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Design Director
MVP Group
Charleston, SC
Oct 2016 - Present (8 years 2 months)
- Develops and designs seasonal candle programs for TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods
- Creates all label artwork, package design, and sell sheets for buyers and vendors for production
- Works in conjunction with Sales Director to source raw materials and vessels with vendors internationally
- Manages the look, feel, and direction for all upcoming seasonal forecasting for future candle programs
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Design + Marketing Specialist
Charleston, SC
Oct 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)
- Collaborates with the marketing team to create and develop marketing strategies that target prospective new patients,
as well as new business markets
- Maintains official company Facebook page and other social media channels to facilitate interaction with current and
future patients
- Attends high level meetings as the marketing liaison to lead new and innovative strategies for company growth
- Illustrates concepts by designing layout of art & copy regarding arrangement, size, type size & style, and related
aesthetic components to produce final projects
- Involved with all content creation for print and web materials
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Graphic Designer + Marketing Specialist
Charleston, SC
Mar 2012 - Oct 2014 (2 years 7 months)
- Collaborated with the marketing & sales teams as lead creative to design and implement innovative marketing materials
and strategies for the Specialty Care Group and umbrella companies
- Oversaw the creation of new branding initiatives for marketing materials and corporate standards for creative projects
- Directed outside vendors with large scale creative projects and printing requests
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Graphic Designer
Viva International Group
Oct 2009 - Jan 2012 (2 years 3 months)
- Created marketing material for the eye wear licenses of major fashion brands, which include Skechers, Guess and Candies
-Responsible for carrying out pieces of creative which include advertisements, POP displays, flyers and trade show graphics
- Worked as part of a team to help color correct and retouch eyewear images for our website
- Managed freelance employees with their tasks, which includes work with photographers and printer vendors
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Liz Claiborne
Aug 2008 - Aug 2009 (1 year)
- Worked with the Corporate Brand and Image department to help complete projects for Liz Claiborne New York, Claiborne by John Bartlett, and Monet Jewelry
- Designed any creative was needed for the brands, which included collateral materials, direct mail and promotional items, in-store graphics, and anything else that was needed to communicate the goal of the brand
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Graphic Design Intern
Liz Claiborne
Jun 2008 - Aug 2008 (2 months)
- Assisted and created collateral material with the Creative Resources team
- Created mechanicals for hang tags, labels, and other apparel details and components
- Designed a wide variety of in-store graphics and fixtures for department stores
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Design Intern
The Children's Place
Jun 2007 - Aug 2007 (2 months)
- Executed a business enhancement strategy with the 11 other interns, which was presented to the executives
- Designed labels and hang tags for the upcoming seasons
- Compiled inspiration pieces and swipe files to help create upcoming seasonal labels
- Set-up detail sheets for garments labels to be sent to the vendors