, direct mail, greeting cards, packaging, booklets • Concepted and designed layouts of print and multimedia projects either self-directed or in collaboration with Art Director/Copywriter for clients • Created digital illustrations (logotypes, icons, charts, dielines, etc) for print and multimedia projects • Created and updated digital files in layout, version revisions and final mechanicals • Made edits and changes to files • Responsible for proofing and identifying consistency issues utilizing established document and typography conventions (brand guidelines, kerning, style sheets, etc.), updated and modified images to files • Created templates (both internal and client-based) • Made working comps and created PDFs for client presentations and internal review • Properly maintained established filing and archiving conventions of files • Provided backup to Art Director, as needed • Attended press checks, client meetings and creative brainstorms

Sacramento, California Area

• Worked with Creative Editor and 2 professional designers• Designed and produced files for print

Sacramento, California Area