Jess is a New York-based Art Director currently working in beauty. Aside from design, she enjoys cooking, practicing yoga, museum-going and brunch.
SKILLS
ART DIRECTION
PRINT DESIGN
WEB DESIGN
TYPOGRAPHY
ADVERTISING
PHOTO DIRECTION
CONCEPT
STRATEGTY
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BRANDING
INDESIGN
ILLUSTRATOR
PHOTOSHOP
HTML/CSS
MICROSOFT OFFICE
EXPERIENCE
Coty
Philosophy
New York, NY
Art Director, Campaign
March 2017–Present
Global Leading Luxury Beauty & Skincare company
Conceptualizing and executing product campaign launches, including art direction, photography direction, typography and design for advertising, merchandising graphics, videos, digital, press event materials and signage. Establishing design direction for photography and video shoots and directing photography retouchers and video editors.
Jr. Art Director, Campaign
October 2016–March 2017
Worked in collaboration with the Art Director, Marketing Department and Copy team to conceptualize and execute product campaign launches.
Layout design and typography for advertising campaigns, marketing collateral, visual merchandising and retailer graphics, video animations, press event materials and signage. Functioned as a liaison between the creative, marketing, education, sales, PR, copy and production teams in resolving issues and driving the creative process.
Senior Designer
April 2014–October 2016
Layout and typography design for print collateral, marketing campaigns, direct mails, retailer graphics, press events, and national advertising campaigns. Contributed to the creative process in aspects of campaign launches.
Group C Inc
New Haven, CT
Senior Designer
2011–2014
Multi-disciplinary Design Studio
Branding, identity design, print and digital design, environmental signage, book design, exhibit design, project management and photography.
INTERNSHIP
New Britain Museum
of American Art
New Britain, CT
Summer 2011
Fathom LLC
West Hartford, CT
Summer 2007
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts (SVA)
New York, NY
Summer 2015
Typographic design history, theory and practice
Master’s workshop in Italy on typography, book and lettering design, as well as the study of architecture, art, epigraphy and other archaeological roots of Western typography.
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Summer 2014
Introduction to Interactive Design
Studio program exploring web design and user experience, improving coding skills in HTML and CSS in responsive web and ux/ui design.
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Central Connecticut
State University (CCSU)
New Britain, CT
2007–2011
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic/ Information Design
Coursework included graphic design, typography, print production, web design and development, packaging, art and design history. Deans List 2007–2011
VOLUNTEER
AGIA NY
Event Volunteer
2015–Present
Whitney Museum
of American Art
Whitney Ambassedor
2015–Present
Yale Center for British Art
Information Volunteer
2014–2015
Sky Ting Yoga
Work Study
2015–Present