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Owner
Chrissy Creative
Nashville, TN
Feb 2018 - Present (6 years 9 months)
Owner of graphic design consultation agency. I created packaging, branding and merchandising solutions for a variety of CPG clients.
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Senior Designer
New York, NY
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)
• Display Design, Print, and Merchandising Design for Maybelline Cosmetics.
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DESIGN MANAGER/ PACKAGING COSMETICS / DIGITAL CONTENT
JUSTONE LLC
New York, NY
May 2017 - Mar 2018 (10 months)
Oversee the launch of a 50+ sku assortment of cosmetic goods. Duties include branding, graphic design, merchandising, and product development. Design digital content for social media platforms, and visual content for the website. Work along side sales, production and upper management on shipping, delivery and retail distribution. Initial production in first 6 months is 100 display units shipping to multiple drug and grocery chains.
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Packaging Designer
Homewear Linens
New York, NY
Jun 2016 - May 2017 (11 months)
Manage the designing and implementation of all packaging artwork for home accessories.
• Develop secondary packaging for kitchen, table, bath and decorative items.
• Daily tasks include; tracking samples, communication with China and India factories and
meetings with Sales and Art Director to collaborate on design direction.
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Design Director _Mechanicals and Packaging
Beatrice Home Fashions
New York, NY
Feb 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year 2 months)
• Develop seasonal trend as it relates to bedding, bath, window and table top goods.
• Design print and woven patterns for overseas manufacturing.
• Design private label packaging as well as visual end cap and floor displays for retailers.
• Stage and set the showroom for Spring/Fall markets to highlight new and popular styles
to grow our sales and distribution channels.
• Manage the work flow and output of our in house design team.
• Contributed to 20% growth of “Pooch Pen” pet line, by updating packaging and
developing trend driven product initiatives.
• Biweekly presentations to retailers, resulting in 50% increase in orders or additional SKUS.
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Design Manager Packaging
New York, NY
Aug 2010 - Feb 2015 (4 years 6 months)
• Oversee Art Department output of graphics, dielines, and mechanical specifications
of packaging and cosmetic components.
• Collaborate with Creative Director, Sales, and Production to make sure all designs are
executed correctly, on schedule, and per customer shelf specifications.
• Annual product roll-outs include: Spring, Back-to-School, and Holiday assortments
with upwards of 30 SKUS sampled overseas.
• Sales increased an average of 20% year-over-year growth under my direction.
• Contributed to re-branding and expansion, resulting in a $300 million TPG investment.