CAROL STANFORD

adcra9@r.postjobfree.com 845-***-**** https://www.coroflot.com/thatgraphicartist

Background

Graphic arts professional with 10+ years of experience. Solution finder, reliable, with an obsessive attention to detail. Experienced with the production process, most job tracking systems and project management software. Significant training in packaging, file preparation, and adhering to legal and regulatory concerns. Presently freelancing with SGS doing production art for brand food packaging. Areas of production expertise include:

Packaging

Advertising

Collateral

In-store Animation

Direct Mail

Presentations

Print Production

Promotional & Marketing Materials

Web Pages Visual Design

Digital Banners

Comp and Mock Up Creation

Color Correction

UX/UI Design

Retouching

Experience

Freelance Design & Production Jan 2017 – Now Hudson Valley and Beyond Worked on postcards, posters, publications, books, OTC pharma packaging, food packaging, brochures and calendars. Sample engagements, among others, include:

• Southern Graphics Systems – Print production for food packaging, Snyder’s, Late July, Kettle Chips, Snack Factory, Jays, Best Yet and more. For cosmetics, NARS. For pharmaceutical, Givlaari. (Illustrator, Photoshop)

• Benchmark Education – corrections in educational books, image adjustments, file management. (Illustrator, Photoshop)

• Melissa Harris – calendar (InDesign) and tutorial videos (Premiere)

• Perdue Pharma – worked on pamphlets, mailers, huge decals, photo touch up for web images (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Mrs. Green's Feb 2016 – Dec 2016 Irvington, NY

• Design and production for print ads, direct mail, in-store signage, large and small format

• Design and Digital production for social media, email, in-store signage (register and scales)

• Photography and file management

• Management of Notable Neighbors - a project to label and highlight local companies in-store

• Successfully proposed, developed and executed a visual strategy to increase store traffic and revenue in a key New York City location

Boehringer Ingelheim CHC Oct 2006 - Sept 2014 Danbury, CT

• Translated FDA OTC pharmaceutical requirements into production for distribution in multiple formats (e.g. cartons, web presence, FDA submissions, displays, trade publications, national media and consumer outlets)

• Responsible for critical brands: Zantac, Dulcolax, DulcoGas, Flomax and Vaprino

• Comps and mock ups, design and production (brochures, packaging, signs, displays, direct mail pieces, FSIs, coupons, web banners)

• Prepared and oversaw freelancer projects (art direction and project tracking)

• Liaison for communications between freelancers and marketing staff for projects (art direction and project tracking, insured branding and strategy was adhered to) Contracted Production Artist / Designer

Purdue Pharma

Southern Graphics Systems

Benchmark Education

Alexander Isley

Melissa Harris

Beyond the Box

CRSR Designs

IMP

General Electric

Amscan

Pearson Education

Pitney Bowes

Gary Stock Company

Anne Klein

M. W. Samara

Sillery, Mayer & Partners

Meigher Commmunications

Total Containment

IBM

Skills

InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office (including Powerpoint and Excel), Dreamweaver, Retouching, Color Correcting, Asana, Trelllo, Google Drive, Drop Box. Education

Bachelor of Science in Art and Design – SUNY Empire State College UX Certificate – SUNY WCC

School of Visual Arts – coursework in advertising, design • WCC – coursework in HTML and After Effects

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