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Director, Global Creative
L'Oréal
Feb 2013 - Present (11 years 6 months)
Ralph Lauren Fragrances - concept and design for primary and secondary packaging, promotions, gift sets, and other collateral. Development of texture items and visual merchandising both domestically and internationally. Press and product approvals. Art direction for promotional photography.
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Freelance Art Director
L'Oréal
Jul 2012 - Feb 2013 (7 months)
Ralph Lauren Fragrances - concept and design for primary and secondary packaging, promotions, gift sets, and other collateral. Press and product approvals.
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Visiting Critic
Fashion Institute of Technology
Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
Visiting critic for the MA Exhibition Design program, critiquing students' final projects for the summer session
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Senior Researcher
Public Policy Lab
Jan 2011 - Jul 2012 (1 year 6 months)
Researching and writing about the intersection of policy and design, focusing on effective service design developed by government agencies. Articles are regularly published on the Lab's blog.
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Masters Candidate
School of Visual Arts
Aug 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 9 months)
Thesis development regarding what comes after high rise public housing in America in terms of policy and design, focusing on case study work in Newark, New Jersey.
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Senior Graphic Designer
Heather B. Moore Inc.
Mar 2010 - Aug 2010 (5 months)
Managed a small team producing all print collateral and marketing materials for handmade jewelry company. Responsible for art directing product photography and coordinating retouching. Maintained website and handled all press and vendor contacts.
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Freelance Designer
Freelance
Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 (5 months)
Freelance consulting and design work for various Cleveland businesses including Stancato's Italian Restaurant and Signature Sauces, Inc. Creation of print collateral for marketing purposes as well as logo work, packaging, and web design.
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Graphic Designer
Abercrombie & Fitch
May 2008 - Jan 2009 (8 months)
Brand Marketing - Photo Marketing and Fragrance/Personal Care Packaging Design
Responsible for preparation of photographs for in-store as well as outdoor marketing usage. creation of photo stories for each season, all brands. Previously designed packaging and other collateral for the fragrance/personal care team for Gilly Hicks and Ruehl brands. Work with vendors, on-site color approval and on-press experience for products.
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Art Director
Newell Rubbermaid - Beauty & Style
Nov 2006 - May 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Beauty & Style (Goody), Fashion Accessories - Packaging, Print Marketing and Merchandising for fashion side of hair accessories business
Responsible for design development of packaging, merchandisers and all print collateral for fashion hair accessories. Conceptualization and execution for campaigns involving exclusive packaging, editorial photo shoots and lookbooks. Responsibility for taking projects from inception to completion, including work with vendors.
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Creative Services Intern
LPK
Mar 2005 - Dec 2005 (9 months)
Work with design and production teams. Responsibilities from concepting, packaging design, and presentation preparation to scanning, comping and image searching for various clients – primarily Hershey brands as well as Jimmy Dean, Mr. Clean, and Tampax.
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Design Intern
University of Cincinnati College of DAAP
Sep 2004 - Dec 2004 (3 months)
Design and production of promotional materials for the college, including gallery opening mailers and brochures, faculty announcements, and internal items such as calendars and posters.
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Design Intern
FRCH Design Worldwide
Mar 2004 - Jun 2004 (3 months)
Hospitality and Restaurant studio, Graphics team. Design and production responsibility on projects from clients including Hampton Inns and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Prepared boards and project briefs for presentations, researched imagery for proposals.
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Production/Design Intern
Deskey Integrated Branding
Mar 2003 - Dec 2003 (9 months)
Worked on projects for Procter & Gamble, Georgia Pacific, and other clients. Scanning, printing and comping work for both teams. Prepared and released files to separators. participated in photo shoots, user testing, and client meetings.