Jessica (Smith) LaBianca

Experience

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  JWU Culinary Arts Museum

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2013

  Student Assistant

  Designed displays for museum exhibits, performed inventory and cataloguing of artifacts, and assisted with research for exhibits. Welcomed visitors at the reception desk, performed duties associated with admission, conducted tours, and hosted special events.

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  Rhode Island Department of Transportation

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2015

  Graphic Design Intern

  Designed highway billboard and RIPTA bus advertisements; worked on rebranding the RI Commuter Rail trains; and created brochures, booklets and presentations.

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  Stacy Smith Studios

  Jan 2016 - now

  Graphic Designer

  Create product branding, design album layout, edit photos, update social media accounts, and take photographs.

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  Macy's

  Mar 2016 - Sept 2016

  Visual Merchandiser

  Arranged attractive visual presentation in windows, on ledges, shelves, and fashion panels throughout the store. Followed a floor plan to re-merchandise areas in preparation for special events and season changes. Maintained and presented visual displays in a compelling and exciting manner in accordance with company directives.

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  PSE Agency

  Sept 2016 - Sept 2017

  Graphic Designer - Creative Services

  Designed print media, marketing collateral, advertisements, presentations and brochures. Created digital yearbooks for the Providence Bruins. Designed billboards, digital displays, and jumbotron panels inside the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, the RI Convention Center, and The Vets. Fulfilled creative requests from clients, including creating branding and using branding elements in print and digital designs.

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  Abbott-Action, Inc.

  Sept 2017 - now

  Design digital media that is used on corrugated containers, wood shipping crates, protective packaging and displays. Set-up files for printing on the largest 6-color single pass digital printer in the United States, including placing color bar on lead edge, checking for special spot/pantone colors, verifying that files have an adequate bleed, and quality checking the resolution of links. Design trade show displays, sample products used as sales marketing tools, and infographics explaining submission guidelines to customers. Show less

  • Graphic Design Manager

    Jun 2019 - now

  • Graphic Designer

    Sept 2017 - Jun 2019