Anna Talanova

Nutley, NJ www.linkedin.com/in/anna-talanova-03707a83 917-***-****

ad1o3r@r.postjobfree.com Portfolio: atcreativedesigns.com

Design to print Expert, Artwork Production & Project Manager

Technical-oriented, analytical leader with proven success in print packaging, design, and artwork production. Lead packaging efforts to identify and troubleshoot packaging related issues through investigation of material, sources, machinery, and packaging systems. Relationship builder and problem solver comfortable collaborating with clients, designers, and printers to develop solutions and ensure high-quality outcomes and strict deadlines. Team player with willingness to take on new challenges and achieve desired goals.

Graphic Design Artwork Production Pre-press Packaging

Print Innovations ESKO Shrink Distortion Press runs Production management

Flexography Screen-printing Offset Rotogravure Processes & Materials

Professional Experience

STRANGER & STRANGER, New York, NY 11/2021– 11/2023

Senior Design Realization & Production Designer

Served as Design Production Lead on Proximo TMs: (Bushmills, 1800 Tequila, 1800 Authentic Margaritas, Jose Cuervo, Great Jones, Strahan’s, Tincup, Sexton, Kraken, Hangar 1, Hirsch, Old Potrero, Maestro Dobel) LVMH (volcan de mi tierra tequila), Moët Hennessy, Bacardi (Angel’s Envy), Josh Cellars, Remy Martin, Boodles, accounts.

All functions on design to print (bottles, caps, labels, gift boxes, shippers).

Developing the best printing solutions for the projects and embodied them in life by full control of artwork, pre-press, material and technology definition, and printing process.

Reviewing designs, offering printing solutions, substrates, foils, treatments, inks etc.

Creating mockup artwork, reviewing mocks.

Reviewing CADs for bottles and closures, creating die lines for labels, gift boxes, shippers.

Initiating and running printer calls, discussing all possible issues and solutions.

Laying out final artwork files for printers.

Going to press runs.

Working directly with clients, printers, closure and bottle manufacturers, mockup houses.

DIADEIS SGS&CO, New York, NY 10/2015 – 10/2021

Senior Design Production Prepress Artist, Distortion Lead 2

Served as production-prepress Lead on Colgate-Palmolive, Pepsico, Nestle, Henkel, L’Oréal, Avon, Bare Minerals, Pinnacle, Mars, Wrigley, Kroger, Bayer, GSK, Dr. Scholl’s, Hills, Reckitt Benckiser, Dannon, Materne, Edgewell, Fresh Direct accounts. Leaded distortion for shrink sleeves. Created designs for Avon and Bare Minerals accounts.

Analyzed jobs, identified printing challenges, and applied proper press modifications, meeting required manufacturing specifications of artwork.

Compensated shrink distortions, ensured proper geometry of design elements, and created realistic 3D renderings through Esko Studio Toolkit utilization.

Applied Illustrator tool, mapping graphics, copying decks to die-lines, and ensuring proper color layers along with special plates: Varnishes, Foil Stamping, Embossing etc.

Trained employees on FDA regulations, maintaining compliancy.

SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS, Tarrytown NY 08/2014 – 10/2015

Communications Specialist 2 (Production Graphics / Illustrator for product labels and inserts)

Reviewed, created, and updated product labels and box artwork for diagnostic reagent products.

Reviewed groups of labels for consistency and regulatory compliance.

DIAGEO MATTHEWS BRAND SOLUTIONS, Norwalk CT 02/2013–07/2014

Onsite Project Manager

Led the innovation-packaging project from the design handoff to the first production run.

Organized communication with the Client, Design studios, MBS Team and Vendors, controlling timelines with designers and vendors, approving cost estimations with the Client, scheduling and conducting meetings and calls with the Client, Team, and Vendors, discussing the technical and pre-press features of the Packaging components, compiling design handover documents and technical specification documents, putting production orders in MBS database, entering data into the Client’s database, checking the designs, mandatories, proper die-lines, number and order of colors for different components, approving proofs and prototypes with the Client, writing reports to the team, and scheduling and participating in the pre-engineering calls with the Client, Team and Vendors.

PE “SPHERE”, L’viv, Ukraine 01/2007 – 12/2012

Senior Innovation Production / Project Manager

Oversaw supply of 3 spirits corporations with labels, shippers, and closures.

Led packaging innovation projects, organizing components supply for the main Ukrainian spirit manufacturers with labels, plastic and aluminum sealing caps and cork caps, and shippers about 5M units per month.

Worked on the projects form the beginning to the end: helping brand managers to work with Design Studios; checking designs for printability, avoiding the risks (abrasion, proper text sizing, mandatories).

Choose the vendors, knowing their equipment; usage of substrates, treatments, foils, varnishes, stations; checking all prepress, calculating and approving the prices; checking first sample and production runs on press, approving samples with the clients.

Supervised next orders from the procurement for quality and timings.

Established relations with foil vendors, such as K-Laser and Yoto (Taiwan). Supplying customers with custom made holographic designs, foils, and labels.

Conducted negotiations about prices, timings of samples and orders.

Coordinated the work between Design Studios, Vendors, and the Clients, developed the best printing solutions for the projects, and embodied them in life by full control of pre-press, material and technology definition, and printing process.

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER 2002 - Present

http://www.atcreativedesigns.com

Designing: Branding, Logos, Labels, Packaging, Ads, Banners, Posters, Brochures in the field of Wines & Spirits, Foods, Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, Games, etc., delivering customized creative solutions for major clients.

Education

(MA), Graphic Design and Printing Technology, Academy of Printing, L’viv, Ukraine

Certificate, Graphic Design and Printing Technology, College of Printing, St. Petersburg, Russia

Technical Skills

Adobe Creative Suite Prepress Software ESKO Automation Engine Power Trapper Desk pack Studio Shrink Sleeves Boxes Labels Studio Visualizer Automation Engine Microsoft Office

Languages

Fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, and Bulgarian

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