Christina G. Michael Idis
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I am a results-oriented graphic designer skilled at using Adobe design software, industry techniques, and concept development to create brand collateral, corporate layouts, and both print and digital promotional materials.
I have collaborated across beverage, wellness, automotive retail, technology, education, nonprofit and corporate sectors, partnering with teams and vendors to deliver production-ready design solutions that strengthen brand awareness and meet tight deadlines.
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Work Experience
On-Demand Brand Designer & Graphic Designer at Compton College
June 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Worked with creative management to develop elevated brand-supportive promotional, marketing & event materials. Produced double-sided marketing direct mailer postcards for select events. Conceptualized & produced new direction for printed quarterly newsletter, brochure & event posters. Created new student enrollment package double-sided pocket folder & collaterals.
On-Demand Brand Designer & Graphic Designer at Compton College
June 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Developed elevated brand-supportive promotional, marketing and event materials; produced double-sided marketing direct mailer postcards for events; conceptualized and produced new direction for printed quarterly newsletter, brochure and event posters; created new student enrollment package double-sided pocket folder and collaterals.
On-Demand Brand Designer & Graphic Designer at Compton College
June 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Worked with creative management to develop elevated brand-supportive promotional, marketing and event materials. Produced double sided marketing direct mailer postcards for select events. Conceptualized and produced new direction for printed quarterly newsletter, brochure and event posters. Created new student enrollment package double sided pocket folder and collaterals.
Beverage Package Designer & Brand Designer at Train Naked Labs
February 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Worked jointly with owner to elevate brand shelf visibility to increase retail sales by establishing a universal label template focused on elevating brand recognition through improved information hierarchy, typography & color usage. Reduced production costs in ½ & increased brand awareness by designing a universal brand label template. Developed product sell sheets, packaging & email promotional banners. Converted workable design file formats to high-end print resolution output documents.
Beverage Package Designer & Brand Designer at Train Naked Labs
February 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Elevated brand shelf visibility by establishing a universal label template to improve information hierarchy, typography and color usage; reduced production costs by 50%; developed product sell sheets, packaging and email promotional banners; converted workable design files to high-end print resolution output documents; produced universal brand label templates.
Beverage Package Designer & Brand Designer at Train Naked Labs
February 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Worked jointly with owner to elevate brand shelf visibility to increase retail sales by establishing a universal label template focused on elevating brand recognition through improved information hierarchy, typography and color usage. Reduced production cost in half and increased brand awareness by designing a universal brand label template. Developed product sell sheets, packaging and email promotional banners. Converted workable design file formats to high-end print resolution output documents.
Production Designer & Package Designer at Soft-Tex International, Inc.
August 1, 2022 - September 13, 2025Tasked with re-imaging recognizable brand packing to amplify their competitive attractiveness within bedding market. Elevated packaging appeal by eliminating content clutter & establishing a pleasing color scheme. Coordinated with sales & marketing departments to ensure slide presentations & sales collateral meet industry standards. Applied Photoshop editing techniques to enhance photo quality, silo product images & mock-up packaging.
Production Designer & Package Designer at Soft-Tex International, Inc.
August 1, 2022 - September 13, 2025Re-imaged recognizable brand packaging to amplify competitive attractiveness within bedding market; eliminated content clutter and established pleasing color schemes; coordinated with sales and marketing to ensure slides and sales collateral meet industry standards; applied Photoshop techniques to enhance photo quality, silo product images and mock-up packaging.
Production Designer & Package Designer at Soft-Tex International, Inc.
August 1, 2022 - September 13, 2025Tasked with re-imaging recognizable brand packing to amplify their competitive attractiveness within bedding market. Elevated packaging appeal by eliminating content clutter and establishing a pleasing color schemes. Coordinated with sales & marketing to ensure slide presentations & sales collateral meet industry standards. Applied Photoshop editing techniques to enhance photo quality, silo product images & mock-up packaging.
Brand Designer & Production Designer at Steinway & Sons Pianos
May 1, 2019 - September 13, 2025Partnered with creative managers & authorized national brand licenses to produce marketing & in-house materials within established brand guidelines. Created direct mailers & flyers for quarterly & retail sales events; developed promotional posters, print ads & postcards for educational & retail partners; formatted print publication article layouts, quarterly newsletters & sales materials in Adobe InDesign; utilized Photoshop to isolate product images for promotional & catalog usage.
Brand Designer & Production Designer at Steinway & Sons Pianos
May 1, 2019 - September 13, 2025Partnered with creative managers and authorized national brand licenses to produce marketing and in-house materials within established brand guidelines; created direct mailers and flyers for quarterly and retail sales events; developed promotional posters, print ads and postcards for educational and retail partners; formatted print publication article layouts, quarterly newsletters and sales materials; skillfully utilized Photoshop to isolate product images for promotional and catalog usage.
