Professional Experience

Freelance Production Artist

2002-Present | New York, NY
2011-Present | Greater Chicago Area

• Creates mechanicals and comp files for boxes, wrap labels, shrink labels, booklets, bottles
• Designs line extensions and side and back panels, implements design revisions
• Creates POS (Point of Sale) mechanicals
• Creates mechanicals for store signage and banner mechanicals
• Expertise in Photoshop retouching
• Adapts existing designs to different sized dielines
• Understands food labeling requirements and nutritional guidelines
• Creates style guides for new and existing product lines
• Creates bilingual & multilingual mechanicals
• Print magazine ads
• Mobile & tablet ads
• Print coupons
• Logo Suites

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Freelance Production Artist

Anthem Worldwide • Brandimage

2011-2013 | New York, NY and Greater Chicago Area

• Worked in both the Anthem New York City office and the BrandImage Greater Chicago Area office.
• Packaging Mechanicals
• Comp Files
• Designs line extensions and side and back panels, implements design revisions

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Freelance Production Artist

CBX

2011-2013 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Comp Files
• Point of Sale Mechanicals
• Store Signage and Banner Mechanicals

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Freelance Production Artist

Wallace Church & Co

2007-2011 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Photoshop Retouching
• Style Guides

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Freelance Production Artist

Sterling Brands

2007-2016 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Packaging Comp Files

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Freelance Production Artist

Raison Pure International

2002-2010 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Packaging Comp Files

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Freelance Production Artist

Dragon Rouge

2006-2007 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Line Extensions

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Freelance Production Artist

Spring Design Partners

2004-2005 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Line Extensions

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Freelance Production Artist

Cornerstone Strategic Branding

2003-2004 | New York, NY

• Packaging Mechanicals
• Line Extensions

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Production Artist

Interbrand

2000-2002 | New York, NY

• Create packaging mechanicals for different printing substrates
• Simplify design files, making them print-ready
• Create Photoshop DCS files with CMYK and special color channels
• Create mechanicals for brochures, stationery and posters

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CM Jackson Associates

Design Assistant

1998-2000 | Ramsey, NJ

• Design packaging graphics
• Execute senior designer’s hand-drawn layouts into computer files
• Paint illustrations for package designs

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Production Artist

CM Jackson Associates

1997-1998 | Ramsey, NJ

• Create mechanicals for high volume private label brands

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Education

New York Academy of Art

MFA, Painting

1995-1997 | New York, NY

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University of Michigan

BFA, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

1990-1995 | Ann Arbor, MI

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