Amanda Pickens

Graphic Designer

New York, NY, USA

Work Experience

Plated

Graphic Designer

June 2017 - Present New York, New York, United States

Paperless Post

Senior Graphic Designer

July 2015 - May 2017 New York, United States

Etsy

Graphic Design Intern

June 2014 - August 2014 Brooklyn, New York, United States

Paperless Post

Graphic Design Intern & Freelancer

Designed event invitations and holiday greetings for online collections. Created web advertisements to promote partner lines by Kate Spade and Oscar de la Renta. Developed the layout and personality for the company’s tumblr during its initial launch. Primary designer for Paperless Post’s first holiday catalog—responsible for preliminary sketches for the photographer and stylist, content organization and type layout.
June 2013 - August 2013 New York, New York, United States

Education

Rhode Island School Of Design (RISD)

Master of Fine Arts

2012 - 2015 Rhode Island, United States

New York University

Bachelor of Fine Arts

2007 - 2009 New York, New York, United States

Awards

AIGA - The Professional Association For Design

Fresh Grad | 6th Annual Graduate Student Showcase

2015

Rhode Island School Of Design

Graduate Studies Grant

2015

New York University

NYU Steinhardt Dean's Travel Research Colloquium | Accra, Ghana

2008

Skills

Adobe Bridge, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Art Direction, Blogging, CSS, Digital Photography, Final Cut, HTML, Layout Design, Microsoft Word, PC And Mac, Photo Editing, Social Media, Styling, Typography,