ABOUT ME

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Heather Spinello and I am a Senior Graphic Designer with a love for all things print. Skilled in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Office 365 applications in a MAC environment. Demonstrated history of working in Marketing, Advertising and Packaging Design (CPG) for mass retailers in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia.

WHAT'S MY EXPERIENCE?​

SJ Creations Inc.
Graphic Designer/Packaging Designer (March 2018 - June 2022)

Ameba Marketing
Graphic Designer (January 2014 - March 2018)
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Freelance
Graphic Designer\Account Manager (August 2009 - January 2014)

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Advertising, Banners, Billboards, Branding, Business Cards, Catalog Design, Direct Mail Marketing, Email Newsletters, Environmental Design, Icons, Infographics, Instructional Manuals, Logos, Packaging (CPG), Pattern Design, Photo Retouching/Manipulation, Print Design, Product Development, Promotional items/materials, Social Media Posts and Advertisements, Style Guides, Trade Show Booth Design, Typography, and Web Design/Layout.

WHAT ARE MY SKILLS

• 10+ years of experience in Graphic Design
• 7+ years of experience in Packaging Design (CPG) for mass retailers in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Australia
• Self-motivated, professional, and organized
• Punctual, dedicated, hardworking, accountable, and strong work ethic
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Able to take a project from initial ideation to final production
• Ability to follow already established brand guidelines or create new and innovative branding/packaging for everyday or seasonal sales
• High level of accuracy and careful attention to detail
• Able to anticipate and see problems before they arise
• Collaborate with product development, and product marketing to create highly desired designs
• Adhere to timelines and budgets
• Work with and manage other designers to ensure a project is completed on time and on budget
• Comfortable working and collaborating as a team or working independently 
• Comfortable taking lead
• Manage workload effectively and ability to pivot from task to task in a given day to meet short deadlines
• Open to and receptive to constructive criticism/feedback
• Extremely reliable and loyal
• Work cross departmentally to create highly desired results
• Mindful of trends in the marketplace and how it relates to the brand
• Create detailed dielines from scratch and/or make edits to existing dielines
• Create high quality digital renderings
• Build out packaging comps & mockups for sales, logistics, planning and vendors
• Pre-press art files for print using various printer guidelines
• Strong knowledge of printing techniques and full understanding of the proofing and printing processes
• Work closely with production/printing vendors domestically and overseas
• Review proofs at all stages, track revisions, organize & maintain proofs
• Mentor/manage junior designers

WHERE DID I GET MY EDUCATION?

The Art Institute of California - San Diego
Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design (2012)

Graduated with Honors & awarded Best in Show out of graduating class.

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