SKILLS PROFILE
- Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
- Management skills: communication, decision-making, delegation, problem-solving, etc.
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and web design applications (Dreamweaver, Macaw, CSSedit)
- Illustration/ traditional hand drawing skills
- Basic video editing knowledge
- Digital pattern/ printmaking
- Ability to create apparel ready graphic artwork for licensed characters, branded & generic clothing
- Able to follow & research current trends in the market
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
[Graphic Artist for apparel] Current
[Long Island, NY]
- Freelancing creating graphics for the apparel industry.
[CEO/ Sr. Graphic Artist, Bitmap’d] Jan 2014- 2018
[Brooklyn, NY]
- Manage day to day operations such as customer service, maintaining/ updating website, preparing orders.
- Create graphics for apparel, flyers, website ads and more.
[Art Director/ Sr. Graphic Artist, Fishman & Tobin] Dec 2010 – Sept 2013
[New York, NY]
- Managed a team of artist responsible for creating apparel graphic artwork that catered to the needs of our clients such as Marvel Comics, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Dreamworks, Kmart, Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and several other high profile companies
- Was the liaison between artist and clients
- Worked on graphic designs for boy, girl, infant, young men’s and women’s apparel
- Created artwork that fit the needs of our clients and customers, that stayed on trend within the current market
- Responsible for shopping the market for current trends as well as introduce new ideas and concepts to our clients
- Attended meetings and traveled to speak with clients face to face. Also visited their brick and mortar stores to learn more about their customers and aesthetics
- Did several outreach programs educating students in high school/ middle school on the career paths one could take doing art or design work
- Was part of the final approval process for artwork before it went into full production
- Created artwork production tech packs
[Art Director/ Sr. Graphic Artist, Kids Headquarters] Jan 2000 – Dec 2010
[New York, NY]
- Managed a team of artist responsible for creating graphic artwork that catered to the needs of our customers such as Sears, Cartoon Network, Sony Pictures, and others
- Created graphic designs for apparel brands such as U.S. Polo Assn., TapOut, G-Unit, Hello Kitty, Calvin Klein, and others
- Helped obtain several contracts with clients in which we were competing with other companies for
- Helped create in-house original clothing brands
- Worked on graphic designs for boy’s and girl’s infant to young men’s and women’s
- Taught several co-workers how to use programs and best computer practices
- Created artwork that fit the needs of our clients and customers, that stayed on trend within the current market
- Was part of the final approval process for artwork before it went into full production
- Created artwork production tech packs
[Graphics Artist, L.V. Myles] Jan 1998 – Dec 1999
[New York, NY]
- Created graphic designs for women’s sleepwear apparel, which included the use of licensed character artwork as well as original artwork
- Production work setting up tech packs
EDUCATION
- High school diploma, William Howard Taft High School
- Associates degree in illustration/ graphic design, Pratt Institute NYC