• Designs packaging, advertisements, and other marketing materials for Tramontina products consistent with brand image and retailer specifications
• Edits photos for use in product packaging and marketing materials; includes retouching, composite images, clipping, color-correcting, etc.
• Illustrates technical elements and graphics for product packaging, manuals, and brochures
• Produces and assembles prototype package samples to be presented to buyers
• Generates 3D digital mock-ups of product packaging, palette configurations, and point-of-purchase displays
• Develops product palette configurations for palette-driven stores
• Modifies package die-cuts using ArtiosCAD and cuts packages on Kongsberg cutting table
• Manages etched/imprinted product brand marking files
• Designs and prepares artwork for laser etching (RMI and Epilog) or imprinting on all product lines
• Designs and constructs jigs for use by factory employees during product assembly
• Operates Epilog laser to etch products and cut necessary materials
• Writes, edits, and proofreads product Use & Care instructions
• Reviews and approves proofs from printing vendors

• Demonstrates leadership in hiring, training, and supervising four staff photographers
• Collaborates with Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, and Clubs & Organizations Editor on creative and operative tasks to meet objectives
• Photographs campus events and student life for yearbook spreads
• Edits and organizes photographs using a variety of software programs
• Designs Mirage cover and other graphic elements used throughout the publication

Graduated magna cum laude