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Graphic Designer, Illustration, Product Development

Location:
Auburn, WA
Salary:
$85,000
Posted:
August 27, 2025

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Resume:

SUMMARY

Award-winning Graphic Designer & Illustrator with 25+ years of expertise in package design, branding, and marketing for retail and entertainment brands using compelling visual storytelling. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Magdabela - Freelance Graphic Design

Auburn, WA - Jan, 2000–present

Package design, illustrations, logos, posters, cd artwork, book covers, and children's books. My recent package designs for Aurora Toys has helped them expand their line by over 130 products in

ve categories, growing their reach and increasing business over the last two years. Other clients include:

Brooks Running, KEXP 90.3 FM, Play Visions, US Toy, Toy Major, City Arts Magazine, Bomond Vodka Toysmith LLC - Graphic Designer

Sumner, WA - Aug, 2012–June, 2020

200+ Package designs, brand development, ad layout, and trade show graphics, which contributed to the company’s growth throughout that time frame.

Ilium Associates LLC - Graphic Designer

Bellevue, WA - Jan, 2011–July, 2012

Information design, ad layout, brochure design, poster design, environmental graphics. Accoutrements/Archie McPhee & Co. - Graphic Design and Illustration Mukilteo, WA - Feb, 1998–Nov, 2010

Package design, illustration, product development (ideas and illustrative specs), website design and maintenance ( www.mcphee.com - Time Magazine's 50 coolest sites of 2005), catalog design

(Best Halloween Catalog Cover 1998 - Catalog Age), calendar design (layout and concepts), t-shirts, photography, copywriting.

EDUCATION

B.A. Graphic Design, Central Washington University Minor: Philosophy Farell Merit Scholarship Award for art.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Basic HTML/CSS, Basic Motion Graphics (After E ects), Basic Video Editing (Premiere Pro). SPECIAL SKILLS

Illustration in various styles, photography, copywriting, works quickly on multiple tasks, musician and songwriter of 25 years, plays well with others.

REFERENCES

Karen Sain - former Toysmith Creative Manager - ******@*****.*** Martin Crowley - former Toysmith Vice President of Product Development - ***************@*****.*** Danielle Hibbs - former co-worker and designer - ******@*************.*** *********@*****.***

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https://www.magdabela.design

4036 S. 296th St. Auburn, WA. 98001



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