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Westwood College School of Design - Los Angeles, CA
- Summa Cum Laude
- Mentorship Award | May 2011
- President of Westwood VISION Design Club | 2010 to 2011
- Public Relations Chair of Westwood VISION Design Club | 2010
- Student of the Term | January 2010, May 2010
- President and Dean’s List | 2008 to 2010
- Alpha Beta Kappa award recipient | 2009
- Member/Officer of Westwood VISION Design Club | 2008 to 2009
- AIGA Student Group Member/Founder | 2008
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver
- Video: Final Cut Pro, After Effects
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook
- Web: HTML/CSS
Creative Skills
- Page layout, grid systems
- Typography
- Package Design
- Illustration
- Photo Editing, Restoration & Retouching
- Photography
ErinCondren.com (EC Design, LLC), Los Angeles, California | November 2011 to Present
- Design and produce custom product orders from ErinCondren.com.
- Helped develop, design and customize a variety of Erin Condren products following brand guidelines.
- Assisted the Production Manager with training of new junior designers through one-on-one training as well as creating step-by-step training manuals.
- Worked closely with Production Manager to create documents for in-house use to assist with the company’s custom production needs and put a new print workflow in place.
- Image editing of customer files as well as image editing for images used on ErinCondren.com website.
- Managed the production of all priority orders, international orders and reorders.
- Worked with design team, print team, and production team to meet production and sales goals.
- In charge of designing and printing wide-format orders (giclee & canvas) on Epson printers.
- Employee of the Month award recipient | January 2014
Walton|Isaacson, Los Angeles, California | August 2011
- Assisted Senior Graphic Designer and creative team with print layout and design, presentation mock-ups and maintenance of brand imaging.
- Designed and produced direct mail pieces for Caesars Entertainment properties.
- Produced and bound small sample brand books for client take-aways.
- Helped maintain Production Room fully stocked and maintained an updated supply list, ensuring to order fresh supplies when low or out.
- Produced and mailed match-prints to clients using various services.
- Assisted with writing and revising Spanish copy on bilingual pieces.
Wagstaff Worldwide, Hollywood, California | June 2011 to August 2011
- Worked in Creative Services department assisting the Senior Art Director and copy writers.
- Created and edited promotional items such as business cards and posters for clients.
- Assisted the Senior Art Director by taking illustrated files and coding them for web.
- Developed a firm understanding of the needs and structure of a public relations firm that caters to the hospitality industry.
Go Earth, Cerritos, California | February 2011 to Present
- Assisted go earth® in their eco party retail line and helped in the creation of innovative label design artwork for sugar cane round plates, bowls, and oval platters as well as bamboo plates, and corn starch cutlery.
- Created secondary and alternative label formats similar to the existing go earth ® retail product in order to liven the brand and create a more cohesive marketing structure.
- Developed a firm understanding of the advertising needs and structure of a green company in a market place where green products are growing rapidly.
Staples, Los Angeles, California | November 2009 to August 2011
- Print production using 4-color process on a variety of print machines
- Use Photo Impact, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Word, MS Publisher, Adobe Acrobat and Cute PDF Professional to edit files and prepare them for print
- Assessing priority of print jobs, communicating with production team and delegating tasks accordingly
- Pre-flight of files to ensure quality prints
- Processing print orders, updating and maintaining an electronic customer database
- Doing finishing work on orders such as binding, gluing, cutting and mounting on foamboard
- Answering phones and communicating with clients via phone, email and in person
- Assessing print needs of clients and providing them with options
- Shipping using UPS Worldship software
Westwood College & American Lung Association Los Angeles, California | March 2010 to April 2010
- Created key art for posters and stair risers for the California Climb 2010 event hosted by the American Lung Association
- Guided graphic design students in their submissions for the project, typography, and worked with the instructor to finalize the pieces for print and use in the event
Lotus Interworks, Los Angeles, California | May 2009 to October 2009
- Logo design
- Ad design for web marketing campaigns
- Office stationery and business form design
- Web graphic design
Westwood College & American Lung Association Los Angeles, California | March 2009 to April 2009
- Created a series of motivational posters for the California Climb 2009 event hosted by the American Lung Association
Lotus Interworks, Los Angeles, California | October 2008 to April 2009
- Internet marketing
- General office duties
- Web graphic design
UCLA Department of Statistics, Los Angeles, California | April 2007 to March 2008
- Front end receptionist for Student Affairs office
- General office duties including filing, making copies, faxing, delivering messages
- Running a contact database on Filemaker Pro
- Handled confidential student records
- Handled time sensitive material
- Managed the UCLA Dept. of Statistics Student Services website using HTML / CSS