Jenean Gimler
www.studiojenean.com
Accomplishments in graphic design and photography,
catalogs, newsletters, e-mail, direct mail, web design and Adobe Creative Suite, with a passion for art, cultures, travel, mentoring, and missions work.
A-Cute Derm, Inc. Contract Creative Director- Marketing and Communications; June 2014 - October 2014
• Produced clean and simple designs for private product labels, logos, marketing material, landing pages and trade show banners.
• Provided updated photography standards.
• Developed a graphic standards, templates and guidelines to ensure consistency and awareness of corporate brand.
• Edited existing marketing and online material to have a better sales driven flow and feel.
• Advised social media components to include new branding cohesion.
• Conceptualized, authored, and directed design for e-mail blasts and new landing pages.
• Provided coaching on best practices regarding photography and design to team members.
Cavender's Boot City; Photographer/Graphic Designer Web Optimization, November 2011 - May 2014
• Created seasonal catalogs, ROP’s, store signs, magazine ads, and e-mail campaigns and landing pages.
• Photographed fashion and product on and off models.
• Created and directed a marketing strategy to raise sales of Case Knives in all stores.
• Supervised print production jobs and bids from outside contractors.
• Collaborated with merchandisers and stylists in order to create high quality sales driven imagery and graphics.
• Directed photography crew and models during photo shoots which included: fashion on-figure/off-figure, hair and makeup, posing, lighting and composition for print and online media.
• Managed, and retouched, and color-corrected photographic imagery for a consistent brand image.
• Trained photographic and design assistants in lighting, posing, composition, color-correction and digital work flow.
Homemade Gourmet, Inc.Creative Coordinator, Marketing and Communications,August 2010 - July 2011
• Designed catalogs, magazines, POS posters, packaging, logos, ads, and web site design and imagery.
• Planned the design and presentation of projects while maintaining consistent quality for print and web.
• Collaborated with the Marketing Director to enhance company’s image.
• Introduced time saving strategies by organizing existing library onto an external corporate wide server.
• Coordinated with outside web administrators and print venders.
• Coordinated and communicated with all copywriters.
• Executed all photography, with a concentration on increasing sales. Created a new direction in e-commerce imagery which resulted in an internet revenue growth of 37% during first year of employment and a growth of 66% the following year. Introduced the need for guidelines in photography and design, created a standards manual, time saving strategies, and cut production costs.
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