Experience

NATION LTD

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  -Utilize brand imagery and videos to tell compelling visual stories in a fresh and unique way across all channels -Design cross-channel paid ad assets -Plan, conceptualize, and arrange content and visual elements on website including homepage, landing pages, and ancillary pages -Execute visual assets for email/sms marketing strategies including A/B testing content, drip and editorial campaigns -Develop template/ layout strategy for asset creation -Establish a system for design presentations and delivery -Ownership of design and related organization in Figma -Photo retouching and recoloring -Maintain brand visual guidelines as laid out by the Creative Director and Director of eComm -Ensure all design work meets brand standards for quality and accuracy -Attend and actively participate in all weekly content and marketing meetings -Manage multiple projects in partnership with Graphic Designer, ensuring deadlines are met and progress is communicated cross-functionally Show less



Self Employed

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Illustrator/Designer

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  -clients include Anine Bing, Smashbox Cosmetics, Steve Madden, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, King's Hawaiian, Sunglass Hut, Essie, Dollar Shave Club, Live Nation/House of Blues, Four Seasons Los Cabos, Robbins Brothers, Zoetis Petcare, and more. -Graphic Design projects: apparel graphics (design, and prepare for print), social media content design (IG stories, static posts, TikTok videos), marketing design (emails, homepage, SMS, paid ads), light motion graphics (video editing, animated GIFs), light packaging design, and more. -Illustration projects: branding content (icons, email, and more); print assets (brochures, postcards, christmas cards, hand-lettered menus, coloring books, stickers and more); web assets (animated GIFs, illustrated maps & diagrams, and more). Show less



Shemarya Artists

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  -Manage creative department and all creative requests -Design, edit, and manage client presentation decks -Design branded mock-ups -Research client work, industry news, and current trends in entertainment and marketing -Manage all HTML files on server -Light copywriting -Website design and management -Email design -Social media content design -Manage and post on social media -Provide reports in weekly staff meetings -Oversee all creative projects from beginning to end, ensuring quality for web Show less



Project Social T

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior Graphic Artist

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  Accomplishments: -many best selling graphic tees at Urban Outfitters (one is still being sold today) -2 graphic tees purchased for Hulu and CW shows Duties: -design original apparel graphics for boutique lines and major retailers while adhering to brand identity -traditional and digital illustration for apparel graphics -web assets and social media content design -create email blasts, color separations, CAD and line sheets -resizing and retouching images -prepare all artwork for printing -photography of product to CAD -Retailers include Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, Urban Outfitters, Saks off 5th Avenue, Lulus, Revolve, and over 200 small scale boutiques. Show less



RADIUS

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Illustrator/Designer

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  -in-house Illustrator and Designer for on-campus student creative agency -led specific illustration projects -communicated directly with clients to identify and satisfy needs -created preliminary sketches for clients -worked together with team members to invent creative solutions for Brand Strategy through use of illustration, animation, graphic design, and marketing -in-house Illustrator and Designer for on-campus student creative agency -led specific illustration projects -communicated directly with clients to identify and satisfy needs -created preliminary sketches for clients -worked together with team members to invent creative solutions for Brand Strategy through use of illustration, animation, graphic design, and marketing



EXPRESS

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Key Holder, Sales Associate

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2016

  -cashier and style expert -suggested clothing items and outfits to customers -assisted with designing the floorset -chose outfits for mannequins and displays -acted as manager when manager stepped out or took breaks -cashier and style expert -suggested clothing items and outfits to customers -assisted with designing the floorset -chose outfits for mannequins and displays -acted as manager when manager stepped out or took breaks