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Enthusiastic graphic designer/graphic artist currently seeking design opportunities in the San Francisco bay area/Seattle area or remotely. Let's connect!

Portfolio: www.krsexton.com 
Email: krsexton13@gmail.com

- Responsible for maintaining the company's brand aesthetics through all aspects of design including typography, composition, and color.
- Develop company imageries with consistent branding via digital and print graphics.
- Design marketing materials including brochures, flyers, posters, digital ads, signage, and pamphlets.

Marketing Graphic Designer

- Create graphics for t-shirts and fleece for the Rip Curl brand regionally that are in line with global direction.
- Produce designs for SMU and QTM demands and see them through to production.
- Assist in PLM (Quest) management including set-up for all styles by creating and maintaining BOM’s, updating style information and changes as necessary

Design Assistant | SMU Designer

- Heavy use of Photoshop and Illustrator daily for graphic design, vector-based illustration, concept design, environmental design, digital painting, photo-editing, photo manipulation, pattern design, and more.
- Pixar Fest: Developed concept art and final designs for the decor package seen around the
Disneyland Resort. Met with WDI and Pixar executives to review concepts. Worked with vendors
to clarify design intent and approve fabrication methods. Generated final graphics & supervised installation for signage.
- Work independently as well as be a strong collaborator who contributes & verbalizes design ideas from process to completion. Produce an extremely wide variety of design styles for the parks, hotels, and downtown.

Illustrator | Graphic Designer

- Built an online shop consisting of art prints, vinyl stickers, and enamel pins of original artwork.
- Shop has sold over 1,200 items with over 350 5 star reviews.
- Develop, implement, and manage social media marketing strategy through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, Blogging, Pinterest, and MailChimp.
- Designed and built a profitable website for blogging.
- Shop Link: www.KRSextonArt.etsy.com
- Blog: www.KirtysCuriosities.com

Graphic Designer | Illustrator | Social Media Manager

- Developed a brand of graphic design for 5 restaurants and executed with all content created.
- Produced enticing designs for print & digital marketing material; including brochures, social media ads, event posters, flyers, menus, way-finding signage, and more.
- Created/modified websites for each dining location.
- Social Media: Attended monthly manager meetings to hear about updates and events.
Coordinated dates and times to post social media content. Updated and supervised accounts daily.
- Met with advertising executives, planned ads for magazine features, and supervised photoshoots.

Graphic Designer | Brand Manager

- Provided support to designers and merchandisers across multiple departments to assist with all phases of product development.
- Entered new design development into PLM and Excel in a timely manner.
- Modified digital artwork, tech packs, and spec sheets in Illustrator and Photoshop.

Design and Merchandising Intern

Kirsten "K.R." Sexton is a Marketing Graphic Designer at the YMCA of Orange County in Laguna Beach, CA.

Kirsten "K.R." Sexton

Kirsten "K.R." Sexton

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California State University, Fullerton