Senior Graphic Designer / Art Director
Resume:
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
I am a marketing-minded creative professional who can define and implement a creative vision that is both beautiful and result driven. Creative collaboration and client satisfaction is at the core of what I do. Excellent communication, problem solving skills and professionalism means clients always come back for timely, quality work. My USP is a designer with modern hard skills and a classic aptitude for the soft skills. CONTACT
*****@*******************.**
houseofwrightdesign.co
Bluffton, South Carolina
SKILLS
Creative Thinking
Problem Solving
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Prioritizing Workload
Global Experience
Detail Oriented
Organization
Print Production
Presentation Skills
Image Retouching
Professionalism
Collaboration
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
IN ADVERTISING &
GRAPHIC DESIGN
WITH AN EMPHASIS
IN PHOTOGRAPHY
2008
Columbus College of
Art & Design, CCAD
Columbus, OH. USA
EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE
House of Wright Design Co. Bluffton, SC USA 08/2022 – present Utilizing several years of in-house and agency experience, House of Wright Design provides clients with design services from brand strategy to production design.
• Brand strategy and design. Logos to full brand suites.
• Pitch deck design for brands such as Lucid, Maserati and HSN’s Nakery Beauty.
• Print production design and preparation for women’s fashion brand, including 400+ page wholesale product catalog, large format trade show signage, billboard advertising, direct mail marketing.
• Digital marketing design including email marketing, paid advertising, website graphics, social media and e-commerce.
SR. ART & CONTENT DIRECTOR
Interluxe Group Bluffton, SC USA 01/2022 – 08/2022 Member of the creative team within Interluxe Group, a boutique experiential marketing agency who caters to luxury brands and UHNW individuals.
• Successfully concept and design pitch decks for top global luxury automotive brands such as Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Maserati, Lexus & Bugatti
• Work with Creative Director to establish high-budget event creative themes
• Manage graphics team to design and produce assets for automotive events including invitations & promotional materials, event landing pages, large format signage, etc.
SR. ART DIRECTOR
Spartina 449 LLC Bluffton, SC USA 09/2019 – 12/2021 Worked within the marketing department of fashion and accessory brand, Spartina 449, a well established Lowcountry luxury goods company.
• Managed and art directed all eCommerce photography and co-art directed campaign photography from within the in-house photography team
• Ideated and designed marketing material across various digital platforms and print, such as magazine ads and direct mail catalogs
• Designed promotional material for in-store signage and window graphics SARAH D. WRIGHT
SR. ART DIRECTOR
CONTACT
*****@*******************.**
houseofwrightdesign.co
Bluffton, South Carolina
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office
Basic knowledge of
CSS & HTML
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT &
CERTIFICATIONS
MAKE IT IN DESIGN
online surface pattern
design course
02/2018
TEXTILE DESIGN LAB
online textile
design course
04/2018
HSK II
Chinese language
proficiency test - pass
09/2014
EXPERIENCE (CONTINUED)
SR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Warwick District Council Leamington Spa, UK 12/2018 – 08/2019 Working part-time to provide the local government authority with a collection of media used to support internal departments and communicate to the local area.
• Design annual reports, government official guides, media action plan and marketing objective presentations
• Design a variety of materials for nonprofits that make a positive impact and directly affect the local community
BRAND MANAGER/CREATIVE LEAD
XD DESIGN by XINDAO Shanghai, PRC 11/2012 – 10/2014 While working closely with the Senior Product Designer, I refreshed the XD Design brand by updating the visual language across all platforms.
• Evolved the XD Design logo, updated product and lifestyle photography, redesigned packaging and revamped the XD Design manifesto
• Successfully pitched all new concepts to XINDAO CEO and Managing Directors between Shanghai and Amsterdam
• Designed and implemented a brand standards document to clearly communicate how the new visual language would be applied
ART DIRECTOR
CONNOISSEUR GROUP Shanghai, PRC 09/2010 – 11/2012 As the Art Director of Connoisseur Group, I managed the identity, design and production of marketing materials and product development for a range of boutique luxury brands and services from around the globe.
• Identity, packaging and product photography for Tesori brand
• Worked closely with product designers and artisans through to completion of all products
• Design and production of cigar bands, wine labels, caviar packaging, product packaging, etc. Using specialized printing techniques, I produced premium marketing collateral for the luxury market
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
XINDAO Shanghai, PRC 06/2009 – 09/2010
Working primarily with XD Design, which is the in-house design brand for Xindao, to create packaging, catalogs, promotional materials, etc.
• Concept, design and execution of creative promotional mailers
• Page layout, infographics, technical product illustrations for product manuals
• Assisted in the print production of the annual product catalog
• Worked closely with product designers to create cost effective, functional and attractive packaging for various products
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