Domenick Amato

• Manage and process the daily work flow of a high volume, fast paced art production team.
• Increased work output 40% by assisting in the development and coordination of automating production art to reduce art set up time, along with a 50% decrease in errors to ensure a high quality product. This led to the shutdown of one of our outsource groups.
• Designed & Created Automation process for art uploads to vendors, creating one source of truth for art.
• Created automation process for B2B images that led to substantial cost savings, along with better workflow efficiency to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate with Design Directors to implement processes that improve quality of team breakouts, tech pack art, submission pages & B2B images.
• Attend trade shows to study trends on new techniques and technology.
• Travel to vendors to troubleshoot quality issues and maintain standards.
• Played a key role in implementing project management tools, which includes Asana & MS Teams, across the design department to help collaborate and track workload more efficiently.
• Train Design Directors on tracking and management of their team’s workload to help prioritize seasonal projects properly.
• Lead and mentor a team of designers through the end-to-end design process, championing and encouraging innovation, creative thinking, new ideas and solutions
• Brands include: NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA & MLS, including Nike Team Sports, Team USA, Disney, Space Jam

Brand Kids Division

* Manage daily responsibilities of the art department for multiple brands * Check artists art sheets for accuracy * Create graphic mood boards based o Creative Director's lead * Lead design team in the execution of creative work that achieves seasonal concepts and business goals * Mentor, train, and develop graphic design team * Shop the market for new trends and art techniques * Work closely with production to ensure proper usage of print techniques