Shayla Chanavier
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Enthusiastic Studio Designer responsible for creating, developing and producing visuals of concepts to communicate ideas to clients. Researches, conceptualizes and presents designs to achieve desired effects or goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Studio Designer, Marketing Activation
Interface
Atlanta, GA
11.2023 - Current
- Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within brief and priority constraints.
- Developed innovative design concepts for improved brand recognition and customer engagement.
- Produced high-quality mockups for client approval during the iterative design process, saving time on revisions later down the line.
- Presented creative solutions to client challenges, resulting in high levels of client satisfaction and repeat business opportunities.
- Delivered high-level customer presentations to sales partners, end users, dealers and designers to effectively communicate flooring portfolio, features, service benefits, projects.
Studio Designer
Interface
Atlanta, GA
08.2021 - 11.2023
- Successful completion of requests for sales, customers, and other teams within organization
- Provide design support for customer projects and other internal creative objectives
- Read and interpret architectural plan/floor plans for use in customer deliverables
- Ability to interpret customer's vision into concept and translate it into flooring designs or room scenes specific to each request
- Create high-quality, design forward 2D and 3D floor renderings including floor plans and room scenes using stock photos as well as customer provided images
- Excellent working knowledge of Interface product collections and key target segments and have ability to use that knowledge to recommend product and design to fulfill and enhance customer design requests
- Provide estimates and/or installation guides to accompany designs for approved flooring concepts as needed
- Present ideas and design solutions to clients and Interface colleagues both in-person and virtually
- Collaborate with Product Development, Creative, and Marketing teams as needed on specific projects and/or deliverables
- Maintain positive relationships with customers, sales reps, and internal partners and provide exceptional customer service (working with business leaderships, sales associates, A&D Community), including providing AE and customer support via telephone, email, and video conference
- Collaborate with project schedulers to address priority requests and manage lead times with Sales team
Junior Designer
Royal Thai
Calhoun, GA
10.2018 - 08.2021
- Assisted Senior Designers in management of design projects from concept to production
- Produced creative custom designs which needed to be technically sound for production
- Cleaned up, re-colored and re-sized existing Axminster collections to fit needs of current clients
- Worked closely with Project Planner to develop clear understanding of plans, scale and seaming diagrams
- Acted as content editor for Resource system by reviewing and categorizing all design submissions
- Evaluated potential pattern issues of newly submitted Resource designs
- Worked with planning and design software to input overlay designs into CAD plans for customer approval
Junior Interior Designer
IAtelier Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Researched current trends and new ideas, within furniture and interior design, for future production
- Gathered inspiration images and recorded sources
- Pulled fabric swatches, leather and different materials to organize library for senior designers
- Given responsibility to coordinate designing showroom for important meetings with clients such as William Sonoma, Pottery Barn, West Elm, Restoration Hardware and Four Hands Furniture
- Visited about dozen factories in China where production of furniture was sourced out
Graphic Designer & Gallery Assistant
Tiffani Taylor Gallery
Savannah, GA
09.2016 - 02.2017
- Worked as in house graphic designer for Artist, Tiffani Taylor
- Handled email, phone calls and prepared purchased orders
- Helped coordinate events and exhibits, seasonally, and new art releases
- Assisted in organizing Savannah Art Walk (SAW) monthly
- Monitored artwork on display and aided in curating gallery space
- Cultivated personal relationships with guests in order to increase sales and make their customer experience more enjoyable
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Fibers
Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA06.2018
Skills
- Concept Development
- Material Selection
- Design Implementation
- Project Management
- Project Presentations
- Teamwork Skills
Accomplishments
- Achieved experience through effectively helping with Showroom and Tradeshow designs. Including Aquafil and Metropolis Showrooms at Neocon in 2023. As well as, the EdSpaces and Healthcare Design Tradeshows in 2023.
- Achieved experience through effectively helping with updating the San Francisco, Toronto - The Adelaide Project, New York, and Minneapolis Showrooms in 2023.
- Collaborated with Lead Studio Designer, Courtney Walker, in the development of Base Camp Showroom designs and strategies.
- Collaborated with Activation Designer, Anna Saturday, in the development of Launch Moment 3 Video and Holiday Palette planning and photo shoots.
Volunteer Work
- Volunteer at SOOFA Ranch in Winston, GA from 05/2023 to Current
- HOA Board Member at Piedmont and 3rd Condominiums from 10/2023 to Current
Timeline
Studio Designer, Marketing Activation
Interface
11.2023 - Current
Studio Designer
Interface
08.2021 - 11.2023
Junior Designer
Royal Thai
10.2018 - 08.2021
Junior Interior Designer
IAtelier Hong Kong
03.2017 - 08.2017
Graphic Designer & Gallery Assistant
Tiffani Taylor Gallery
09.2016 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Fibers
Savannah College of Art And Design