Derek Pershyn Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, New York, Us

As Design Manager my main task is leading Major League Baseball On-Field projects. This encompasses everything from start of the season (Spring Training) to end of the season (World Series). There are many special events that get scheduled throughout the year, that MLB relies on New Era to lead creatively. This is headwear specially designed for Armed Forces Day, Independence Day, All-Star Weekend, and many others. I lead the process through out from research and development of fabrics and techniques to prototype reviews and final design approvals.In addition to those projects, I collaborate with various retail accounts on their headwear needs. Every account service a different consumer and we work together to ensure the product designed is on trend and relevant to that consumer. I also contribute to New Era’s seasonal program lines.

Buffalo, New York, Us

In my role as Senior Designer in addition to my roles designing headwear for our global product line and lead design for entertainment/pop culture licenses, I have taken on a creative leadership role. I research & review trends and then disseminate to the rest of the design team.I have also had opportunities to work on apparel and design custom packaging for various entertainment / pop culture licenses.

Buffalo, New York, Us

As a Designer I create headwear for our seasonal global product lines. I work with various licenses from sports to pop culture. I'm responsible for delivering headwear designs according to our global production calendar to ensure production times and delivery dates are met.As Lead Designer for Entertainment Licenses I create headwear for seasonal product lines. This position has provided me the opportunity to work with global brands such as Warner Bros. / DC Comics, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Hasbro, Disney, and Nickelodeon.

Buffalo, New York, Us

Design market specific headwear for the Urban / Lifestyle consumer. Functions include: Design Lead for Entertainment Licenses – Organize meetings for Entertainment Licenses related projects. Working with production art staff so they can execute 100% graphics, specs, and sell sheets for Entertainment Licenses. Administrative Functions – Archiving out of date style guides and proto logs for Entertainment licenses. Working with the Sourcing department to hand over specs for production. Developing Concepts – Use trend forecasts to develop concepts that are on target for the urban / lifestyle consumer.

Buffalo, New York, Us

Executing concepts given from customers and senior designers by making the art ready to be digitized and manufactured. Work with sales reps to deliver customer approved art.

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Led a 24 member design staff, in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. Functions include. Workflow Management - Assigned design work to staff based on deadline and priority of work. Remained in constant contact with outsourced staff to keep turnaround times and meet delivery of work. Scheduling and Payroll - Managed staff vacation time to ensure office was properly staffed when necessary and work with payroll regarding disability and other circumstances when staff is not able to work. Quality Audit - Regularly audited staff work for quality regarding errors and aesthetic value of assignments. Presented both positive and critical feedback to staff where necessary. Productivity Tracking - Tracked staff work output on monthly basis regarding quality, quantity, and assignments worked to provide data for company growth.

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Worked with sales and management to design work that met deadlines and helped sell advertising in The Talking Phone Book. Speculative Design - Worked with sales and management to create eye-catching ads while meeting productivity goals and deadlines. Production Design - Worked on sold ad contracts creating art that was published in books.

Designed ads for many local newspapers, while keeping very tight deadlines. Functions included. Production Design - Created attention-grabbing ads for customer using the information they provided. Pre-Press - Processed page negatives for press. Checked pages for quality such as making sure items were knocking out and overprinting where necessary. Worked closely with the pressroom and editors desk to make sure paper went to press on time.

Syracuse, Ny, Us

Assisted Art Director with production of TV ads, print ads and logo designs for various clients. Functions included. Research and Preparation - Researched stock photos for assignments and adjusted images using Adobe Photoshop when called for. Production Design - Took concepts from Art Director and produced completed designs using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress. Brainstorming - Contributed ideas for logo design and layouts for advertising assignments for Fisher Price and the Buffalo Sabres.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design

Communication Design