VICTORIA SUDHAKAR
Shakopee,MN
Summary
Creative Graphic Designer equipped to drive improvements in operations, creative development and revenue with hands-on and decisive leadership of team activities and processes. With 8+ years of expertise in providing strategic, creative, and technical leadership for logo design and brand marketing projects that transform brand identities and grow market reach. Extensive experience in using best-in-class design tools and technologies to craft innovative, compelling brand concepts and streamline the end-to-end design process while ensuring alignment with brand guidelines and corporate vision. Proven track record of guiding high-performing design teams and collaborating cross-functionally with creative and sales teams to facilitate the on-time, on-budget delivery of design projects and brand marketing campaigns.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative Project Manager - Contract
THE TORO COMPANY
01.2023 - 07.2023
- Handled client communications and led meetings, providing clear direction and consistent updates on design progress.
- Partnered closely with senior leadership and creative team to accumulate and disseminate best practices.
- Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing to meet schedules.
- Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
Order Graphics Supervisor
MERCHOLOGY
02.2021 - 01.2023
- Develop proofs for the customer to approve, collaborate closely with production and edit production files when required, and set up all non-EMB files for production (such as heat transfer, screen print, pad printing, and laser engravings)
- Drive greater operational and cost efficiencies in order processing and accuracy while coaching staff on quality and performance and holding employees accountable to company policy/standards
- Ensure timely scheduling, processing, and fulfillment of orders per customer expectations while providing an exceptional customer experience, resulting in the consistent achievement of business goals.
Order Graphics Administrator / Specialist
MERCHOLOGY
06.2018 - 02.2021
- Processed and quality-reviewed customer logos (embroidery and non-embroidery) for production while examining logos for color correction, routing them to the digitizing team, and effectively collaborating with digitizing and customer service teams
- Managed 100+ orders per month and fulfilled thousands of orders during busy seasons (October to January) from large to small and medium-scale businesses
- Ensured strict alignment of graphic designs with consumer appeal/requirements while managing and delivering graphic projects within established timelines and budgets.
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
WORKS BY VICTORIA
10.2017 - 09.2020
- Built, developed, and maintained an online retail venue while establishing a storefront which involved designing and producing products, maintaining inventory, overseeing marketing, and advertising the store
- Leveraged industry and product knowledge to help guide the creative process and maintain the consistency of visual solutions with unique and innovative trends.
Graphic Designer and Production Artist
SIGNATURE TUMBLERS
08.2015 - 10.2017
- Partnered with customers and retailers (including National Geographic) to develop custom designs that promote their business while working with licensing proofs to ensure design alignment with client standards and expectations
- Designed images for print advertising and logos, delivering high-quality, visually appealing, and technically accurate outputs while maintaining a deep working knowledge of design software.
- Applied knowledge of printing standards to create high-quality images.
- Created digital and print layouts for diverse materials.
- Prepared proof artwork using [Software] and hand-drawn sketches.
- Edited and enhanced existing artwork and graphics.
- Created logos, illustrations and typography for various organizations.
- Developed graphics and visual content for social media campaigns.
- Created original artwork for range of print, web and video projects.
Education
Associate of Science - Graphic Design Technology
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MNAssociate of Arts (AS) - Liberal Arts and Liberal Studies
Normandale Community College
BloomingtonSkills
- Graphic & Visual Design
- Digital Design, Imagery & Visuals
- Program/Project Management
- Brand Design & Marketing
- Project Coordination
- Photography, Illustration & Animation
- Logo & Package Design
- Print Production & Merchandising
- Team Training & Management
- TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
- Adobe Illustrator , Photoshop, and InDesign
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- CorelDRAW
- Asana, Workfront, Mondaycom, HubSpot, Netsuite
- Microsoft Office 360, Excel
- Client Meetings
- Project Management
- Quality Deliverables
- Product Launching
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with sales, marketing and management to develop product launches and marketing campaigns for The Toro Company.
- Redeveloped all proof templates at Merchology and increased production times in half while supporting the department’s hiring and training functions and creating training manuals
- Collaborated with and designed logos for Amazon, Google, Marvel, and Disney using laser engravings for graphic designing and improved templates to speed up operations at Merchology
- Oversaw social media accounts, created social media graphics for promotions and contests, illustrated and designed new tumbler designs for the catalog and retail site, and maintained and added products to Signature Tumblers’ website through Shopify.
Timeline
Creative Project Manager - Contract
THE TORO COMPANY
01.2023 - 07.2023
Order Graphics Supervisor
MERCHOLOGY
02.2021 - 01.2023
Order Graphics Administrator / Specialist
MERCHOLOGY
06.2018 - 02.2021
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
WORKS BY VICTORIA
10.2017 - 09.2020
Graphic Designer and Production Artist
SIGNATURE TUMBLERS
08.2015 - 10.2017
Associate of Science - Graphic Design Technology
Dakota County Technical College
Associate of Arts (AS) - Liberal Arts and Liberal Studies
Normandale Community College
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