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SKILLS WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCA TION

Master of Science

University of North Dakota, GPA 3.91

Bachelor of Arts

University of North Dakota, GPA 3.86

Web Design Certificate

Arapahoe Community College, GPA 3.93

(In progress)

MATTEL

Senior Packaging Designer El Segundo, CA

Mattel is a Fortune 100 company, It is also the worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of toy products.

• One of only two out of 75 selected designers that designed and developed packaging concepts for the exclusive adult collector series of Barbie dolls with price points ranging from $70 to over $1,500

• Planned and art-directed all photography and illustrations

• Negotiate prices for all outsourced vendors, photographers, and illustrators, etc.

• Designed The Barbara Millicent Roberts (Barbie’s real name) Collection, Speigel’s Shopping Chic, My Fair Lady Collection, Ghanan Barbie, and Glamour Classique

• Collaborated with copywriter, packaging engineer, comp artist, photographers, graphics department, technical illustrator, and pre-press department High-end, award-winning graphic designer with significant professional experience. Highly accomplished.

• Excellent management skills and expertise in driving a wide variety of business, including relationship management, business development, and conflict resolution

• Deep foundation in graphic design, typography, layout, digital tools and photography.

• Ability to build rapport with key stakeholders and succeed in high-pressure, challenging, deadline-driven environments

Aurora, CO 719-***-**** ad462t@r.postjobfree.com portfolio: http://bit.ly/3RY2K0m http://bit.ly/3nuSnpX

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

NANCY Mc GRATH

• Adobe InDesign, Illustrator

• Adobe Photoshop, Animate

• Adobe Acrobat Pro

• Adobe Dreamweaver

• HTML5/CSS

• Microsoft Office

• Visual Studio Code, BBEdit

• QuarkXpress

LANDS’ END

Art Director Dodgeville, WI

Lands’ End is an American clothing and home decor retailer founded in 1963 and based in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

• Created, planned, budgeted, and directed all location and studio photography for quilt, tabletop, and blanket product lines

• Designed assigned catalog pages in designated product areas

• Served as Art Director for designated pages of Coming Home and Lands’ End catalog

• KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Only Art Director chosen to go on long-distance photo shoots to San Francisco and Chicago

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SOCIAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• ART DIRECTOR’S ASSOC. DENVER

3 x Award of Excellence

• ART DIRECTOR’S ASSOC. OF IOWA

5 x Award of Excellence

• UCDA, University & College

Designer’s Assoc., National Award

5 x Award of Excellence

• CASE, Council for Advancement of

Education National Award

3 x Award of Excellence

• MAGNA CUM LAUDE GRADUATE

• BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

SCHOLARSHIP

• NSLS, National Society of Leadership

and Success

• PRESIDENT’S LIST & DEAN’S LIST

• GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT

• NEIL C. McDONALD SCHOLARSHIP

Most Coveted Award at Univ. of ND

A W ARDS

MEREDITH CORP., Better Homes & Gardens

Associate Art Director Des Moines, IA

Meredith Corporation is a Fortune 500 company and media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa.

• Facilitated use of first Macintosh desktop publishing system for magazines

• Conducted training sessions for staff on desktop publishing applications

• Maintained art production budget of $ 2.1 million a year for 31 magazines

• Designed editorial magazine pages and covers, conceptualized and art directed photography, and proofed all phases of production

• Approved all layouts and covers, fine-tuned production techniques, and managed magazine schedules

• KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Established 140 page Macintosh Handbook used as a design reference Won 5 Art Director’s awards for magazine design. CURRENT INC.

Digital Design Studio Manager Co. Springs, CO

Current is a multi-brand direct marketing company with more than 2,000 products and millions of customers.

• Managed Digital Design Studio which was responsible for all design and production work for all products manufactured by Current

• Conceived, planned, and art directed all photography and trained designers

• Planned and designed projects including books, posters, compact disc jackets, die-cut products, correspondence seals, cookbooks, wrapping papers, postcards, paper mobiles, packaging, calendars, and other products

• KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won 2 Denver Art Director’s awards for two car calendar designs

McGRATH CREATIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN LLC

Owner/Graphic Designer Aurora, CO

McGrath Creative Graphic Design is a B2B small business established in 2014

• Conceive, design, and execute a wide range of award-winning projects for a variety of clients including Northwest Airlines Magazine, Florida Tourism Council, Connecticut Tourism Council, Decorating Den, Meredith Publishing and Better Homes & Gardens Books

• Contracted as Interim Art Director for Memory Makers magazine to redesign magazine – 9 months

• Served as Advertising Art Director for Tucson Lifestyle magazine – 1 year

• Designed Midwest Living magazine’s first website

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