Sophie Fiks
Graphic Designer
New York,NY
Summary
Design professional skilled in creating impactful visual solutions. Proven track record of transforming ideas into compelling designs that align with clients' visions and business goals. Known for strong collaboration skills and adaptability in dynamic environments, bringing creativity and precision to every project.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Packaging Designer
Balance Inc.
10.2024 - 06.2025
- Designed 30+ rigid and folding boxes for high-profile brands in the cosmetic, clothing, and beverage industries.
- Composed internal marketing samples to highlight custom printing and artwork techniques.
- Oversaw and art directed packaging photoshoots.
- Retouched and edited images for marketing decks.
- Laid out artwork onto dielines.
Summer Freelance Packaging Designer
Bobbi Brown
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Designed TOAs and gift boxes for a collaboration with Disney.
- Created memorable influencer mailers and PR packages for new and revamped products.
- Produced text and graphic layouts for holiday product platform inserts.
- Participated in a product photoshoot.
- Presented design concepts to 20+ people company-wide.
Design Co-op
Northeastern CAMD
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Partnered with the Associate Creative Director and the marketing team in accordance with the College of Art, Media and Design (CAMD) brand.
- Designed the new faculty mailer, animated the Dean’s digital holiday card, contributed to the logo design (designed 50+ logo iterations) and environmental graphics for an internal CAMD organization, and produced collateral for various high profile events.
Design Co-op
Rue Gilt Groupe
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Created digital assets for web and app from conceptualization, to design, through final sign-off while maintaining design standards for the Gilt and Rue La La brands.
- Designed social media graphics for Gilt of which one post performed the fourth best on their Instagram year to date with 68,110 views and a high engagement rate.
Social Media Content Design Intern
Allen & Gerritsen
03.2022 - 06.2022
- Partnered with PR and Creative teams to develop original graphics and animations for use on social media for A&G and its healthcare clients totaling over 8,000 followers.
- Produced influencer campaign PR packages and compiled data and general information for a thorough competitor analysis presentation.
Design Intern
Itoya Topdrawer Corp.
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Designed Pinterest posts collecting over 700,000 monthly views, A+ content for Amazon, and retouched images.
- Partnered with the head of industrial design in a fast-paced environment where organization, communication, and having a keen eye for detail were essential skills.
Education
BFA - Design
05.2024
- Dean’s List
- GPA: 3.9
Skills
- Teamwork skills
- Layout design
- Concept development
- Experienced with digital tools
- Adobe creative suite
- Photography
- Wireframing and prototyping
- Design execution
- Branding and identity
- Visual communication
- Creative design layouts
- Packaging design
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud
Mondaycom
Trello
DSLR Camera
Google Suite
Microsoft Suite
Interests
Exploring the city
Skiing
Trying new restaurants
Baking
Reading
Playing tennis
Timeline
Junior Packaging Designer - Balance Inc.
10.2024 - 06.2025
Summer Freelance Packaging Designer - Bobbi Brown
06.2024 - 08.2024
Design Co-op - Northeastern CAMD
07.2023 - 12.2023
Design Co-op - Rue Gilt Groupe
07.2022 - 12.2022
Social Media Content Design Intern - Allen & Gerritsen
03.2022 - 06.2022
Design Intern - Itoya Topdrawer Corp.
09.2021 - 12.2021
Northeastern University - BFA, Design
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