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Senior Graphic Designer
Cockeysville, MD
Feb 2007 - Present (17 years 10 months)
• seven year experienced senior graphic designer,
illustrator and photographer for a vending, candy confection,
plush toy and electronics package design company
• worked with graphics, sales and marketing team daily to
successfully produce fresh and fun packaging, displays, candy
and toy ideas for both children and adults
• balanced the designing of signage, print ads, packaging,
illustration, toys, catalogs, plush, logos and mass emails
• responsible for submitting important physical and digital
product samples to over 20 licensors for review, including
Sony, Fox, ICEE, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.
• created successful marketing designs for company trade
shows - banners, signs, table tents, large shippers, candy
displays, awnings and catalogs
• as senior designer, my responsibilities included overseeing
important design decisions and assisting a team of seven
junior designers and one intern
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Creative Director
Cockeysville, MD
Mar 2013 - Jan 2014 (10 months)
• creative director, illustrator and photographer for a vending,
candy confection, plush toy and electronics package design company
• worked with graphics, sales and marketing team daily to
successfully produce fresh and fun packaging, displays, candy
and toy ideas for both children and adults
• balanced the designing of signage, print ads, packaging,
illustration, toys, catalogs, plush, logos and mass emails
• responsible for submitting important physical and digital
product samples to over 20 licensors for review, including
Sony, Fox, ICEE, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros.
• created successful marketing designs for company trade
shows - banners, signs, table tents, large shippers, candy
displays, awnings and catalogs
• as creative director, i was in charge of six designers and one
web designer - assigning new and exciting up and coming
projects to my team, overseeing the design of a future
e-commerce website, keeping contact with licensors for
approvals daily, creating print and production orders with
manufacturers, keeping daily contacts with upper management
and owners to make sure all requirements and deadlines
were met
• returned to previous senior designer position in order to
participate in more hands-on creative projects, such as toy
design and illustration