Daniel Grant
Graphic and Production Manager · Jilaine Swim
Sherman Oaks, CAIn My Own Words
• Design Leader with demonstrated success leading overall creative direction for product and packaging design: owned brands, licensed brands, and consumer packaged goods. • Proven success enhancing consumer brand engagement through design and digital aesthetics • Strong background: illustrative design, visual asset usage, ideation refinement, vision & strategy. • Deadline-driven, collaborative, cross-functional, strategic, and thoughtful.
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Graphic and Production Manager
Jilaine Swim2021 – 2023
• Development & creation of Sales & Marketing print & digital materials. • Print translation, correction, adjustment for production. • CAD & visual communications/diagrams to factory for fit and spec refinement. • Sketch to CAD conversion for production
Designer - Men's Socks
WCH Group2021 – 2021
• Successfully delivered on-trend designs under deadline congruent with style direction. • Expertly led design concepts for brand category expansion. • Accomplished the application of trends to create profitable multipack programs.
Designer - Socks & Blankets
Pupsocks2020 – 2020
Delivered successful concepts for sublimination-based designs of custom gift socks, custom gift blankets and custom wine labels. • Partnered cross-functionally across departments to understand consumer and market trends.
Creative Director
K.Bell Brand2011 – 2020
Renfro Brands LLC • Successfully led creative direction and product design for all tiers of the K.Bell brand including Costco, department stores, off-price channels, and boutique retailers. • Expertly led and directed team of 10+ creative professionals. °Lead training, development, and mentorship for more junior creative staff. • Presented and developed trend innovation, strategy, concept, and product lines for 7 unique Brands. • Provided hands-on technical execution of product through the development lifecycle. • Delivered 1,000+ SKUs each season. • Implemented & improved best practices for design to knit interpretation, precision art execution for expanding print technologies of sublimation, and cylindrical, direct to garment printing. • Exceptional time management skills, ability to multi-task, prioritize responsibilities and delegate workflow, proactive approach to problem-solving. • Supported sourcing & re-sourcing strategies that optimize profitability.
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