Kacy Belew
Multimedia Designer at CNNMoney.com
Brooklyn, NY, USAI am a graphic designer with a varied background in print design and digital design. I have 9 years of experience with both mass-market industries and small-business owners. I always try to expand on my knowledge from a technical standpoint and broaden my skills in different design disciplines.
Work Experience
CNNMoney.com
Multimedia Designer
This position entails daily photo editing for stories, financial chart designs, photo illustrations and infographic design. I interact with many writers and editors to help convey the best visual communication for their stories.
March 2011
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New York, New York, United States
Kaaral USA
Freelance Senior Designer
Design of catalogs, sell-sheets, packaging, and digital retouching for Italian import brand Kaaral.
October 2010
- February 2011
New York, New York, United States
Coty USA
Art Director
Design and direction of packaging and POP for the Sally Hansen cosmetics/nail brand. Daily duties were design meetings with marketers, briefings to staff, and design of packaging under strict deadlines.
January 2010
- July 2010
New York, New York, United States
L'Oreal USA
Freelance Package Designer
Design and concepting of cosmetics packaging and POP for L'Oreal USA mass market cosmetics brand. Took on daily direction of off-site production teams to build to spec three-dimensional packaging, printed POP, and various large-scale print projects. Took part in meetings with senior level executives and marketing staff to concept primary and secondary packaging launches.
April 2004
- December 2009
New York, New York, United States
Graphic Visions Group
Freelance Package Designer
Off-site design of L'Oreal USA packaging and POP. Daily communications with Art Directors and marketers for design and production of mass-market POP and packaging.
July 2010
- October 2010
New York, New York, United States
Education
University Of Alabama
studied English Literature and Graphic Design
I went to the University of Alabama to study English Literature and then Graphic Design before I transferred to New York to attend the School of Visual Arts.
September 1996
- May 1999
Alabama, United States
School Of Visual Arts (SVA)
Graphic Design
September 1999
- May 2002
New York, New York, United States
Skills
Adobe Illustator CS6,
Adobe After Effects CS6,
Adobe Fireworks CS6,
Adobe Flash CS6,
Adobe InDesign CS6,
Adobe Photoshop CS6,
CSS,
Digital Photo Retouching,
Digital Photography,
HTML,
Illustration,