Experience

Truffl Branding Agency

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Project Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  - Resource Planning: Create designer briefs & manage creative workloads for team of x4 in-house designers and over x10 external freelancers - Account & Project Management: Manage up to x15 client projects at a time, track timelines, budgets, and change orders, capture feedback - Vendor Management: Oversee vendors for web design, web development, photoshoots, and packaging - Resource Planning: Create designer briefs & manage creative workloads for team of x4 in-house designers and over x10 external freelancers - Account & Project Management: Manage up to x15 client projects at a time, track timelines, budgets, and change orders, capture feedback - Vendor Management: Oversee vendors for web design, web development, photoshoots, and packaging



SHUREPRINT

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Manager

  • May 2021 - Aug 2022

  - Overview: managed custom branded projects from ideation to delivery for hospitality clients & CPG brands - Design: placed artwork & created dielines & mock ups in Photoshop & Illustrator - Development: quoted out projects to manufacturers, outlined workback schedules to meet deadlines, coordinated sample(s) and feedback - Production: issued POs, oversaw production, managed QA & shipping, created invoices - Financial Reporting & Analysis: ran sales forecasts & profit & losses for each order - Leadership: managed five person team, ran daily meetings Show less



Design & Source Productions, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2017 - May 2021

  - Managed timeline, budget and scope with clients including Starbucks, Nordstrom, S'well, & MoMA - Led research & development for bespoke products (private label & promotional) for ~60 SKUs at once - Consulted with clients to focus on sustainable & eco-friendly products and packaging - Attended trade shows domestically and abroad to highlight key market trends for client presentations - Negotiated pricing, MOQ, INCO terms with suppliers (domestic & international) - Managed timeline, budget and scope with clients including Starbucks, Nordstrom, S'well, & MoMA - Led research & development for bespoke products (private label & promotional) for ~60 SKUs at once - Consulted with clients to focus on sustainable & eco-friendly products and packaging - Attended trade shows domestically and abroad to highlight key market trends for client presentations - Negotiated pricing, MOQ, INCO terms with suppliers (domestic & international)



Evolving Voice

• Brand Manager

  • Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

  - Launched brand - developed mission statement, brand guidelines, value proposition, & visual identity - Built out e-commerce website on Wix - created graphics, coordinated product shots, wrote descriptions, ordered and managed inventory - Designed & analyzed email campaigns via MailChimp & Zoho for mailing list with 3K+ subscribers - Manage social media presence & paid ads, growth of over 220% - Lead designer for merchandise accessory line (7 core products with roughly 40 seasonal SKUs) and e-commerce packaging - Sourced for factories in Hong Kong & China Show less



Skidmore College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer & Research Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - May 2016

  - Designed event posters using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and a bi-annual newsletter using Adobe InDesign. - Photographed events and lectures and managed department website. - Provided administrative assistance to professors, transcribed interviews, and conducted research for upcoming lectures and books. - Designed event posters using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and a bi-annual newsletter using Adobe InDesign. - Photographed events and lectures and managed department website. - Provided administrative assistance to professors, transcribed interviews, and conducted research for upcoming lectures and books.