Claudia Skaife

Experience

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  Bebe stores

  Feb 2006 - Mar 2008

  Sales Associate

  • Operated store transactions• Exceeded sales goals• Responsible for building a business clientele and maintaining/organizing client records• Stylist

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  Atelier Aveda Salonspa + Barber

  Apr 2008 - Nov 2009

  Team Lead

  • Responsible for training and supervising new employees• Merchandising products and conceptualizing salon layout for special in-store events• Managing salon's financial operations by ensuring accurate and balanced sales totals

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  Nordstrom

  Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

  Sales Associate

  • Assist management with fixture and merchandise layout on a daily basis• Apply competitive sales strategies to increase client base and exceed sales goals of $4k/week by 33%• Provide tailored and individualized client service to generate customer loyalty• Interact with customers in order to style according to their needs and interests• Manage cashier and control inventory

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  ClaudiavDesigns

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Create marketing/promotional packages for freelance clients including brochures, business cards, flyers, and logo designs• Interact and effectively communicate with clients in order to conceptualize designs targeted towards achieving their goals and outcomes• Coordinate meetings with clients to discuss progress and final approval prior to production of designs

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  Global Gourmet Catering

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2013

  Captain/Server

  • Execute event layouts and prepare production materials• Delegate tasks to servers in order to create an efficient workflow for buffets• Effectively and professionally fulfill client needs as a server• Assignments included small events as well as large corporate events for multiple high level clients in the tech industry.

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  Minted

  Oct 2012 - Jan 2013

  Seasonal Design Associate

  • Report to the Director of Daily Operations• Manage hundreds of orders and customize designs according to customer preferences including text, editing photographs using Photoshop, editing layouts with InDesign and Illustrator for invitations, business cards, mini books and other stationary• Provide quality control on all orders for optimal print quality• Correspond with customers regarding their customization instructions• Work with Adobe CS6

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  BlueFrog Screen Printing & Embroidery

  Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  Project Manager/Support

  • Pro-actively communicate with clients via phone and email• Delegate tasks to support team in order to meet tight deadlines• Maintain effective interaction with the Vice President and Art Director for quality control of each design• Data entry utilizing Shopworks programming for sales analysis and to help organize hundreds of fulfilled orders• Manage orders from proofing artwork and initiating production to delivery of goods for multiple high volume clients

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  Minted

  Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Quality Control/Production Associate

  Quality Control:- Started with the company as a quality control specialist for the production team and soon after transitioned into the role of production associate.- Responsible for providing thorough quality assurance on all designs after production associates have properly set-up each file.- Verifying that each design follows and adheres to the company's standards.- Detail-oriented and carefully cross check designs with approved jpgs from merchants.Production Associate:- Receive Illustrator and InDesign files from Merchandise Designers and properly set-up each design for optimal functionality on minted.com- Apply design edits when necessary to match colors with approved color palette and/or to fit each design template.- Generate thumbnails to output product images for the website.- Work on digital files for art prints, stationary, mini books and wedding suites. Show less

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  Shutterfly Inc.

  Aug 2014 - May 2017

  Content Production Designer

  - Production artist for the Photo Gifts, Statement Gifts and Home Decor departments.- Responsible for the content enablement of hundreds of new and existing designs.- Optimize assets and manage the transition from design to development.- Prepare press-ready print files and web-based assets in RGB. - Work with different design templates for products that print in various sizes, substrates and orientations using Adobe CS6.- Proficient with automation tools to streamline workflow.- Experienced working with products that print with laser etched/engraved, sand-blasted, embroidered and heat transfer techniques.- Review and assess art files to ensure that all typesetting, color modes and template requirements are met and follow Shutterfly's brand standard guide.- Print test all new and existing designs for accurate quality control.- Collaborate cross-functionally with merchandising and design teams for design reviews and increased efficiency across all teams.- Identify, trouble-shoot and resolve setup/data issues to ensure timely and error-free launches of all products.- Perform thorough quality assurance validation across our 3 web platforms to ensure accurate production setup and flawless customer personalization experience.- Proactively provide feedback at team meetings to help manage design deliverables and meet content deployment deadlines.- Operate effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced and deadline driven environment.- Lead designer and production artist for 156 collage posters that are currently featured at Shutterfly.com- Create spreadsheets to manage thousands of product details which would get uploaded to a CMS that enabled the customer web experience on the website. Show less

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  Hogarth Worldwide

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2021

  - Lead a team of artists responsible for deliverables to third party partners and localization distribution.- Set priorities and schedules to ensure team is properly allocated and timelines are accurate and attainable.- Work cross-functionally with designers, producers, development, content, publishing, and international teams to meet project goals.- Distribute deliverables to a team of several Graphic Production Artists and assign deadlines.- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure production deadlines are met with accurate file handoffs for localization.- Maintain the original design intent, established by approved creative.- Structure Photoshop comps to optimize efficient production design and localization workflows.- Update files with final copy ensuring that copywriters, proofreading and legal teams have provided approved copy decks for reference.- Responsible for updating product assets, UI elements and copy in Photoshop, as well as exporting pixel perfect web graphics.- Adhere to Channel automation process requirements and create template guidance within each file specific to localization guidelines.- Perform visual reviews of interactive web builds for quality of images and verify client’s high standards are met.- Create documentation for improved workflow.- Responsible for on boarding new team members with training and guidance.- Identify and help implement opportunities for automation, process, design, content management, and technical improvements.- Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, copy and links are flawless. Show less - Lead a team of artists responsible for producing image assets for the client's main marketing website.- Work cross-functionally with producers, web developers, designers, and content managers to meet project goals.- Distribute deliverables to a team of several Graphic Production Artists and assign deadlines.- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and ensure production deadlines are met with accurate file handoffs.- Collaborate with motion graphics team in order to deliver accurate files for creative tech animations.- Communicate with other Team Leads to ensure optimum use of resources.- Ensure quality assurance is met to the highest standards on all files uploaded to the web build.- Identify and resolve technical and creative issues.- Create documentation of workflows and new processes.- Provide support in the creation of tools and scripts for automation to improve productivity.- Responsible for on boarding new team members with training and guidance. Show less - Spec layouts with pixel perfect detail.- Review and deliver final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, and technical integrity are flawless.- Structure files for web production with strict adhesion to graphic design standards.- Use automation tools for efficiency in prepping files for handoff.- Ensure that the structure of the Photoshop comps follow specific formatting, standards and other specifications laid out by the client's design and production teams.- Optimize thousands of image assets and upload to Github for Web Development.- Demonstrate a flexible approach to working across multiple teams and styles.- Manage workflow in a creative, dynamic, and challenging work environment.- Assist in creating standards and documentation.- Train and ramp up new hires in preparation for major product launches.- Troubleshoot any reported errors in a timely manner.- Collaborate with motion graphics team in order to prep files for creative tech animations. Show less

  • Graphic Production Lead, Channel Interactive (Apple On-site)

    Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Graphic Production Lead, Interactive (Apple On-site)

    Apr 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Graphic Production Artist, Interactive (Apple On-site)

    Jun 2017 - Apr 2019
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  Amazon

  Aug 2021 - now

  Creative Program Manager | eero