San Francisco, California, United States
• Primary Design Program Manager for all components of Fire TV and Amazon Ember packaging • Manage a production team that localizes packaging assets across all global markets for all Lab126 brands • Own end-to-end creative execution from brief through Release to Print, managing evolving workback schedules, artwork approvals, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment with design and customer behavior as the primary focus • Partner with engineering, regulatory, global commodities managers, and device production teams to deliver across multiple concurrent packaging programs • Travel globally for on-site factory press checks, ensuring color consistency across all Lab126 marketplaces • Proactively identify and surface schedule risks with forward plans, bridging communication across design, compliance, and vendor teams before issues escalate • Drive operational infrastructure imrovements building process documentation, workflows, and cross-functional systems that scale across a high-mix product portfolio
• Manage 8+ print/packaging/labeling suppliers, regularly releasing artwork and seasonally developing new packaging and labeling directly for each consumer division ranging from basic stickers and hang tags to rigid boxes • Partner with Marketing, Merchandising, Regulatory Compliance and Production on packaging briefs, creative vision, and recommend solutions that meet objectives, are print production friendly and within budget • Develop strategies with Strategic Sourcing to ensure the supplier's locations, costs and capacity meet the needs of the business • Provide regular trainings on internal process to the Production and Merchandising team to ensure seasonal deliverables are met • Manage Production Artists to ensure artwork is print ready and compliant leading up to artwork releases
• Responsible for global commercial team supporting Gap Inc. selling comprehensive branding solutions to all Gap Inc. brands, including Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta • Analyze P&L against cost to serve metrics to identify and drive opportunity gaps with accounts • Remotly manage sales team in New York to lead short and long-term account strategies while maintaining customer relationships • Collaborate with key stakeholders across global business units to define and lead major projects
•Consulted with peers regarding pricing analysis and strategy to remain competitive in the market place while elevating the customers’ branding •Product and production expert managing the development process from customer briefing, sampling, pricing and global deployment. •Supporting multiple high level customer accounts exceeding sales of $65 million. •Collaborating with cross functional teams Sales, Creative Services, Product Innovations, and Manufacturing to gain holistic knowledge of customer options and capitalize on new opportunities. •Attending customer meetings to understand their needs and bring insights, solutions and options that elevate product branding. •Keeping detailed development logs to ensure all customer timelines are met and troubleshooting any potential delays. •Staying up to date on current apparel market and product trends to effectively partner with customers.
• Provided project management support to the Director of Packaging and Design • Acted as first point of contact for clients during the initial planning stages of project development maintaining the relationship all the way through print production • Acted as middle man between clients and Cartamundi USA by defining and redefining project specifics based on ever changing client needs and also act as the point of contact for any follow up requests • Maintained client relationships via in person meetings and e-mail correspondence • Remotely coordinated projects on a daily basis with the Sr. Account Manager, Floor Manager, CAD Department, and Prepress Department via phone and e-mail • Adhered to strict client time lines ensuring that projects are completed according to the schedule • Maintained a record of the details regarding the specific projects • Developed a tracking system for the multitude of projects at hand • Oversaw and managed project details of 5-10 projects at any given time • Edited and verified incoming art from clients and internal team members using Adobe Creative Suite, ensuring all art is production-ready • Traveled 80% of the time across the US for press checks at various vendors and Cartamundi USA • Ensured the highest quality project is delivered to the client
• Worked in the creative department helping with pre-production design and mock-ups. • Managed projects that were given to me to make sure they were produced correctly meet the very pressing deadlines. • Worked under the Creative Director developing ideas to advertise and support the brand such as promotional videos and social media campaigns • Conducted meetings to produce a short video conveying our brand, maintaining contact, and conveying the Creative Director’s ideas to them • Collaborated with the Dixon, IL team to verify that artwork was correct before sending it to the project manager • Completely reorganized the server and developed a naming convention for files in the new San Luis Obispo office • Organized our current process of producing artwork on excel as well as managing the added and deleted products • Conducted analysis of competitors social media and marketing outlets while brainstorming and creating new social media content for the company