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Production Designer (Freelance)
San Francisco, CA
Apr 2016 - Present (8 years 5 months)
Branding & Corporate Identity. Digital file preparation for primarily food and beverage packaging. Liaise with Production and Art Directors to gather design requirements for projects and ensure smooth transition from design phase to production phase. Manage pre-press process for print files. Review final copy, layouts, and content in print and digital formats. Ensure print and digital designs meet brand standards, production quality, and legal requirements. Ensure pre-production artwork that is released and deliverables comply with client and retailer specifications and studio standards. Communicate with external vendors.
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Production Designer
Berkeley, CA
Apr 2015 - Present (8 years 9 months)
Report to the Creative Director and collaborated closely with talented authors, editors and designers to create beautifully packaged and competitively priced non-fiction books, available online and in stores.
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Graphic Design and Production (Freelance)
Oakland, CA
Mar 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 9 months)
Creative development of advertising, newsletters, brochures, direct mail, for external and internal promo and marketing purposes. Designed, developed, and created multi-page layouts, four-color brochures, mailers, table tents, large and small format posters, flyers, banners, logos, signs, promotional displays, signage and presentation materials. Planned and coordinated graphic designs that meet the needs of the creative brief. Coordinated and scheduled vendor services in the preparation of final products.
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Graphic Design and Production
Emeryville, CA
Nov 2000 - Aug 2006 (5 years 9 months)
Collaborated with educators, brand managers and producers to produce interactive educational toys. Managed overseas vendors, illustrators, marketing and educational experts with demanding schedules. Created digital files and assets. Hired freelancers and overseas vendors