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Berlin, De

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Anaheim, California, United States

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Conceptualise and draw vector illustrations for children’s book.• Design social media (Instagram, Facebook) and website advertisements related to the book. • Collaborate with publisher over the full book production timeline: advertisements, printing, and binding methods.

Torrance, California

• Digitally alter layout, color, size, rotation, and/or placement of art elements for the creation of new fabric patterns and designs by using artwork purchased from outside artists.• Create color-coordinating patterns for composing sets of fabrics used for quilting piecing and home goods.• Collaborate with teammates for final color selection and pattern placement of final artwork.• Create repeatable patterns in Photoshop using final art pieces to create the continuous patterns needed for fabric production.

Cypress, California, United States

• Design stationery and product lines, from conceptualization to final product, for distribution into major stores and gift shops across the globe.• Paint artwork using traditional mediums such as acrylic paint or watercolor, digitally create artwork into patterns and designs to be used in 2D and 3D products.• Design packaging for products, layout all product files for production in Quark or InDesign, and provide product adjustments and color corrections to international vendors. • Collaborate closely with art directors to meet rigorous deadline schedules.

Cypress, California, United States

• Conceptualize and design products: desk accessories, stationery, brochures, journals, packaging, and photo albums.• Communicate directly with international vendors regarding product progression.• Digitally design artwork and create product mock-ups with marketing layout for buyers.• Regularly collaborate with company owner regarding the progress of product in stores across the United States and Canada.• Design and maintain quarterly product catalog including photographing of product, photo correction, and final print checks.• Instruct and teach interns pattern making, designing procedures, and how to prepare mockups for future sales.• Organize product and advertisements for trade shows.

· Responsible for the entire process in product line development including conceptualization, traditional and digital 2-D and 3-D design, color correction, image manipulation, product design concepts and mock-ups, pre-press file preparation, package design, FTP file transfers, and final product color correction.· Collaborated with the art directors at weekly meetings regarding the progress of product lines and communicated product adjustments and corrections to the vendors.· Responsible for archiving files, basic Mac troubleshooting, and minor ink-jet printing problems.· Worked within a rigorous deadline schedule, with deadlines often requiring completing components every one or two days.

· Responsible for the preparation, color adjustment, and enhancement of all the product images for the website.· Designed and created custom banners and advertisements including use of gif ads in Fireworks.· Revised and uploaded product images to web page using Dreamweaver, and edited product images and descriptions with HTML.· Re-organized company photo data base and up-dated the new-hire graphic designer skills exam.

Irvine, California, United States

· Worked closely with the Art Director to complete in-progress projects and collaborated regarding new projects.· Created the new logo for the monthly newsletter and updated the layout for monthly implementation.· Designed brochures, logos, and advertisements for Kettle Classics, City of Garden Grove, and Ironstone Bank.