Design Manager

CHERYL FREED POPIEL *** SUTTON DR PLAINVIEW NY 118**-***-***-***

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Professional Experience:

Berkely/Aon's Affinity Insurance Services, Inc., Jericho, NY

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MarketingManager

Design and marketing for a premier travel insurance company and their

accounts. Provide our clients with creative direction, maintain budgets and

timely executions. Delivered the following services: advertising,

packaging, sales and marketing collateral, mechanicals, identity, websites,

logo development and production of all materials. Supervision of the

project management team, estimating all projects and obtaining competitive

bids, budget tracking, project execution and client approvals. Development

of project plans. Liaison with the design staff to facilitate and expedite

simultaneous projects. Manage the relationship with the print-production

department, internal departments and outside vendors to coordinate file

release, delivery of color proofs, and review of final product. Manage a

diverse group of vendors; including printers, agencies and premium houses

Creating marketing plans and design including corporate signage, banners,

PowerPoint presentations, as well as developing and supporting web

development. Directly responsible for maintaining a high level of creative

standards under accelerated timetables.

Established a system of controls and standards for brand identification.

Promoted to a managerial position, supervising staff within the year.

Winner of Pima Award for eco-friendly campaign-2009.

Color by Design. A division of LC Consulting Services, Plainview, NY

1990-Present

President-Graphic Design/Production/Interior Design/Merchandising

Full service color consulting, design, project management, merchandising,

web development and production studio. Client list includes Winston Retail,

Michael Kors, Nike, Dockers, Estee Lauder, Revlon Caboodles, Colgate-

Palmolive, Cosmetics Plus, L'Oreal, Meritus Toy Industries, IDFS,

Simplicity, Coty, Maybelline, Lancaster and Gateway National Parks.Interior

design for Aboff's Design Center and independent clients.

Est e Lauder, NYC

1990- 2001

Manager, Global Package Design/Production

Manage mechanical production studio for all packaging and promotional

materials. Implement file server restructuring- reorganization of jobs on

the servers to promote ease of management, work flow and create an archive

structure. Develop, create and implement method of packaging standards.

Work with production artists to develop standards per brand and category.

Work with each designer to clearly identify standards to produce a system

of easily accessible references. Develop working relationship with

associated divisions that increase communication and awareness, define work

flow and structure, establish procedure and maintain image. Restructure the

releasing and routing system. Purchase equipment to create an archiving

system and develop structure.

Revlon, NYC

1996-1999

Manager, Electronic Design Center

Manage electronic production studio for all promotional, presentation and

packaging materials. Restructured EDC electronic archives and storage by

implementing a new data file structure to accommodate new growth and ease

of access. Handle production schedules, maintain server files, vendor list,

supply schedules, and analyze and implement cost saving methods. Maintain

quality standards. Provide post production information for budget review

and review all bills for payment. Computer software installation and

troubleshooting. Analyzed and restructured work flow reducing resource

needs and increasing efficiency.

Revlon, NYC

1985-1990

Art Director

Manage and supervise all promotion design development for Corporate Design

Group for mass merchandise as well as department store programs.

Implemented a cost savings of 14.3% in 1985. Directly responsible for

maintaining a high level of creative standards under accelerated

timetables. Responsible for $1.8 million art budget. Established system of

controls for print production. Supervise an in house freelance staff and

direct outside design services, modeling agencies, illustrators, stylists,

photographers, retouchers, production and Responsible for coordination of

new product launches, selling material, Christmas Catalogs, photography

shoots and product comps. Establish an overall design standard for

fragrance promotion and develop a creative standard for consumer

recognition.

Designer/Promotion/Visual Merchandising. Execute design concepts and marker

renderings. Supervised conceptual development from tissue layout stage

through mechanical preparation, including comp presentation. Created sales

kits and slide presentations. Directed photography shoots, stylists,

casting, retouchers and illustrators.

Education: Syracuse University BFA:Advertising. Skills: InDesign,

Illustrator, Photoshop, QuarkX, MSOffice, Frontpage Mac & PC platforms

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