Experience

Focus Industries

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Graphic Designer, Marketing

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  • Create and oversee all design projects, both print and digital while adhering to company’s brand and guidelines, from conception to delivery • Redefined company’s identity for all marketing material, spec sheets, and trade show graphics • Oversee all product development from design department on both existing and new products • Created company’s new graphic standards guidelines for Sales Reps, and Distributors to better represent the company’s vision • Trained and managed design assistants for a successful department • Successfully managed marketing team in place of Marketing Manager for three and a half years • Manage company’s social media presence on multiple platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube • Create and edit informational videos for installations, new product releases, repairs and substitutions • Responsible for Art Direction photography of products in the field, as well as in-studio photography • Work directly with the CEO on all custom projects and proposals to bring new business to the company for prospective clients • Create digital marketing email campaigns on new product releases, and sale items • Managed and maintained company’s Word Press website using both HTML and CSS • Liaising between the marketing and design teams to ensure deadlines are met • Ensuring brand consistency throughout various marketing projects • Reviewing junior designers’ work to ensure highest quality is met • Refine images, fonts and layouts using graphic design software Show less



The Quarto Group

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Design Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2018

  • Supervise and lead the graphic design licensing department team• Managed the creative process in designing licensing books including page layout, cover design graphics, type setting, logos, illustrations, advertisements, and many other forms of visual communication for Marvel, Lucas, Disney and Nickelodeon• Analyze and plan the framework of design according to the laid-out concept and established specifications of the project• Ensure that the delivered products or services adhere to the policies and standards of the company• Delegate job responsibilities among junior team members and oversee that quality work is being completed within the projected deadline• Assist the team members to choose the right style, attractive graphics, images, and other visual elements to adept them according to the objectives of the project• Leverage creative and marketing knowledge to develop new creative campaigns for specific targets• Work in collaboration with colleagues across different departments• Bring new business to the organization and sell current portfolio of work to prospective customers Show less

• Design Assistant

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016



Shady Canyon Golf Club

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vidual Designer

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Consulting with the project team and determining visual design preferences and expectations • Designing original graphics with unique colors, shapes, and typography fonts • Refining the output of paint and hand-draw applications by using visual design software • Enhancing digital images, including the application of contrasts and gradients • Submitting visual design concepts for brainstorming and approval in a timely manner • Meeting with the project team for feedback and editing designs, when required • Collaborating with IT developers in aligning visual designs with website functionalities • Developing prototypes to uniformly integrate logos and brand images to other products and platforms, including social media • Assist the team members to choose the right style, attractive graphics, images, and other visual elements to adept them according to the objectives of the project • Leverage creative and marketing knowledge to develop new creative campaigns for specific targets • Work in collaboration with colleagues across different departments Show less



Tremendous! Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Graphic Designer

  • Jul 2013 - Sep 2015

  • Assist team with new ideas and provide creative input for new designs • Designed motion graphics and 3D animation for production teams and oversaw all the necessary design changes • Collaborate with production team and VP of Development to ensure that all essential design specifications are implemented with accuracy • Ability to develop quick design ideas based on creative briefs for major television networks and ensured that all deadlines were met • Created design features including sizzle reels, motion graphics, animations, logos, lower thirds, one-sheets, show advertisements, and marketing material • Interacted with networks and production team to understand needs to develop motion graphics for a variety of television shows • Communicated concepts, ideas, and outcomes of research to the entire design and development team to maintain a seamless flow of information • Developed motion graphics for television: Rock the Park, Bizarre Foods, Holy Robinson Peete Show, Ghost Asylum, Bama State Style, Angels Among Us, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations • Worked on development for Emmy Award winning show: Rock the Park • Participated in on-set art direction for multiple television shows • Coordinated and participated in promotional activities and trade shows • Received New Comer of the Year award for outstanding employee • Achieved Design Manager from Design Assistant in less than one year Show less



Forest City Enterprises

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Indepedent Design Contractor

  • Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Assessed project assignment details • Adhere to individualized budgets and requirements • Communicated updates and issues that arose with supervisors, managers, or other team members • Meet company deadlines for opening of • Tracked and recorded my progress and present regular updates to supervisors and clients • Developed barricade graphics for The Orchard Town Center • Worked directly with the Developer, Project Manager and Illustrator • Assessed project assignment details • Adhere to individualized budgets and requirements • Communicated updates and issues that arose with supervisors, managers, or other team members • Meet company deadlines for opening of • Tracked and recorded my progress and present regular updates to supervisors and clients • Developed barricade graphics for The Orchard Town Center • Worked directly with the Developer, Project Manager and Illustrator