Hello, 

I'm a creative leader who is highly strategic, innovative, entrepreneurial, resourceful, and result oriented. An analytical problem solver and a focused team leader with 10 years of management experience. I'm also a multi-skilled business leader who love working with a team and truly enjoy the process of creative concept development. My experience is in creative direction, graphic design, photo shoot art direction, and creative team development in consumer products goods industry. 

  • Over 15 years of experience in branding identity and packaging design for multi-million dollar consumer products goods brands.
  • Highly strategic, creative, entrepreneurial, and result oriented. An analytical problem solver and focused team leader with 10 years of management experience.
  • Highly competent in developing branding identity and style guide with high aesthetic and its implementations across multiple platforms including print and digital.
  • Highly proficient in driving and providing creative direction for in-house creative team, agencies, photographers, print vendors, and stylists.
  • Excel at leadership, management, and development of in-house creative team. 
  • Possess excellent project management skills and highly proficient in using online project management software.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. 
  • Significant experience in graphic design, photography direction and typography.

Senior Creative Services Manager. 2010 - Present. Munchkin, Inc

  • Lead activities of the Creative Services department, including creative direction for graphic design, structural design, digital design and other visual elements to support marketing efforts.
  • Transform marketing objectives into design and lead a rebrand design effort of more than 200 items across multiple categories that generate in an increase of brand awareness to 85 percent.
  • Develop and execute key strategic initiatives, including those having to do with brand style guides, photography, and other creative elements.
  • Strategize and lead project management effort of more than 500 projects in a calendar year.
  • Conceptualize, design, and implement artwork for various marketing materials. 
  • Establish a Creative Services Department of 10. Lead, manage, provide direction, provide guidance and develop the Department consisting of Graphic Design Supervisor, Graphic Designers, Web Designer, and Structural Packaging Engineer.
  • Establish and manage an in-house Photography Studio.

Creative Services Manager 2005 - 2010. Munchkin, Inc

Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director. 2004-2005. Munchkin, Inc

Graphic Designer. 2001 - 2004, Munchkin, Inc

Graphic Designer. 1998 - 2001, American International Industries

  • Design packaging, display, advertisement, brochure, tradeshow graphics for approximately 20 beauty brands within required formats and standards of the company's needs.

Education

Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management

Master of Business Administration (Executive MBA) 2013 - 2015 (expected)

Woodbury University

Bachelor of Science (BS) Graphic Design 1993 - 1998

Email me at allusia.wenas@gmail.com for any inquiries. I look forward to hearing from you.