Package designer currently, Brooklyn traipser formally, feels most comfortable with a full plate always**

Welcome! I am a 2014 Penn State graduate with a Bachelor of Design in Graphic Design. I have worked in the industry for the past 5+ years in both an agency setting and as part of an in-house team. Please feel free to scroll down and reach out with any hellos, concerns, freelance inquiries or Netflix recommendations you may have. I would love to hear from you!

A little more scrolling will also give you an overview of my resume, or please find a downloadable version here.

**Applicable to both workload and tacos.

Experience

Dotdash Meredith
Digital Art Director · January 2021 - Present

Helped in defining the brand’s identity and guidelines across product packaging while working alongside the Product Development team. Strove to ensure a consistent brand experience at all touch points including primary packaging, secondary packaging, accessories and social media mailers.

Too Faced Cosmetics, The Esteé Lauder Companies
Package Designer · July 2018 - January 2021

Helped in defining the brand’s identity and guidelines across product packaging while working alongside the Product Development team. Strove to ensure a consistent brand experience at all touch points including primary packaging, secondary packaging, accessories and social media mailers.


Clinique, The Esteé Lauder Companies
Designer · Global Package Design · October 2015 - July 2018

Responsible in seeing the brand’s holiday seasons, brand partnerships, special events and Gift with Purchase programs through concept and production while working closely with cross-functional teams and other creative teams within the brand to create a fully cohesive experience for the customer. This includes but is not limited to designing and developing primary packing, secondary packaging and soft goods, as well as art directing photo carton photography.


YARD NYC
Junior Designer · August 2014 - September 2015

Supported the concept and photography planning stages of seasonal advertising campaigns for both print and digital. Additionally created brand guidelines for a wide range of fashion and luxury brands and composed internal presentations to clients.


NYC Hope Gala
Volunteer Art Director · September 2014 - March 2018

One of fourteen people on NYC Hope Gala's Executive Committee. Specifically I created programs, signage and select social media graphics in a year-round effort to spread awareness and raise money for the cure of childhood cancer. These efforts contributed to the Gala raising over one million dollars in the ten years since its conception.

 

Design Skills

Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Bridge · Proficient in Procreate · General understanding of various printing methods, production techniques and DTO creation · Competent in Adobe After Effects, drawing, photography using digital SLR cameras and photo editing skills · Basic HTML coding

 

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