Sales Design
Resume:
Yaya Aflalo (Retail)Trees Beauty (Packaging)Williams-Sonoma (Packaging)Stila Cosmetics (Packaging)Juicy Couture (Retail)Storyville Coffee (Identity)Hourglass Cosmetics (Packaging)Gap (Retail)Tides Resorts (Packaging)Sony Vaio (Retail)Ignited Advertising (Print)Dwell Magazine (Print)Nakamichi (Packaging)DIW Magazine (Editorial)
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Design Director
San Francisco, CA
As a Design Director with over 12 years of experience, I have extensive experience in branding, identity systems, packaging, creative advertising,retail design and publication/editorial design. Most notably, I've worked with The Gap, The Wall Street Journal, Dwell Magazine, Sony Vaio, Juicy Couture, Stila Cosmetics and Motorola.
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Experience
San Francisco, CA
May 2011 - Present
Senior Design Manager
Williams-Sonoma
Responsible for the creation and management of all packaging creative for the Williams-Sonoma brand.
San Francisco, CA
Jan 2011 - Present
Freelance Design Director
Michael Hester Design
Clients include:
Fuseproject
Williams-Sonoma
Tomorrow Partners
E & J Gallo Winery
San Francisco, CA
Sep 2009 - Jan 2011
Senior Designer/Art Director
Gap Inc.
Created all window merchadising, packaging and in-store collateral for the Gap and Banana Republic Factory Store brands. Also responsible for the direction of all photography and photo shoots.
El Segundo, CA
Oct 2006 - Nov 2008
Art Director/Senior Designer
Ignited Advertising
Conceptualized and created print advertising, collateral and branding identities for a mid-sized advertising agency.
SONY VAIO LATIN AMERICA Created all collateral, point of purchase and in-store solutions in support of adverting campaigns created for the Latin-American marketplace.
U.S. ARMY Created branding, identity and collateral solutions for recruiting and event-based programs.
ACTIVISION Art directed and created key art and print advertising solutions for video game titles.
Los Angeles, CA
Sep 2005 - Oct 2006
Art Director
Commune Design
Art directed all print design projects within a graphic/ interior design agency specializing in retail environments, retail brand development and visual merchandising.
STILA COSMETICS Art directed all domestic and international package designs and point-of-purchase advertising for boutique luxury cosmetic line.
JUICY COUTURE Art directed and designed all in-store posters and graphics for women s clothing company.
YAYA CLOTHING Art directed and designed the retail
New York, NY
Jun 2002 - Oct 2005
Art Director
DIW Magazine
Directed and designed magazine page layouts and music release covers for internationally-distributed independent rock music magazine.
Worked with the publisher and editor-in-chief to create stories and dynamic layouts targeted towards avid music listeners.
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Jan 2000 - Sep 2004
Graphic Designer
The Wall Street Journal
Worked within the national marketing department to design and produce presentations and collateral for the San Francisco and Los Angeles advertising sales groups. Managed projects from concept through print production.
Designed promotional brochures, sales collateral and presentations, event invitations and signage, internaluse newsletters, online announcements and house ads.
Branded regional public relations and sales events. Required logo creation, invitation design, promotional advertising and event coordination.
Education
Tucson, AZ
Sep 1995 - Dec 1999
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Visual Communications and Photography
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