👋🏻 Bio


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Result-oriented Art Director, Illustrator, and Designer with a decade of experience in startups, publicly traded, and privately held enterprises. Proven track record of delivering simplified design solutions within agile industries by uncovering the
wonderment of brands by imbuing emotion, forging connections, and recognizing empathy for humans who interact with them.
Current Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Languages: English (United States), Hebrew
Skills: Data Analytics Visual Design Adobe Creative Suite Graphic Design Illustration

💼 Experience


Freelance Art Director Trustless Media
June 2022 to October 2022 (4 mos) ▪️ Contract ▪️ Brooklyn, New York
Artificial Intelligence Video Production Partnerships NFT Ilustration
Brand collateral development from concept to execution,including but not limited to: master template decks, digital tool kits, title cards, NFTV mortise over-the-shoulder production, spot Illustration, social media animations and taxonomy.
Design Consultant AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC
July 2021 to November 2021 (4 mos) ▪️ Contract ▪️ New York, New York
Problem Solving Empathy ADA Print-Productioon
· Illustrated "How to Measure Denim" category graphics.

· As lead creative for AE77 (a luxury start-up by AEO), worked alongside UX/UI designers within an agile
timeline (one month) to launch via Shopify.

· Partnered with Trey Laird (Laird + Partners) to design teaser GIF for AE77 launch and OOH production
for wild postings, billboards, and Vogue.

· Illustration, design, and production for in-store AE77 signage.

· Provide feedback and image request/selects for PDPs and on-figure for e-commerce photography and
digital cookbook.

· Photo collage, image sourcing, and light retouching for AE77 website and social media.

· Support and create concepts, aid in pre/ post-production whilst executing verticals for social.+ Illustrated "How to Measure Denim" category graphics.

· As lead creative for AE77 (a luxury start-up by AEO), worked alongside UX/UI designers within an agile
timeline (one month) to launch via Shopify.

· Partnered with Trey Laird (Laird + Partners) to design teaser GIF for AE77 launch and OOH production
for wild postings, billboards, and Vogue.

· Illustration, design, and production for in-store AE77 signage.

· Provide feedback and image request/selects for PDPs and on-figure for e-commerce photography and
digital cookbook.

· Photo collage, image sourcing, and light retouching for AE77 website and social media.

· Support and create concepts, aid in pre/ post-production whilst executing verticals for social.
Freelance Creative Management PHENOMENAL MEDIA
April 2021 to January 2022 (9 mos) ▪️ Freelance ▪️ San Francisco, California.
Content Creation Branding & Identity Adobe Creative Suite Graphic Design Partnerships
Build template design systems from the ground up such as: brand-driven partnership pitches, illustrations, printed collateral, email, SMS, apparel and social media graphics’ — as well as the logo stamp for the Phenomenal Book Club.

· As the creative lead for partnerships with entities such asAmazon, BET+, Hill House Home, Live Tinted, and Netflix, totaling 1 million impressions per launch, these KPIs successfully secured an exclusive partnership with Penguin Random House.

· Revamp past creative (trigger + annual events) for more clear/concise/strategic visual message; resulting in an increased ROI and 48% revenue appreciation compared to the previous year.
Freelance Associate Art Director Saks Fifth Avenue
August 2019 to January 2021 (1 yrs 5 mos) ▪️ Freelance ▪️ New York, New York
Presentation Partnerships Marketing Email Design Typography

· Develop digital creative whilst communicate brand/marketing messages from start to finish across multiple channels while collaborating with stakeholders and external vendors.

Freelance Associate Art Director mindbodygreen
June 2019 to August 2019 (2 mos) ▪️ Brooklyn, NY
Illustration Planning Budgeting Vendor Management
· Planning, vendor management, and photo directive for the actionable Sephora Clean Beauty campaign
initiative, within a fiscal budget of 3k.

· Shoppable hero article collages and spot illustrations for Instagram.
Senior Designer Bed Bath & Beyond
July 2018 to August 2019 (1 yrs 1 mos)
Social Media Adobe Creative Suite Agile Methodologies Template Design Asset Management
· Develop and manage a project tracking system (Asana) for internal and external stakeholders to streamline cross-vertical/cross-locale efficiency with a newly fashioned in-house design team.

· Designed visual assets to uphold the brand, including social media assets, web layouts, UI elements, style guides, and icons within an agile, iterative design environment and create production schedules by working with leadership and account teams to set priorities.

· Collaborated with stakeholders and 5+ developers from concept to execution through market strategy and research to develop and design master templates, guidelines, and campaign modules for email and web.

· Spot Illustrations for e-commerce category graphics to bridge the inventory for Bed Bath & Beyond and sister company Buy Buy Baby.

· PDP imagery retouching.
Freelance Art Director and Designer Lorain Hamilton©
December 2015 to Present (8 yrs 5 mos) ▪️ Freelance ▪️ Brooklyn, NY
Digital Marketing Visual Design Adobe Creative Suite Section 508 Ada Compliance
Amazon
American Eagle Outfitters
Ava Labs
Barron’s
Bed, Bath & Beyond
CBS
Charity: water
Financial Times
Ford Models
Greenwood Bank
Guthy-Renker (JLo Beauty)
Live Tinted
Luxury Portfolio International
Mansion Global
Master & Dynamic
Mindbodygreen
Netflix
NOW Foods
Penta
Saks Fifth Avenue
Sephora
Stribling & Associates
The Ritz-Carlton
Victoria’s Secret

🎓 Education & Certificates


Bachelor’s Degree, Graphic Design By Fashion Institute of Technology
August 2014 to May 2016 (1 yrs 9 mos)
CSS Digital Marketing Branding & Identity Graphic Design

Associate Degree, Communication Design By Fashion Institute of Technology
August 2011 to May 2014 (2 yrs 9 mos)
Motion Graphics Adobe Creative Suite Graphic Design Art

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