Taylor Sameyah

Experience

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  Laffey Real Estate

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

  Administrative Assistant; Graphic Designer and Photo Retoucher

  • Managed and assembled promotional realtor listing brochures.• Entered and updated real estate listings.• Retouched property photos for optimal listing presentation.

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  Sacatelle

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Creative Designer

  • Committed to creating multiple Adobe digital designs per day following art direction. Facilitated competitive creative concept execution for articulate brand advertising and customer outreach.

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  Freeze CMI

  Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

  Revision Artist

  • Designed and selected alternative commercial graphic TV and mass media-based assets using color matching to allow for printing or display differences • Identified designs that violated branding style guides, copyright, or not for commercial use materials.

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  Diadeis New York

  Apr 2019 - Oct 2020

  Project Manager/Junior Designer

  Diadeis New York is an advertising/marketing agency that creates value whilst valuing creativity. Taylor performed in a hybrid role where she would provide quality assurance checks as project manager, as well as print and assemble prototype comps, in communication between artist and client, to meet or exceed expectations.✧ Constructed prototype packaging for client review, ensuring timely completion of projects.✧ Utilized a meticulous tracking system for marketing feeds, billing, and project feedback.✧ Streamlined the production design editing process, enhancing readability and clarity of the final customer product to improve customer comprehension and satisfaction. Show less

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  TaySamey

  Feb 2020 - now

  Founder, Illustrator, Voice Talent, Marketing Media

  ✧ Promotional art for Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube channels (including YouTube Music).✧ RecD (YouTube) - Contributed visually engaging illustrations and animation in a team environment for multiple projects exceeding a viewer engagement of 30 million using Clip Studio Paint.✧ Xalem (YouTube) - Co-Producer, contributing periodic voice acting talent and digital/graphic design, adding depth and personality and enhancing the overall quality and entertainment value of channel’s content.✧ Avatar Book 4: Air | Zuko’s Lost Days (YouTube) - Seamlessly editing the official 100-page Nickelodeon live-action backstory of Zuko to reflect the main series designs for the Book 4: Air - Restoration Project channel.✧ Little Miss Cocktail (Amazon) - Wraparound book cover illustration for author David Lozada✧ Skruntworks - Developed comprehensive panel illustrations to effectively convey the content and themes of podcast segments. Show less

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  Best Accessory Group

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  Packaging Design Temp

  Best Accessory Group is a leading provider of bath, body, and cosmetic products who have fostered relationships with department stores, specialty chains, mass merchants, discount chains and e-commerce retailers.✧ Utilized CAD design skills to effectively showcase visually appealing packaging for client approval.✧ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather product specifications in order to develop packagingconcepts that enhanced product visibility, improved functionality, and increased customer engagement. Show less

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  Freeze CMI

  Feb 2023 - now

  Licensing Coordinator/Lead Artist

  Freeze (a division of Central Mills Inc.) is a leading sportswear manufacturing company devoted to quality and excellence, whose most prestigious clients include Walmart, Target, Sam's Club, and Macy's. Partnered licenses include Disney, Nickelodeon, and Warner Bros. ✧ Lead Artist for Merch by Amazon at a Multi-Million Dollar Retail Fashion Distribution Company✧ Demonstrates critical thinking when performing manual entry of all licensing projects, tracking project status in shared Excel/Sheets documents, prioritizing timelines, organization, and quality communication between teams, using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat for our approval systems.✧ Conducts quality assurance and brand requirement checks on apparel concepts and samples, ensuring adherence to brand standards and customer expectations. ✧ Preparing and handling approvals of products for Merch by Amazon, editing and formatting done with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Show less