Marlowe Merritt

Senior Product Designer

New York, NY, USA

Work Experience

1stdibs

Senior Product Designer

March 2014 - Present New York, United States

MODaffekt.com

Ecommerce Visual Designer, Partner

• Administered design of ecommerce startup website, establishing brand identity alongside development of business growth plan. Optimized website efficiency and user interface to best identify with desired audience
• Created online/offline marketing material such as website banners, ads, social media, business cards, letterheads, product packaging
• Designed business plan and pitch deck used for pitching investors, resulting in combined raise of 100K
• Other responsibilities included: managing vendor relationships, developing product stack and weekly features, recruiting and delegating new hires (interns and contracted clients), representing customer service
January 2012 - Present New York, New York, United States

Dkorr

Graphic Designer, Brand Strategist

• Revamped pre-existing website’s user interface, logo, and associated branded material
• Managed site’s backend admin importing/exporting products, product descriptions, and product images
• Curated relevant content for social engagement and website features, alongside designed appropriate banners, ads,
and other web graphics keeping site and brand aesthetically fresh and interesting
• Delegated developmental and design tasks to offshore team in India

• Other responsibilities: extensive research of Scandinavian markets looking for best lifestyle products, assisting in production and editing of product videos
July 2011 - January 2012 Odense, Denmark

Extentia Information Technology

Graphic Designer, Marketing Consultant

• Designed IOS/Android screenshots and splash screens on smartphones and tablets; created web elements and email templates for major global organizations, including Volvo, BMW, One & Only Resorts, Sentosa, among others
• Advised marketing and biz d¬ev team on graphic design direction for products targeting U.S. consumers
• Directed new layout for subsidiary website working closely with developer
• Maintained main site, extentia.com, via CMS and HTML updates
• Gained invaluable experience managing projects and communicating business objectives on a global scale, through diverse cultural perspectives and different time zones
July 2010 - July 2011 Pune, India

USA TODAY

Creative Services Intern

• Created fake ads for use by sales representatives on their sales calls; clients included: AT&T, Marriott, Buffalo Wild Wings and more.
• Hands on experience with cutting, pasting and mounting comps/fake ads into newspapers and on foamcore, produced brochures, and other sales materials; assisted in organizing archives
January 2009 - May 2009 New York, New York, United States

KnowledgePoint360

Graphic Design Co-Op

• Designed logos and layouts for pharmaceutical reps and agencies and finalized, proofed, made corrections on brochures, labels, word documents, and creative designs
• Developed slide presentations and created templates on PowerPoint. Organized and developed materials for new business clients
• Participated in employee-client meetings and worked in part with the United Nations
January 2009 - July 2009 Secaucus, New Jersey, United States

Education

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Graphic Design

September 2005 - May 2010 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Danish (Advanced),

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Branding, Ecommerce, Email Templates, Fine Arts, Flow Diagrams, Graphic Design, Hiring, Layout Design, New Business Development, Operations, Print Design, Product Curation, Typography, User Experience, User Interface, User Interface Design, Vendor Relationship, Web Design, Wireframes,