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Graphic designer and Illustrator with over 15 years of expertise in print, packaging, and brand development. I can take care of everything from concept to completion, making sure your files print right the first time. I have experience with numerous industries: pet, tech, pharmaceutical, publishing, photography, promotional materials... you name it! Let's work together!…

Michelle de Vries

Graphic Designer, Art Director, Brand Designer, +7

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Graphic designer and Illustrator with over 15 years of expertise in print, packaging, and brand development. I can take care of everything from concept to completion, making sure your files print right the first time. I have experience with numerous industries: pet, tech, pharmaceutical, publishing, photography, promotional materials... you name it! Let's work together!…

Available to hire

Graphic designer and Illustrator with over 15 years of expertise in print, packaging, and brand development. I can take care of everything from concept to completion, making sure your files print right the first time. I have experience with numerous industries: pet, tech, pharmaceutical, publishing, photography, promotional materials… you name it! Let’s work together!

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Work Experience

Freelance Graphic & Package Designer at Design Solutions, Cranbury, NJ

November 1, 2024 - Present

Supported the Creative Director with maintaining brand consistency. Created package designs and die-lines to client specifications. Prepared files for production (pre-press preparation).

Graphic Designer at School Photo Marketing, Morganville, NJ

April 1, 2021 - May 31, 2023

Designed and managed company print and multimedia marketing materials and campaigns. Helped establish and keep the company’s marketing image, message, and relevance current with trends. Built relationships with vendors and solution providers to improve product quality and keep projects on schedule and within budget. Oversaw production of designs for customer orders from concept through completion, and troubleshot using proprietary company software. Developed training documentation for internal sales and customer service staff, and organized project files for easy access by the creative team.

Graphic Designer at Sanofi U.S., Bridgewater, NJ

August 1, 2007 - March 31, 2009

Designed and managed branding for the global pharmaceutical company’s internal communications department. Created broadcast graphics transmitted throughout U.S. headquarters, along with print communications, company magazine, and web and email advertising. Developed cohesive, aesthetically consistent signage and displays for use across the headquarters campus.

Lead Graphic & Package Designer at Design Solutions, Cranbury, NJ

March 1, 2005 - November 30, 2020

Led packaging and branding for the client’s top-selling product line “Natural Value” and other products sold nationally and internationally. Staged photo shoots for product marketing materials across packaging, print, web, social media, and multimedia. Managed brand assets and properties for multiple brands and industries. Interpreted creative briefs and technical specifications to ensure proper brand identity application and project development. Edited photography and created packaging die-lines for in-house brands and collaborated with national brands. Designed and developed food products and accessories, created design simulations for projects under development, and managed relationships between clients and the creative team to keep jobs on schedule and on budget.