Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Retail | E-commerce | Mills | CPG Experience
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Clair Lickfeld Bancroft

Hampton,GA

Summary

Innovative and experienced individual with expertise in customer-centric product design and branding as well as merchandise market strategy. Skilled in innovative product development, project management and graphic design across diverse industries and fluent in e-commerce and social media marketing. Creative and adaptive thinker, with EQ skills supporting ability to pivot and alter strategies as needed. Committed to creating an engaging and meaningful experience for employees and team while nurturing an environment of superior performance and productivity.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Director Design and Marketing

Adelson McLean Law Firm
06.2020 - Current
  • Enhanced corporate brand identity by designing and implementing new company logo and environmental graphics, as well as providing interior design expertise with customized art and office furnishings
  • Created new wire frame for company website while managing outside vendors websites and all associated copy writing
  • Maintain company's social media presence, create and manage news blog content, E-blasts and Marketing Ads.
  • Manage SEO to ensure search engine optimization and analytics tracking/reporting
  • Administer webinars and podcast platform to monetize firms experience and showcase knowledge in workers’ compensation areas

Website Designer UX/UI , Project manager

Carplex Automotive Dealership
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Met with clients to discuss expectations regarding visual presentation, branding and e-commerce functionality
  • Illustrated page design concepts by blending arrangement, style and aesthetic elements to meet predetermined preferences
  • Designed website wire frames for multi-location auto dealership; creating key inventory management tool with key element coding, online auto applications forms, finance calculator and payment portals
  • Managed 3rd-party website development firm
  • Performed role of content writer for company website

Digital | Design and Production Manager

SuperColor
06.2022 - 12.2022
  • Supervised 12 in-house direct reports, 3 contractors and outsource team in India for print production while managing two locations for in-house large format print production and design
  • Performed senior designer role for agency projects of large format print - Timberland to Bose
  • Participated in development team for new innovative printing materials and technologies to deliver show-stopping client experiences
  • Collaborated with multiple organizations to develop documentation for training and internal processes which significantly streamlined production

Contract Art Director Package Design

Mayhew & Associates | Food And Beverage
06.2019 - 06.2022
  • Oversaw food package design, food photography, and pitch deck creation for national wholesale supplier of organic and specialty food products to nation’s supermarket chains
  • Developed new product categories, market research, and client presentations for marketing of high impact food product packaging
  • Created private label, food package designs for companies such as Neft Vodka, Food Lion, Hanford Foods, Gelson’s, and Costco

Sr. Marketing and Design

Nuwhirl Systems
06.2018 - 06.2019
  • Supervised in-house marketing design team and 3rd-party vendors for this manufacturer and supplier of products for bath, spa, and plumbing industries.
  • Developed social media, marketing and promotional strategies, and conducted market research and analysis and reporting of web and product performance analytics.
  • Developed sales tools and process improvements that increased productivity, decreased delays, streamlined departmental information sharing, enhanced decision making, and increased sales of private label products by 90%.
  • Designed and collaborated with engineering on new product specifications, prototyping, and sourcing of new products (e.g. tub pillow) for consumer and private label markets.

Director Design and Marketing

Emani Vegan Cosmetics
01.2015 - 06.2018
  • Owned new product development for US and International markets B2B and B2C channels
  • Spearheaded design process to align with company specifications and budget
  • Developed marketing strategies, ad campaigns, and enhanced social media saturation; increased Canadian market presence in one large retail chain by 75%
  • Updated branding for broader demographic appeal; conducted photo shoots to revamp product shots for web, designed new marketing material and product display graphics
  • Managed all 3rd-party vendors for packaging, sales and merchandising materials; both domestic and international (i.e. QVC, Amazon, Target, HSN, Planet Beauty, Rite-Aid, Mothers, London Drugs)

Education

Interior And Graphic Design

The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Interior Design

Radford University
Radford, VA

Certificate - Digital Media Art And Digital Photography

Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA

Skills

  • ALL Adobe Creative Suite, Macintosh and Windows Design Related Software: Illustrator, Photoshop
  • InDesign, Wacom, Industrial Design-Solidworks, AutoCad, Web design, Wire frames, UX/UI, and Microsoft
  • Office Applications Google Analytics, Google Ads, Figma, Basecamp, Wrike, Word Press, Shopify, LinkedIn
  • 3D Rendering and Orthographic Views for Consumer Goods-Furniture-Space
  • Planning-Merchandising-Construction, Textile design, Hand Drawings, Fine Art, Tech-Packs Drawings
  • Photography for Products-staging and Art, Building Molds and Structures for Prototyping

Retail | E-commerce | Mills | CPG Experience

Tropitone Outdoor | Sunbrella | Phifer | Outdura | Bella-Dura | Kravet | Brown Jordan | Nebraska Furniture Mart| Gelsons | Mother’s Market | Bristol Farms | Food Lion | Hanford Foods | Target | Amazon | QVC | HSN | Beauty Counter | Home Depot | Sephora | Ulta | Nordstrom | Planet Beauty | Kohls | Macy’s | Costco | Europe Markets

Additional Information

Portfolio link: clairbancroft.com

Timeline

Digital | Design and Production Manager

SuperColor
06.2022 - 12.2022

Website Designer UX/UI , Project manager

Carplex Automotive Dealership
01.2022 - 06.2023

Director Design and Marketing

Adelson McLean Law Firm
06.2020 - Current

Contract Art Director Package Design

Mayhew & Associates | Food And Beverage
06.2019 - 06.2022

Sr. Marketing and Design

Nuwhirl Systems
06.2018 - 06.2019

Director Design and Marketing

Emani Vegan Cosmetics
01.2015 - 06.2018

Interior And Graphic Design

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

Interior Design

Radford University

Certificate - Digital Media Art And Digital Photography

Irvine Valley College
Clair Lickfeld Bancroft