Lauren Schwartz
Global Ecommerce Designer
Orange | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
Yoga
Event design and planning
Watercolor
Industries
Skate
Snow
Surf
Summary
Activity
Work experience
Freelance / Graphic Design Services
Lauren Schwartz | 05/2014 - Current
Some Freelance Clients Include:
JR286-Designing for Nike Women's Coldwear Accessories
Metal Mulisha-Apparel Design for Fall 15
Cookie Lee- Brochure, Catalog Design, Fliers, Web Banners, etc
Available for a variety of projects ranging from: Graphic Design, Accessory Design, Apparel Design, Business Cards, Wedding Invitations and Blog Design.
Skills Include:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Dreamweaver
Digital Photography
Microsoft Office
Wordpress
Wix
Squarespace

KOR Water
Design & Marketing Manager | 09/2014 - Current
Design Duties:
-Generate artwork for POP Displays
-Updated all package design for in store and direct
-Create all design assets for Online, Social, Sales and Marketing
-Product Catalog
-Worked with Industrial Designer for New Color Direction of all Products
-Creative Direction for 2015 Lifestyle photoshoot which entailed: Photoshoot Brief, Reviewing and hiring all talent and photographer. Scouted locations for shoot, Merchandised outfits and product. Lead creative direction for day of shooting
Marketing and PR Duties:
-Direct contact for all Marketing needs
-Work with Magazines, Online editors, Event Coordinators for all product placement
-Follow through on sending all product to each vendor for editorial placement
-Developed Marketing Calendar to fall in line with Sales Calendar
-Organized all Tradeshow Events for Company - ExpoWest, IHRSA, IDEA, Project
-Designed and Developed, Copywriting of all Email Marketing Campaigns
-Coordinate all products to be sent out for PR opportunities and events
-Developing strategy for Ambassador program starting 2015
Social Media Duties:
-Design and Coordinate all Social Media Campaigns
-Create and generate Facebook and Instagram Contests and Giveaways
-Implement partnerships with other social channels via Facebook and Instagram
-Increased number of followers for each social channel

KOR Water
Design & Marketing Manager | 09/2014 - Current
Design Duties:
-Generate artwork for POP Displays
-Updated all package design for in store and direct to consumer
-Create all design assets for Online, Social, Sales and Marketing
-Create and Implement all Email Marketing Campaigns to align with Sales calendar, Tracked ROI and KPI's for Email Campaigns, Re-Design all Transactional and Behavioral Emails
-Creation of 2015 product catalog
-Design layout and supply all content and copy for web landing pages [homepage, internal landing pages]
-Updated UX and UI for Direct Site
-Updated B2B website
-Tracked Google analytics for Direct website
-Worked with Industrial Designer for New Color Direction of all Products
-Designed all Tradeshow collateral
-Creative Direction for 2015 Lifestyle photoshoot which entailed: Photoshoot Brief, Reviewing and hiring all talent and photographer. Scouted locations for shoot, Merchandised outfits and product. Lead creative direction for day of shooting
Marketing and PR Duties:
-Developed Marketing Calendar for 2015
-Worked with Magazines, Online editors, Event Coordinators for all product placement
-Organized Tradeshow Events- ExpoWest, IHRSA, Active Collective, Outdoor Retailer and IDEA Fit
-Developing strategy for Ambassador program starting 2015
Social Media Duties:
- Create and implement integrated promotions and digital marketing programs [including a mix of social media, email marketing, SEO, and on-site content marketing]
- Content creation for social media channels [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter]
- Daily website CMS design management [Updating creative assets/copy, creating new landing pages for promotions]
- Monitor brand activity, online conversations, and digital reputation via social listening tools and used social analytics to inform strategy decisions and campaign recommendations
- Produce and deliver in-depth digital insight reports on industry trends, demographic, brand voice, channel recommendations and content strategy
Freelance / Design Services
Lauren Schwartz | 05/2014 - Current
Some Freelance Clients Include:
JR286-Designing for Nike Women's Coldwear Accessories
Metal Mulisha-Apparel Design for Fall 15
Cookie Lee- Brochure, Catalog Design, Fliers, Web Banners, etc
Available for a variety of projects ranging from: Graphic Design, Accessory Design, Apparel Design, Business Cards, Wedding Invitations and Blog Design.
Skills Include:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Dreamweaver
Digital Photography
Microsoft Office
Wordpress
Wix
Squarespace
5.11 Tactical
Global Ecommerce Designer | 03/2016 - Current
-Design of landing pages
-Design assets for the web
-Email Marketing
-Email Design
-Social Media design posts.
Lovers + Friends
Graphic Designer | 02/2014 - 05/2014
-Created seasonal graphics for 2014-2015
-Edited repeat patterns
-Color matching of all patterns
-Set up artwork to be sent to screen printer
-Developed mood boards for Graphic Season
-Commented on strike offs from screen printer
Fox Head, Inc.
Smu Designer | 05/2010 - 11/2013
-Created Specialty mock ups for Pacific Sunwear, Zumiez, Tilly’s and our Canadian vendor, Boathouse.
-Designed and developed bodies for “Fast Fashion Items,” for apparel and accessories
-Created new bodies for specific accounts each season
-Designed all denim and bottoms for the SMU Pacific Sunwear division of Fox.
Fox Racing
Accessory Designer | 05/2010 - 11/2013
-Design and created all style specific cads and technical sketches
for all accessory categories including: Handbags, Beach Bags, Backpacks, Wallets, Hats, Cold wear, Socks, Belts and all Misc items.
-Researched current market trends on new materials that were relevant to design and development of the girls accessory brand.
-Communicated with developer on all comments, lab dips and fabric approvals. -Increased sales on Backpacks, Headwear, Coldwear, and Sock categories for Fox -Designed Leather Baseball hat, Bold Baseball, that was featured in Nylon magzine, Worn by Celebrity Demi Lovato and Victoria Secret Model Alassandra Ambrosia.
-Presented lines at Sales Meetings, International meetings, Line previews
BCBG Max Azria
Graphic Designer | 10/2009 - 05/2010
Designed graphics for Max and Miley at Wal-Mart along with desiging for other
brands throughout the BCBG Mass Market group.
-Created graphics for Max Rave, Nordstroms, Sams Club, Ross and International
lines in Paris.
-Managed all artwork strike offs, Comments and Lab Dip Approvals for all printable artwork.
Active Wallace Group (Active Ride Shop)
Women's Apparel and Accessory Designer | 08/2006 - 03/2009
-Rebranded/ Redesigned the look and feel for Active Women’s.
-Redesigned online appearance for Women’s side of Active. Lead designer for all catalogs on Women’s product.
-Worked with Senior Merchandiser on all photoshoots for Women’s brand Created Juniors Private label division from concept through completion from: Tees, Fleece, Outerwear, Sweaters, Knits, and Accessories.
-Increased sales on Women’s Tees for Active
-Designed number one selling Tee for Active Women’s.
-Designed and Developed fit and fabrication for Active Women’s Denim. Created washes, fits, and designed Trim Package for Women’s Denim.
-Designed Men’s Accessories for Active Ride Shop, such as, Coldwear, wallets, belts, socks, lanyards.
Beach Bums
Men's Apparel Designer/Web Designer | 07/2005 - 08/2006
-Online Design Manager, managed images on website, created new style guides
for Online media.
-Art Directed and shot all photo shoots and product photography
-Created all in store POP, Online web banners, Magazine advertisements
-Designed all tee graphics for Men’s and Juniors department for the Beach Bum Brand
-Communicated with all private label vendors to buy private label items for store.
Education history
Art Institute of Orange County
Bachelors | 2001 - 2004

