Kemi Jolaoso

Product design for a wide range of seasonal products including soft goods, paper goods, home decor. Package design for giftware. Retail gift card programs for POS and marketing
Clients included: Decowraps, Christmas Tree Shops Inc., Bed Bath and Beyond, Buy Buy Baby, Yankee Candle, GourmetGiftBaskets.com, The TJX Companies Inc., International Greetings USA, Dyno Merchandise, Bridge Direct, Jarden Consumer Solutions and Anker Play Products.

Designed high-end innovative packaging for the floral industry including collateral, promotional dis- plays, marketing brochures and weekly email blasts in fast-paced deadline driven environment * Partnered with Sales team to surpass their productivity goals for clients such as Walmart and Wegmans * Created in-depth presentations and mood boards for clients and trade shows * Collaborated with marketing team for state-of-the art trade show design and installation * Traveled to meet clients to present innovative packaging ideas and understand their brand needs * Prepared files for prepress and overseas production in Columbia and China

Designed and developed wide range of seasonal products including soft goods, paper goods, home decor and giftware sold in over 71 stores nationwide * Managed and mentored team of 4 freelance designers * Developed seasonal color palettes and quarterly trend storyboards presented to buyers * Brainstormed weekly with design team of 7 achieving success in product development concepts * Initiated daily communication with buying team targeting their budget, deadlines and sales goals * Revitalized project management process successfully increasing productivity by 50% * Supervised licensing art program: art buying, contract negotiation and relationship management Package Design: * Developed package design and brand identity for marketing buying team to achieve sales goals * Initiated concept development for retail packaging, POP display and corporate identity materials