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Packaging
tarte cosemtics
New York, NY
May 2016 - Present (8 years 6 months)
Designed primary and secondary artwork for eyeshadows, mascaras and other similar beauty products
Developed artwork for production and pre-production use, including to scale renderings of entire Tarte catalogue
Coordinated with marketing, education and operations to design, produce and create international packaging
Created spec/line drawings included with measurements for life-sized window and floor display in Sephora Dubia
Organized and aligned artwork/photoshoot server for easy access for both marketing and creative
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Freelance Package Designer
RP Promotions
Aug 2013 - Present (11 years 3 months)
Designed graphics for international spirit brands like Absolut, Belvedere, and Jameson.
Developed concept visuals for multi-brand shot wheel creation.
Packaged Multiple VAP and holiday specialty products for use in on-premise and off-premise promotional marketing
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Freelance
John Selca Designs
May 2010 - Present (14 years 6 months)
Worked in many different areas of design including packaging, event poster, clothing, web, and on screen animation. Created album covers, business cards, stationary, and logo design.
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Packaging
L'Oreal
New York, NY
Apr 2014 - May 2016 (2 years 1 month)
Create concept layouts requested by marketing or creative
Coordinate with DMI Marketing liason to assist in development and design in new products as well as extensions
Create any overlabeling art, including custom dieline(s), as requested for US or DMI projects.
Complete all requested updates to existing packaging
Organization of all current packaging files on Creative Server
Interpret requests for packaging files to determine needs and supply the necessary files in the appropriate format
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Freelance Packaging Designer
Kiss Products
Jan 2014 - Apr 2014 (3 months)
Packaged various cosmetic products including maximum speed glues, color changing nails, and blister packs.
Created header cards and labels for multiple nail polish remover products.
Designed displays, coupons and flyers for retail accounts with focus in special promotions.
Developed new visuals for cosmetic and electronic products which included multilingual instruction manuals.
Built custom die lines for innovative displays which would be showcased in large chain accounts
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Freelance Packaging Designer
Town and Country Living
Sep 2013 - Sep 2013
Created die lines on new shoe packaging ideas.
Produced live interactive products to aid in development.
Constructed multiple display products for market week.
Designed and re-purposed graphics with consistency to original brand.
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Junior Designer
Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits
Jan 2012 - Jul 2013 (1 year 6 months)
Worked with in a team to help visual and build marketing environments for national programs through mobile promotion.
Re-branded graphic identity and re purposed creative identity for various in-store on premise display.
Packaged labels for different wine and spirit brands, as varietal or line extensions, or innovating entirely new brands.
Designed shippers for brand distribution.
Produced print advertisement for editorial use in magazines including Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate.
Developed and edited videos for use in training and marketing.
Animated company logo and brand directed videos for promotional use in marketing.
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Intern
The Edelmen Group
Dec 2009 - Mar 2010 (3 months)
Created Web Emailers for American Express and Universal Studios cross promotions. Developed logos for an Independent Software Company. Created conceptual e-cards for business holidays.