Design Designer
Resume:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO July 1994 – March 2020
Production Designer
Designed original and directed, effective card product solutions
• Collaborated with the Art director, Editorial director and business partners.
• Represented production art in weekly project management and trafficking meeting to prioritize workloads.
• Researched to stay current on trends in the market and with consumers.
• Experienced and skilled using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Production Artist III, various Production Creation Teams Completed a production art supervisor rotation supervising three teams of production artists and production designers by leading staff meetings, managing workloads, negotiating and resolving personnel problems with business partners, and writing reviews.
• Created card product from design through final digital assembly.
• Substituted for art director in color target approval and self-approved color targets.
• Replaced supervisors when they were out of the office.
• Led production art forum training team and presented training classes. Technical Artist II, Photography Studio
Created original and redesigned 2D and 3D photographic product for studios throughout company.
•Negotiated different needs and schedules of company studios and the photography studio to manage projects and complete assignments.
• Assisted photo stylists with digital completion of assignment.
• Worked with photo image resource center to maintain accurate record keeping EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, Certificate, Multimedia Studies Penn Valley Community College, Kansas City, MO, Associate of Arts (AA), Commercial Art and Advertising Design
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO, Bachelor of Science (BS), Graphic Arts Technology Management
VOLUNTEER WORK
Hallmark Toastmasters Club, Secretary and President Awarded Competent Communicator and Competent Leader certificates Laurie Ullrich
Independence, MO, 64055
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https://www.behance.net/Laurie_Ullrich
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Accomplished designer with experience in creating and managing development of visual content for an organization. Proven background in determining design style, preparing concepts, directing production of the visual elements, and collaborating cross-functionally. Possess superior visual awareness and design skills with the ability to lead a project from start to inish, ensuring all deadlines met. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Core Competencies include: Production Design Project Management Cross-Functional Collaboration Original Design 2D/3D Prototypes Design Leadership
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