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Art Director
Craft House International
Toledo, OH
* Directed product concept, packaging design, and illustration for children's activity and science kits. * Designed a variety of packaging types - paperboard boxes, window boxes, paper tubs, counter displays, and point of purchase signage.
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Senior Designer/Illustrator
Giddy Up/Elmers Products
Ann Arbor, MI
* Engineered concept, development, and design of children's products for publishing, activity, and toy markets. * Focused primarily on packaging design and illustration for licensed and non-licensed products. * Recognized for work on SurprizeInk!, Color-N-Carry, and Fuzzoodles™. * Generated an array of packaging styles - spiral binding, blister, clamshell, window boxes, acetate containers, counter displays, and point of purchase signage.
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Packaging Designer
Bendon Publishing International - Ashland
Inc./Michael's - Darice Packaging Designer Developing retail wholesale private label branding and packaging designs for craft goods. * Creating for both adult and youth markets with a particular emphasis on growing the company's sticker book program. * Maintaining and enforcing brand standards while managing project deadlines and schedules. * Overseeing proofing and production processes. * Coordinating and communicating with external and internal sources which include graphic designers product designers photographers printers marketers buyers administrators and others. * Designing a variety of packaging types - blister hangtags poly bags adhesive labels paper wraps paperboard boxes corrugated boxes window boxes acetate containers and counter displays.
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Senior Toy Designer
Jakks Pacific/Flying Colors Toys
Dexter, MI
* Implemented product concept and packaging design for licensed toy products. Recognized for work on Nickelodeon Goooze. * Generated an array of packaging styles - plastic molding, blister, clamshell, window boxes, adhesive labels, counter displays, and point of purchase signage.
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Freelance Illustrator
StudioRob.com
Oberlin, OH
* Creates illustrations and designs with a focus on fun, kid-friendly graphics. * Have produced a variety of work, ranging from company mascots and logos to novelty prizes and card games. references available upon request
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Designer
Strongsville, OH
Nov 2014 - Jul 2020 (5 years 8 months)
• Developing retail, wholesale, private label branding, and packaging designs for craft goods.
• Creating for both adult and youth markets with a particular emphasis on growing the company’s sticker book program.
• Maintaining and enforcing brand standards while managing project deadlines and schedules.
• Overseeing proofing and production processes.
• Coordinating and communicating with external and internal sources which include graphic designers, product designers, photographers, printers, marketers, buyers, administrators, and others.
• Designing a variety of packaging types - blister, hangtags, poly bags, adhesive labels, paper wraps, paperboard boxes, corrugated boxes, window boxes, acetate containers, and counter displays.