Senior Graphic & Packaging Designer

Matthew Kerfren

Philadelphia, PA

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Comfortable juggling multiple projects and always pushing the brand. With a background in packaging, advertising, design and illustration - I enjoy the challenge of creating entirely new concepts and reinvigorating existing brands.
Education
- CE - Intro to HTML, XHTML & CSS Graphic Design
  
  BCCC
  
  2010 - 2010
  
  Continuing Education Series
- CE - InDesign Graphic Design
  
  UArts
  
  2006 - 2006
  
  Continuing Education Series
- Associates Electronic Graphic Design
  
  NVCC
  
  1993 - 1996
Experience
- Senior Graphic Designer
  
  JustPlay Products
  
  Newtown, PA
  
  2015 - Present (9 years)
  
  Toys and plush packaging, showrooms and PR for multiple brands and projects while overseeing a team of designers.
- Graphic Artist
  
  Frankford Candy
  
  Philadelphia, PA
  
  2012 - 2015 (3 years)
  
  Packaging and product for candy and confections company with Disney, Nick, Marvel, Sanrio, etc and in house Frankford brands.
- Senior Designer > Art Director
  
  CDI/Jakks Pacific
  
  Santa Monica, CA
  
  2010 - 2012 (2 years)
  
  Lead toy package design team for $85M Disney Princess account. Direct contact with licensor, internal depts, and Hong Kong.
- Senior Designer > Art Director
  
  Atomica Design Group
  
  Morrisville, PA
  
  2006 - 2009 (3 years)
  
  Inspired, lead and trained team in design, packaging, pre-press, illustration and web with licensed and in house brands.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Gateway Funding
  
  Horsham, PA
  
  2004 - 2006 (2 years)
  
  All creative design works for a mortgage financial company. Continue to monitor market trends in design online and on shelf.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Co-op City Times
  
  Bronx, NY
  
  2004 - 2004
  
  Print content and design with a small newspaper team.
- Graphic Artist
  
  ThinkGeek.com
  
  Fairfax, VA
  
  2001 - 2003 (2 years)
  
  All design, illustration, photography and web graphics with a strong focus on graphic apparel and unique in-house products.
- Graphic Artist (Internship)
  
  digitalgravel.com
  
  New York, NY
  
  2003 - 2003
  
  Graphics internship with an online apparel retailer.
- Graphic Designer
  
  Arnold Worldwide
  
  McLean, VA
  
  1996 - 2001 (5 years)
  
  Graphic Design with a Fortune 500 Ad Agency.
Industries
- Retail
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Matthew Kerfren

Assistant/Associate Professor - School of Industrial Design

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