Experience

HELLO X MARI
Illustrator & Content Creator, Voice Over, Freelance Graphic Designer
Small Studio · January 1st, 2018 – Present

• Embroidery specialist

• Seamstress

• Illustrator

• Voice Over

• Photography

• Content Creation: voice over, videography for tailored audiences

• Retainer of services

Brondell Inc.
(Contractor/Temp) Freelance Visual & Graphic Designer
San Francisco, CA · October 14, 2019 – January 2020

• Creation of assets, look & feel for web / banner advertisements

• Enhanced content, e-mail campaign designs

• Creation of brand identity and packaging for all Brondell products

• Designing point of purchase displays for Brondell products, clientele including Home Depot, Costco and Amazon

• Designing iconography for design inlays for remotes

• Assisting with processing for project management, sign-offs and quality control for copy and graphics

PureRED Integrated Marketing
Creative Production Designer
Pleasanton, CA · March 1st, 2019 – September 16th, 2019

• Circular print coordination adhering to look & feel

• Creation of assets for presentations

• Quality control & corrections on signage, design solutions & circular print production for file collections

• Creative problem solving for circular print layouts

• Template set up creations as well as preparing presentations for meetings

• Mariano’s look & feel design creations

• Divisional creative solves for accounts under Kroger specific to locations

• Part of an on boarding team for Kroger for banner designs / signage

Jiawei Technology Ltd.
Graphic Designer
Hayward, CA · January 24th, 2018 – February 28, 2019

• Create deliver, edit and optimize marketing collateral and materials

• Ensure that messages are consistent of messages that support marketing strategies

• Maintain promotional projects ready by coordinating requirements with the graphics department, detailed-checking of accurate SKU’s and lighting / smart home specifications

• Managed a creative agency and photography agency by prioritizing and keeping track of work flow

• Managed relationship with print agencies to keep consistent deliverables created with style parameters, setting requirements, budgeting, and ensuring delivery on time for materials

• Coordinating marketing materials as requested

• Plan trade shows by identifying, assembling, coordinating requirements, establishing contacts, development of schedules, assignments, and assignment planning

• Creative digital content producer for banner ads, or promotional material

• Develop working relationships at all levels with sales management

• Photoshop high quality design details to display designs

• Rendering of packaging files to showcase concepts

• A+ content for lighting products

• Creative problem-solving including photo manipulation of product photography and lifestyle backgrounds

• Light photography for small on-site / images for trade shows, booth displays, or digital content needs

• Model number / SKU list handler for quality control purposes on packaging / shipping labels, and barcode generating

Too Good Gourmet
Temporary Graphic Designer
San Leandro, CA · October 23rd, 2018 – January 8th, 2018

• Sales collateral design for cookie advertisement

• Quality control for cookie packaging

• Management of sku organization

• Advertisement of social media design needs

• Thorough stages of cookie mock-up packaging designs

• Creation, production & distribution of artwork & marketing material

• Using large printers, including loading, pre-flighting, & optimizing

• Designing menus, catalogues, & packaging according to style needs

• Develop working relationships at all levels with sales team

• Creation & production of original and/or supplier based imagery, or manipulation of corporate assets in order to meet brand needs

• Illustrating logos & appropriate artwork for local companies

• Managing pages & spreads for booklet printing

• Designing advertisements for students / local needs

• Collaborating with sales team

• Image manipulation

• Desktop publishing

• Advertisement placement

• Proctoring online students through a web camera, and using innovative technology.

• Remote assistance for troubleshooting issues with students

• Software trouble shooting / technician work

• Customer Service via phones and chat lines

• Scheduling

• Data Entry

• Cashier, closing out, key holder for store closing

• Maintaining inventory and stock, SKU checking for product needs

• Visual merchanising for store set ups

• High quality customer service skills / greeting, and making personalized connections with customers

• Corrections on clothing placement to ensure visual need set forth by management requests

• Leading student discussions for strong topics based on concepts

• Collaborating with other students to execute designs

• Tutor & share design ideas among other passionate designers

• Working alongside with clients, meetings, & proper follow up of what is requested for design needs

Education

• Graduated in the top 17% of class,

• Honorary List: Dean's List and Honors

• 3.8 G.P.A.

• Won a scholarship for quality of designs

• Certification in Multimedia ( Web Design )

• Certification in Print ( Pre-press )

• 4.00 G.P.A.