Simone Linn Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Torrance, CA

Specification Lighting Sales Representative for this independent lighting sales agency that represents over 60 different decorative, architectural and landscape lighting companies. Responsible for outside sales calling on hospitality design firms, architects and commercial interiors firms.

• Independent Design Services ConsultantGraphic Design & Print Production Management
• Ongoing creation of promotional graphic design projects for Roll Global brands including Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Pistachios, POM Wonderful, Fiji Water and Justin Winery.
• Design and hand-printing of custom letterpress projects for corporate and individual clients. Projects include business cards, brand identity and logo design, event invitations, custom stationery and wedding.
• Short-term graphics consultant for exhibit and event marketing company, Czarnowski. Provided analysis of the Los Angeles office’s large format print production workflow. Assessed in-house capabilities and recommended.
• Designed and provided detailed 3D renderings of two custom tradeshow booths for LightFair 2015, developed for a lighting manufacturer.
• Designed and provided detailed 3D renderings of a retail showroom, including custom fixtures, signage and environment design. Point of Purchase Display & Product Packaging

• Manufacturer of high-end commercial and residential decorative lighting. Continued my role & relationship with JDG as a independent contractor.
• Responsible for art direction of product photography for two new catalogs. Supervised catalog printing, representing company at press checks in China. Re-touched and color-corrected images.
• Developed concepts and 3D renderings for 2012 new product introductions

• Manufacturer of high-end commercial and residential decorative lighting.Marketing & Design:
• Supervised design and printing of 30,000 copies of a new 350 page main catalog, replacing an outdated binder of 5 separate product introduction supplements.
• Created a new, innovative brochure design, aimed at capturing more business in a new market. Success and popularity of this brochure demanded a larger reprint and the spread of it's use to all JDG markets.Art Direction:
• Supervision of photography sessions for over 300 unique product photos, requiring over 6 weeks of studio time. Also personally responsible for color correction of over 300 images and the creation of "fake" installation.
• Conducted gruelling, 2 week long, press check at Chinese printing facility, approving all crucial pages of 2010 catalog for color and accuracy.Product Management:
• Conducted regular quality control trips to China to approve prototypes and check samples at JDG's various metal, glass, resin and porcelain suppliers.

• Manufacturer of custom contract lighting & furniture for hospitality.Marketing & Brand Development:
• Created and implemented comprehensive plan and $400K budget for company-wide marketing efforts, including trade shows, advertising, events, and collateral development.
• Developed and implemented branding strategy for dynamic new company image after corporate name change, including new logos, catalogs & other collateral for parent company and 4 divisions.
• Managed website development, including the creative and integration of three new websites and two existing websites into a unified whole, while replacing the previous, 15-year old site.Leadership:
• Juggled up to 50 projects at a time, balancing creative talent, work flow, budgets and timelines to achieve timely completion of complex, high-profile projects.
• Hired and trained additional engineers into staff, groomed and promoted seasoned staff members to greater levels of management responsibility.

• As supervisor for the design and engineering teams, was directly responsible for all custom product development which represented approximately 85% of company revenue, with 15% of business coming from 3 established.
• Developed all new product offerings for 3 distinct catalog lines, launching approximating 20 new designs annually at industry trade shows.
• Led initial client consultations on large new projects, including review of floor plans and property walk-thoughs. Was directly responsible for closing deals, receiving approvals, and conducting in-person shop drawing.
• Sourced higher quality local resin, metal, and plastic fabricators to meet the challenges of more difficult custom product. Researched and negotiated with suppliers in China on multiple sourcing visits abroad.

• Manufacturer of custom store fixtures and POP displays.
• Designed and directed projects from concept to finished product for cosmetics industry clients, including Sephora, Victoria’s Secret Beauty, Smashbox Cosmetics, and Anthony Logistics for Men.
• Created numerous innovative designs which won Sephora and Smashbox Cosmetics as new clients. Company secured additional clients based on excellent referrals.
• Supervised in-house AutoCAD drafting team preparing all engineering drawings for product production. Utilized personal 3D computer graphics skill set to create renders for client presentations and new business.
• Supervised print production, prepared artwork for specific client projects, and coordinated with multiple outside vendors on detailed assembly and packaging.

• Independent television production studio.
• Coordinated hiring of 40 new employees within six weeks, during rapid start-up of animation division and production of prime-time animated show for NBC, starring James Garner and Robert Downey, Jr., among others.
• Oversaw all recording sessions, carefully balancing the needs of the talent, the writers, the voice director, and audio technicians, to complete sessions on time.
• Painted digital backgrounds in Photoshop and created all color models for a production with a one week per show deadline.

• Entertainment production studio.
• Assisted Head of Production with development of budgets and schedules for animated productions that were aired on Fox and the WB.
• Researched and recommended overseas vendors and new media partners.
• Coordinated subcontractor bidding process for feature film sequel.

• Entertainment production studio.
• Assisted in casting for two pilots, two animated televisions series, “Rugrats” and Wild Thornberrys” and one animated feature film, Rugrats- The Movie”.
• Facilitated recordings, contracts and auditions for all productions.

Ba, Cum Laude, Art History / Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Tau Zeta Epsilon

Bfa, Sculpture