MELISSA SHIMMIN
765 W Valley Drive #2
Campbell, CA 95008
415-699-9542
melissashimmin@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
CREATIVE MANAGER | Orchard Supply Hardware | 3/14 to present
SR. DESIGNER | Orchard Supply Hardware | 5/13 to 3/14
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Manage Digital Design Team; develop and execute visual strategies for email, landing pages, online
advertising and social media
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Develop and execute design strategies for marketing campaigns, private label packaging, and
photography, as part of the Creative Team
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Evolve and elevated the look and feel of the Orchard brand photography most
notably for the Spring and Holiday catalogs; Created Orchard Photography Style Guide
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Manage Photography Team; acted as Photo Art Director attending critical shoots
FREELANCE CREATIVE | 10/08 to 5/13
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Art direct and design corporate identities, marketing collateral, websites, retail advertising, social
media graphics and banner ads for a diverse client list including Safeway, Haggin Marketing
(Fingerhut, AT&T and USAA accounts), Sonic Solutions, and HotChalk Media.
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Translate strategic vision into tangible project deliverables; ensure that projects are delivered on
strategy, on schedule and on budget
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Research target audiences: their culture, language, likes and dislikes, developing creative marketing
vehicles that speak to them.
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Partner with clients, photographers, stylists, and illustrators to develop unique marketing
concepts that engage customers and drive sales
SR. ART DIRECTOR | Mervyns | Haggin Marketing | Ambrosi | 5/06 to 10/08
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Led cross-media team that created and developed winning campaign for Christmas 2008
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Art directed (including photo art direction) and designed circulars and direct mail pieces
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Managed team of designers, art directors and production artists including freelancers
CREATIVE DIRECTOR | Mota, LLC | Berkeley, CA | 9/98 to 2/01
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Hired, developed, managed and mentored in-house team of 6; Provided leadership; supervised and
nurtured staff while fostering a fun and creative environment
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Built brand from the ground up, bringing Mota to national recognition within its industry
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Designed, developed, and merchandised e-commerce store, one of the first in the motorcycle industry
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Developed co-marketing events with industry leaders including Kawasaki Motors and the AMA
SR. DESIGNER | 1185 Design | Palo Alto, CA | 7/96 to 7/98
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Conceptualized, designed and art directed corporate identities, annual reports, high-end collateral,
direct mail, packaging, websites and other interactive materials for primarily high-tech client list
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Managed individual projects from start to finish, including client meetings, design concepts, hiring and
art directing photographers and illustrators, as well as directing production staff
ART DIRECTOR | J. Stokes & Associates | Walnut Creek, CA | 10/95 to 7/96
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Art directed and designed all print advertising and marketing materials for a B2C client list
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Designed graphics and art directed video shoots for select television advertising
SR. DESIGNER | Macy’s West | San Francisco, CA | 5/ 93 to 10/95
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Designed and photo art directed fashion ROP and magazine ads
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Wrote initial digital design protocol for entire advertising department as the company moved from
traditional paste-up to computer design and production
SKILLS
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Experienced and effective manager; over 20 years retail design, art direction and creative
experience
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Highly organized; able to work extremely well under pressure
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Fluent in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, as well
as WordPress, Powerpoint, and MS Office;
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Strong understanding/working knowledge of HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, and Flash
EDUCATION
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Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
BFA with honors, in graphic design
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SACI Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Semester abroad for study
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Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY