Karen Nicholson
Profile
I am a Senior Graphic Designer with 10 years of proven capability to create customized promotional solutions from concept to completion for companies such as Ernst & Young and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers. Effective team member, recognized for outstanding ability to translate client company culture and identity into visual support collateral materials that establish brand awareness and increase market share, and revenues. Recipient of corporate national design competition for designing print and new media communications collateral from concept to completion within 72 hours. Career includes co-creating visual communications package resulting in $30M sale. Created design prototypes for new clothing product line, eliminating the need for pricey, time consuming imports from Turkey; profits increased by 30%. Diverse background in entertainment, legal, fashion, publishing, health/medical aids, home accessories, and accounting.
• Brand management
• On-screen presentations
• Sales collateral
• Print preparation
• Illustration
• Advertising
• Web
• Marketing/seminars
• Multi-page layouts
• Logo development
• Color selection
• Training
