Shane Levine
*** ********* ***. #**, ********, NY, 11211 | 917-***-****
*****@**************.*** | www.levinecreative.com
Consulting | Work Experience
L’Oréal, Brandstorm National Competition | New York, NY
Mentor Designer, | 2011 - Present
EB Brands | New York, NY
Consulting Art Director | 2010
Pablo Castillo Cigars | Miami, FL
Consulting Designer | 2010
Mucinex & Cesar’s Dog food, Brand Union | New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2010
MACYS, Visual Merchandising Dept. | New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2009
“LALO” HBO Latino Int. Film Winner | New York, NY
Art Director, promotions | 2009
Matrix & Biolage Global | L’Oréal; New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2008 – 2009
Garnier, Nutritioniste & Fructis | L’Oréal ; New York, NY
Consulting Art Director | 2007 – 2008
Jurlique Global | New York, NY
Consulting Sr. Designer | 2007
Maybelline | L’Oréal; New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2006
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE | New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2006
Victoria’s Secret Online | Limited Brands Inc. ; New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2006
L’Oréal Paris, H.I.P. | L’Oréal; New York, NY
Consulting Designer | 2005
Method & Previcid | HSB Partners & Stone Fly; Columbus, OH
Consulting Designer | 2003
Responsibilities | Skills Preformed
• Created start up company packages from logo, product, collateral, P.O.P., sales presentation and website.
• Worked with creative teams along side marketing departments to develop and render brand identities.
• Designed and rendered new beauty and personal care product lines.
• Designed complimenting P.O.P., P.O.S., Circ-Ads, F.S.I, and Exhibition booth displays.
• Managed outsourcing services, web design, retouchers, comping, and large scale presentations.
• Travel to printers and vendors for quality control press runs.
Fulltime | Work Experience
RR Donnelley| New York, NY
Account Executive | 2010 – Present
• Liaise for largest Beauty company and represent RR Donnelley with services needed.
• Create an entrepreneurial small business running within RR Donnelley corp. for Pre-media division.
Hampton Forge, Ltd | New York, NY
Full time Snr. Art Director | 2009 – Present
• Managed designers to produce and maintain seven brands of Cutlery and Flatware.
• Rendered new product line and development, packaging and in store display.
• Worked with all teams and vendors to conceive new displays as well as Sales initiatives.
• Managed outsourcing services, developing web pages, retouchers, comping, and presentations.
John Frieda Global | KAO Brands; Stamford, CT
Full time Snr. Designer | 2006 – 2007
• Managed three designers to produce and maintain a rebrand globally.
• Rendered new product lines and development new projects for the Hair care group global.
• Worked with all teams and vendors to conceive new component shapes and printing processes.
• Worked with copywriters to produce working copy, focus groups and consumer user tests.
• Managed outsourcing services, developing web pages, retouchers, comping, and presentations.
• Traveled to printers and vendors for press runs and sales presentations.
ALMAY | Revlon; New York, NY
Full time Snr. Designer | 2004 – 2005
• Worked with creative team along side marketing department to develop and render Almay’s new identity.
• Designed complimenting P.O.P., P.O.S., Circ-Ads, F.S.I, and Exhibition booth displays.
• Managed outsourcing services, developing web pages, retouchers, comping, and presentations.
Now It’s Dark magazine | Columbus, OH
Full time Art Director | 2002 – 2004
• Recreated and visually redirected an existing publication to Increase its readability and local awareness.
• Managed a team of four designers to produce editorials and advertisements.
• Directed photo shoots, managed photographers, retouchers, illustrators, web designers and printers.
• After redesigning the magazine exposure went from 5,000 units per month to 25,000 units in one year’s time.
Gringo Loco | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Republic of Argentina
Owner / Design Manager, 1999 – 2002
• Established a retail home center of construction goods in the Southern most city in the world.
• Worked with Argentine custom agents and Government officials to position ourselves in the local economy.
• Became the first American proprietor in the local Argentine Chamber of Commerce.
COSMYL | USA Labs, Inc.; Miami, FL
Full time Associate Art Director | 1996 – 1999
• Worked with creative team to develop packaging and personal care products for private label lines.
• Designed complimenting POPs, Circ-Ads, FSIs, and comping.
• Produced mechanicals for printers, and vendors.
• Managed outsourcing services retouchers, compings and presentations.
Computer Skills | Mac OS, Adobe Suite; [Acrobat, In-Design, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge] Quark Xpress, Portfolio. Microsoft Office ’09; [ Word, Entourage, Excel, Power point ]