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Rachel Calderón-Navarro

Missoula,MT

Summary

Results-driven professional with extensive experience in overseeing complex projects and managing vendor relationships. Skilled in content development and creative collaboration, contributing to impactful campaigns that drive brand recognition and customer satisfaction. Multiple years of experience in team building, cross-departmental communication, and brand recognition.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Special Projects Manager

DFTBA Records LLC
03.2025 - Current

Pizzamas is a once-a-year sales event that Hank and John Green host to support the construction of the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone. This hospital will support efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Sierra Leone.

  • Manage external vendors for design, print, and promotional activities.
  • Create content for various media platforms, including websites, social media posts, and newsletters.
  • Create custom designs for all Pizzamas products.
  • Produce professional, fresh, and engaging copy with consistent brand messaging.
  • Cross-departmentally assist with design work from the Art Director on Good Store imagery.

Art Director

DFTBA Records LLC
Missoula, MT
06.2023 - 03.2025
  • Lead the creative direction for the DFTBA website and all Hank and John Green-associated merchandise properties, ensuring alignment with DFTBA’s mission and values.
  • Develop and implement creative strategies that drive brand recognition, customer engagement, and growth across multiple channels.
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of brand guidelines, ensuring consistency in visual elements across all touch points, including website images, packaging, and social media.
  • Reviewed and approved designs, artwork and content developed by creative team.
  • Produced digital media assets, including web graphics and photos.

Senior Project Manager

DFTBA Records LLC
Missoula, MT
06.2016 - 06.2023
  • Kept projects based team on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
  • Spearheaded key projects, resulting in high customer satisfaction and increased business revenues.
  • Managed resources across multiple departments and teams to ensure the successful completion of projects.
  • Conferred with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to develop realistic expectations for deliverables.
  • Outlined work plans, assessed resources and determined timelines for projects.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The School of The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
05-2012

Associate of Arts

Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
05-2010

Skills

  • Project management
  • Department development
  • Leadership
  • Deadline oriented
  • Content strategy
  • Vendor management
  • Creative collaboration
  • Digital marketing
  • Visual product development
  • Creative direction
  • Brand management
  • Complex problem solver
  • Experience with Airtable, Asana, and Trello
  • Experience with Klaviyo
  • Advanced Adobe Photoshop skills
  • Advanced Adobe Illustrator skills

Accomplishments

In her spare time, Rachel does community organizing, watches baseball, oil paints, and works on building a community art space for working artists in town.

Timeline

Special Projects Manager

DFTBA Records LLC
03.2025 - Current

Art Director

DFTBA Records LLC
06.2023 - 03.2025

Senior Project Manager

DFTBA Records LLC
06.2016 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Fine Arts

The School of The Art Institute of Chicago

Associate of Arts

Cerritos College