OKSANA AKSONOVA

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Packaging & Prepress Designer with extensive experience in food, beverage and consumer product packaging.

About

Packaging & Prepress Designer with extensive experience in food, beverage and consumer product packaging. I work across concept development, visual design, artwork adaptation, SKU variations and print-ready production files.
My experience includes labels, cartons, pouches and flexible packaging, with strong attention to typography, colour, barcodes, nutrition panels and technical print requirements. I’m highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat Pro.
Available for remote freelance and contract projects.

  • Joined October 2026

Languages

  • EnglishIntermediate
  • UkrainianFluent

Industry experience

  • Consumer Goods
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail

Projects · 6

A promotional gift box concept developed as part of the L’Oréal Paris recruitment process, using a client-provided dieline, brand imagery and copy. The work focused on full-box layout, visual hierarchy, artwork adaptation and print-ready preparation. This concept was not produced commercially.

  • Artworker
  • Packaging Designer

A coordinated label system developed for Concord Sweet Red Wine and Niagara White Table Wine, using typography, colour and a shared visual structure to distinguish the two products while keeping the range cohesive. The project included concept development, visual direction, label artwork, mockup presentation and preparation of production-ready files.

  • Artworker
  • Brand Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • +1

A flexible packaging range developed across five food SKUs, combining a consistent visual structure with clear product differentiation. The designs were adapted across the range while maintaining strong shelf recognition, clear hierarchy and a coherent brand presence. The project included packaging artwork adaptation and preparation of print-ready production files.

  • Artworker
  • Brand Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • +1

A bold pizza box design created for Swiss Bakery, combining oversized typography, dynamic composition and playful food imagery to give the takeaway packaging a strong and distinctive presence. The design was developed to work across the full box surface while keeping the brand clear, energetic and immediately recognisable.

  • Artworker
  • Graphic Designer
  • Packaging Designer

Packaging design developed across a broad food product range comprising 60+ SKUs in multiple product lines and formats. My role covered visual design, packaging artwork, SKU adaptations and preparation of production-ready files. The packaging needed to remain visually consistent across multiple product lines, flavours and formats while keeping product information clear and easy to navigate. Scope: packaging design, artwork adaptation, SKU extensions, typography, colour coding, barcode and nutrition panel placement, print-ready production files.

  • Artworker
  • Brand Designer
  • Graphic Designer
  • +1

Work experience

Graphic Designer — Cultural / Event Marketing · FranceconcertJan 2022 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Designed posters, print ads, and digital marketing assets for cultural/event promotion. Prepared print-ready deliverables across multiple formats and languages, supported the production cycle with prepress checks, and handled proof corrections and final exports as needed.

Graphic Designer — Print Advertising Production · Design2ProJan 2015 – Jan 2022 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Produced press-ready advertisements for 250+ U.S. newspapers and magazines while following strict publication specifications. Managed a high-volume, fast-turnaround workflow with consistent typography and layout discipline; performed color setup, bleed/safe area preparation, proofs/checks, and supported iterative revisions.

Lead Graphic Designer — Packaging & Brand · Native FoodJan 2001 – Jan 2014 · 13 yrs 1 mo

Delivered concept-to-press-ready packaging for 60+ FMCG SKUs, maintaining consistency across product lines. Built and maintained dieline-based layouts, performed prepress checks, created and organized ingredients/nutrition/legal text with small-format legibility, and placed barcodes accurately within print specs. Also produced supporting marketing materials (print + digital) with marketing/product teams.

Education

M.A., Marketing · National Aviation University1998 – 2002
B.A., Graphic Design · Mykhailo Boichuk KSADA1989 – 1992

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