Karen A.

Highly dedicated and accomplished art director/graphic designer who has been aligning creative strategy with business objectives for over 25 years. Developing strategies with organizations that need smart solutions. Responsible for developing projects from initial concepts through final production of designs. Create and manage schedules and job costs involved in projects. Negotiate print bids and supervise press checks. Projects include tradeshow and outdoor signage, trade and consumer ads, websites, online static and animated social media banners, newsletters, promotional items, annual reports, textbooks, quarterly magazines, multi-page booklets, brochures, direct mail, packaging, logos ppt and corporate brand guidelines. Training of Jr. Designers that joined the team, providing open and collaborative art direction feedback and Adobe application support, review of the job request with the Jr. Designers to ensuring they fully understand the objective and met the corporate brand standards.