JOANNE SWIFT
DTLA,CA
Summary
Creative and innovative Project manager with proven history with working with design and marketing strategies. Directs and drives visual and artistic elements in productions and media campaigns and supervises graphic designers. Collaborates with project directors, understands creative vision and models and leads visual design of project before submitting designs to director. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager/Creative Director
Cicero Design LLC
LA , CA
02.2018 - Current
- Led weekly team meetings to share ideas and bring actionable plans to concept, daily check in with creative teams, managing the workflow.
- Designed work that strongly communicated brand narrative, goals and concepts.
- Identified needs and coordinated resource allocation to deliver quality standards on time and within budget.
- Proposed concepts using rough sketches, storyboards or mood boards.
- Engaged with clients to gather project information and uncover challenges.
- Met with department heads to translate goals from concept to completion.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Developed budget and negotiated contracts and quotes to ensure projects were completed within financial constraints.
- Developed solutions to project risks and issues, meeting quality and timeline goals and objectives.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance and cost efficiency.
Global Business Development Manager
Elastique Group
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - 11.2023
- Prospected, identified and cultivated relationships with contacts to promote product lines and solutions.
- Gathered and analyzed business, market and competitor information to support development of strategic marketing plan.
- Identified new customers through pipelining, pre-qualification and territory analysis and management.
- Developed short-term and long-term vision and strategy to achieve targeted sales objectives.
- Determined business development opportunities and implemented effective strategy for client acquisition.
- Established new customer accounts using negotiation and sales closing abilities.
Creative Director Fashion Accessories
Josie Chen Range Ltd
Shanghai China
01.2013 - 08.2018
- Celebrity customized Luxury Jewelry brand
- Handmade, customized styles, for editorials, celebrity rental, film productions and photoshoots and fashion shows
- Working closely with limited and recycled elements, limited pieces per design per style
- Presenting the collection to buyers and stores in around Asia/ USA and Europe, international travel for research and development
- Developed high-impact creative trailers and promotional content for company campaigns from concept to completion
- Developed artistic visual products while working within defined technical constraints
- Presenting full concept and collection to top management Creative Director, buyer teams in NYC and Europe
- Collaborated with vendors to align style consistency with other marketing materials
- Managed team of 7 employees, overseeing hiring, training, and professional growth of employees
- Worked with creative personnel to establish and create designs related to brand and communications
- Researched development methods to facilitate design implementation
Head Designer
DKNY Jeans
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Created product designs in alignment with specifications.
- Worked with creative personnel to establish and create designs related to brand and communications.
- Reviewed, edited and applied style rules to design, complying with company guidelines.
- Researched development methods to facilitate design implementation.
- Maintained global mentality, advocating for designs
- Coordinating photoshoots and seasonal fashion shows.
Senior Designer
DKNY Jeans
08.2010 - Dec
- Presented designs to project teams and incorporated changes based on feedback
- Developed unique concept designs that drove company forward in industry
- Partnered across teams to improve accessibility and translatability of design content
- Delivered designs to diverse clients on time and within budget
- Created schematics of design, components and assembly procedures
- Consulted on tone, style and subject matter, driving layout and design
- Reviewed, edited and applied style rules to design, complying with company guidelines
- Worked with creative personnel to establish and create designs related to brand and communications.
Education
Master of Arts - MA - Textile Design And Fine Arts
Otemae University
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts And Aesthetics
Otemae University Kobe Japan
Hyogo Japan Associate of Arts - Fashion Design Course
Kobe University of Fashion And Design Kobe
Associate of Arts - Art of Aesthetics
Doshisha University Kyoto Japan
BBA: Dual Honors Degree - Japanese And East
The University of Sheffield
Non degree - Sneaker Essentials Certificate
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NYSkills
- Organizational leadership
- Negotiation
- Sales and management
- Fashion trend Analyst/Design specialist
- Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver)
- Corporate Branding
- Visual Design
- Graphic and Media Design
- Self-motivated professional
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Critical strategy
- Vendor Management
- Business Intelligence and Analysis
- New Business Development
- Content Marketing strategy
- Emerging Trends
- Creative Strategy
- Digital Graphics
- Lecturer/ Mentor
Additional Information
- Mac proficient, Illustrator, and Photoshop,IN-Design,Style 3D, excel,Power point,
- FIGMA, SLACKS, CANVA
- Experienced in all other major non design software Tool CRM systems, Excel, GTM, Finance, spreadsheets, Agile, Asana,Trello, Kabana.
Certification
- Certified Owner , Ciceor Design LLC - 2017
- Certified Owner, Josie Chen Range Shanghai 2010
- TOFEL Trained License - 1998- Recognized Teacher Certification
- Google - Project Management : Professional Certificate
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Timeline
Global Business Development Manager
Elastique Group
01.2021 - 11.2023
Project Manager/Creative Director
Cicero Design LLC
02.2018 - Current
Creative Director Fashion Accessories
Josie Chen Range Ltd
01.2013 - 08.2018
Head Designer
DKNY Jeans
01.2012 - 12.2013
Senior Designer
DKNY Jeans
08.2010 - Dec
Master of Arts - MA - Textile Design And Fine Arts
Otemae University
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts And Aesthetics
Otemae University Kobe Japan
Associate of Arts - Fashion Design Course
Kobe University of Fashion And Design Kobe
Associate of Arts - Art of Aesthetics
Doshisha University Kyoto Japan
BBA: Dual Honors Degree - Japanese And East
The University of Sheffield
Non degree - Sneaker Essentials Certificate
Fashion Institute of Technology
- Certified Owner , Ciceor Design LLC - 2017
- Certified Owner, Josie Chen Range Shanghai 2010
- TOFEL Trained License - 1998- Recognized Teacher Certification
- Google - Project Management : Professional Certificate
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®
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