Brand Designer & Production Designer at Steinway & Sons Pianos.
May 1, 2019 - September 13, 2025Partnered with creative managers & authorized national brand licenses to produce marketing & in-house materials within established brand guidelines. Created direct mailers & flyers for quarterly & retail sales events. Developed promotional posters, print ads & postcards for educational & retail partners. Formatted print publication article layouts, quarterly newsletter & sales materials in InDesign. Skillfully utilized Photoshop editing tools to isolate product images for promotional & catalog usage.
Contract Production Designer & Package Designer at CGM designs
December 1, 2009 - PresentProvided technical & conceptual support throughout the creative process from initial project brief consultation to final delivery of graphic design solutions. Produced package, label, sale sheet & production designs for beverage, wellness & automotive retailers. Collaborated with employers, design teams & vendors to ensure client satisfaction with production quality & deadline fulfillment. Translated project briefs into design solutions that strengthen brand awareness in consumer-targeted service & retail markets using Adobe Creative Suite. Created brand logos, ads, brochures, banners & style guides for new startups in various industries. Developed print & digital social media ads & banners. Designed & formatted multi-page document layouts for educational, nonprofit, corporate, and independent authors in Adobe InDesign. Produced large-scale trade-show displays, banners & outdoor media signs for technology, legal, automotive & event service providers.
Contract Production Designer & Package Designer at CGM designs
December 1, 2009 - PresentProvided technical and conceptual support throughout the creative process; produced package, label, sale sheet and production designs for beverage, wellness and automotive retailers; collaborated with employers, design teams and vendors to ensure client satisfaction with production quality and deadlines; translated project briefs into design solutions to strengthen brand awareness; created brand logos, ads, brochures, banners and style guides; developed print and digital social media ads and banners; designed multi-page document layouts for educational, non-profit, corporate and independent authors in InDesign; produced large-scale trade-show displays, banners and outdoor media signs.
Contract Production Designer & Package Designer at CGM designs
December 1, 2009 - PresentProvided technical and conceptual support throughout the entire creative process from initial project brief consultation to final delivery of graphic design solutions. Produced packaging, labels, sale sheets, and production designs for beverage, wellness, and automotive retailers. Collaborated with clients, design teams, and vendors to ensure client satisfaction with production quality and deadlines. Translated briefs into design solutions that strengthen brand awareness in consumer-targeted service and retail markets using Adobe Creative Suite. Created brand logos, ads, brochures, banners and style guides for new startups in various industries. Developed print and digital social media ads and banners for independent authors, event facilitators and retailers. Designed and formatted multi-page document layouts for educational, non-profit, corporate organizations and independent authors in InDesign. Produced large-scale trade-show displays, banners, and outdoor media signs for technology
Education
Masters of Fine Art at Full Sail University
October 28, 2017Bachelor of Science at Full Sail University
September 27, 2013Associate of science at Art institute of Fort Lauderdale
September 26, 1997Master of Fine Arts - New Media Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013Associate of Science - Visual Communications at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1997Master of Fine Arts, New Media Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013Associate of Science, Visual Communications at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1997Master of Fine Arts - New Media Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017Bachelor of Science - Graphic Design at Full Sail University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013Associate of Science - Visual Communications at Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1997Qualifications
THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023THUMBTACK Top Pro
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025Course Director Award - Digital Storytelling
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013Course Director Award – Multi-Platform Delivery
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Course Director Award – Measuring Design Effectiveness
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2016 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2017 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2018 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2019 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2021 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2023 - September 13, 2025Thumbtack Top Pro
January 1, 2025 - September 13, 2025Course Director Award - Digital Storytelling
January 1, 2013 - September 13, 2025Course Director Award – Multi-Platform Delivery
January 1, 2017 - September 13, 2025Course Director Award – Measuring Design Effectiveness
January 1, 2017 - September 13, 2025Industry Experience
Consumer Goods, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Telecommunications, Software & Internet, Other, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment
Contracted to produce an engaging Tri-fold brochure to raise awareness for the Tewksbury Elks Lodge service and venue options. I was instrument in selecting stock images that would attract there diverse community market.
Collaborated with owner of Train Naked Labs (TNL), a Florida based niche market energy drink retail producer to develop a universal label design template for his existing & new flavored beverage lines that would build shelf space recognition while increasing profit margins by cutting print production costs. This format was continued through digital email ads & informational product sell sheets.
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