Carmen Keiko
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Experience
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CTi Living
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Canada
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Designer
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Nov 2020 - Present
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Kitchen Stuff Plus Inc.
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Canada
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Packaging and Product Design
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Jul 2019 - Sep 2020
• Designed concept-to-launch of seasonal products, including surfaces, patterns and illustrations featured in own-brand products. Additionally, designed packaging dielines, artwork and overall graphics to strategically showcase product attributes and user manuals. • Developed guidelines and managed product launch timelines, as well as the design and production of samples for executive committee approval. • Created briefings of the over all aesthetics for product photoshoots, determining prop settings and visual appeal.
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Klick
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Canada
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Temporary Consultant - Graphic Design
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Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
• Created compelling visual presentations with a strategic approach to crafting narratives and visuals for complex medical subjects. • Created compelling visual presentations with a strategic approach to crafting narratives and visuals for complex medical subjects.
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Staples
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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700 & Above Employee
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Graphic Designer
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Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
• Perform as the best sales woman of the week for several times, especially resourceful finding ways to negotiate with the client and also offering smart solutions to their deadline, budget and quality expectations. • Designed logos, advertising, presentations and all types of printed marketing materials for small companies. Transcribed materials for folders and brochures. Responsible for the production wise verifying the printing quality, and adapting the files to production. • Perform as the best sales woman of the week for several times, especially resourceful finding ways to negotiate with the client and also offering smart solutions to their deadline, budget and quality expectations. • Designed logos, advertising, presentations and all types of printed marketing materials for small companies. Transcribed materials for folders and brochures. Responsible for the production wise verifying the printing quality, and adapting the files to production.
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Indigo
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Canada
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Experience - Visual Merchandising
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Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
• Used merchandising standards to create a visually appealing, stimulating store. • Supported the daily operations of the store and engaged in customer service. • Used merchandising standards to create a visually appealing, stimulating store. • Supported the daily operations of the store and engaged in customer service.
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MOORE DESIGN
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São Paulo Area, Brazil
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Co-Founder
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2015 - 2017
• Created business plan, strategy, operations, and marketing initiatives; cultivated relationships with high-quality suppliers and reduced the costs 35% through strategic increases in purchase volumes and negotiations. • Developed the brand’s concept and launched a comprehensive collection that was exhibited at the store of the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, one of the most relevant cultural institutions of Brazil. • Created business plan, strategy, operations, and marketing initiatives; cultivated relationships with high-quality suppliers and reduced the costs 35% through strategic increases in purchase volumes and negotiations. • Developed the brand’s concept and launched a comprehensive collection that was exhibited at the store of the Museum of Modern Art in São Paulo, one of the most relevant cultural institutions of Brazil.
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D12 Propaganda e Publicidade
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Brazil
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graphic Designer
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2014 - 2015
• Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to elaborate advertisement projects and campaigns for companies such as Avon, BMW and Unilever. • Applied my capabilities in 3D design and rendering knowledge to convey creative ideas to the clientele. • Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to elaborate advertisement projects and campaigns for companies such as Avon, BMW and Unilever. • Applied my capabilities in 3D design and rendering knowledge to convey creative ideas to the clientele.
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Liquid Ideias
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Brazil
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Advertising Services
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Industrial Designer / Graphic Designer
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2013 - 2014
• Liaison with textile factories to detail product viability and development of promotional gifts, also directed a cross-functional team to produce prototypes, develop product pitches and PowerPoint presentations for promotional campaigns for Wella AG, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. • Liaison with textile factories to detail product viability and development of promotional gifts, also directed a cross-functional team to produce prototypes, develop product pitches and PowerPoint presentations for promotional campaigns for Wella AG, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson.
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Industrial Designer
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2010 - 2013
• Elaborated highly-praised display for Coca-Cola that was used in Rock in Rio, a major Brazilian festival. • Created visually impactful prototypes to increase customer flow and sales. • Mapping the process of production of the company I was able to renovate and contribute to the internal design culture establishing an extensive, organized workflow management system. • Elaborated highly-praised display for Coca-Cola that was used in Rock in Rio, a major Brazilian festival. • Created visually impactful prototypes to increase customer flow and sales. • Mapping the process of production of the company I was able to renovate and contribute to the internal design culture establishing an extensive, organized workflow management system.
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Education
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Istituto Europeo di Design - IED Brasil
Master's degree, Design Thinking - Strategic Design and Innovation -
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bachelor's degree, Industrial Design, Graphic Design