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Creative designer specializing in consumer products, packaging, stationery, seasonal merchandise, and licensed brands with 20+ years of experience taking products from concept to retail shelf. I combine strong design expertise with deep print production and packaging development knowledge to help brands succeed in-store. I collaborate closely with product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to create trend-driven collections for major national retailers, maintaining exceptional quality through final production while supporting sustainability-minded packaging solutions.…Creative designer specializing in consumer products, packaging, stationery, seasonal merchandise, and licensed brands with 20+ years of experience taking products from concept to retail shelf. I combine strong design expertise with deep print production and packaging development knowledge to help brands succeed in-store. I collaborate closely with product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to create trend-driven collections for major national retailers, maintaining exceptional quality through final production while supporting sustainability-minded packaging solutions.

Gabrielle Hanson

Graphic Designer, Packaging Designer, Designer, +4

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Creative designer specializing in consumer products, packaging, stationery, seasonal merchandise, and licensed brands with 20+ years of experience taking products from concept to retail shelf. I combine strong design expertise with deep print production and packaging development knowledge to help brands succeed in-store. I collaborate closely with product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to create trend-driven collections for major national retailers, maintaining exceptional quality through final production while supporting sustainability-minded packaging solutions.…Creative designer specializing in consumer products, packaging, stationery, seasonal merchandise, and licensed brands with 20+ years of experience taking products from concept to retail shelf. I combine strong design expertise with deep print production and packaging development knowledge to help brands succeed in-store. I collaborate closely with product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to create trend-driven collections for major national retailers, maintaining exceptional quality through final production while supporting sustainability-minded packaging solutions.

Available to hire

Creative designer specializing in consumer products, packaging, stationery, seasonal merchandise, and licensed brands with 20+ years of experience taking products from concept to retail shelf. I combine strong design expertise with deep print production and packaging development knowledge to help brands succeed in-store.

I collaborate closely with product development, marketing, licensing, and production teams to create trend-driven collections for major national retailers, maintaining exceptional quality through final production while supporting sustainability-minded packaging solutions.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Surface Pattern Design

Expert

Branding

Expert

Canva

Intermediate

Work Experience

Seasonal Retail Associate at Hobby Lobby

January 1, 2025 - Present

Pre-Press Graphic Designer at Euro Vision Printing

January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2026

Prepared production-ready artwork and verified print specifications for commercial printing. Resolved artwork and technical file issues to ensure efficient manufacturing. Created and revised customer graphics while maintaining print quality and production standards, collaborating with production teams to meet demanding turnaround schedules.

Production Manager / Assistant Design Manager / Senior Designer & Trainer at IG Design Group Americas

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2025

Held multiple management and senior design roles supporting seasonal and licensed consumer product development and execution, including training, creative direction, production workflow oversight, and production-ready artwork creation for retail programs across multi-SKU lines. Collaborated across internal teams and with vendors to ensure quality and timely execution for national retailers.

Design Manager at IG Design Group Americas

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2025

Led seasonal gift, stationery, gift wrap, packaging, calendars, party goods, and licensed consumer product design for major national retailers. Developed trend-driven seasonal collections by translating consumer insights, color direction, and emerging design trends into commercially successful product lines. Created packaging graphics, artwork systems, and production-ready files across large multi-SKU programs. Partnered with product development, marketing, sales, licensing, and production teams to deliver successful retail programs. Directed trend research and creative direction for the annual PaperCraft catalog and collaborated with licensors and freelance artists to develop licensed collections. Mentored designers while remaining hands-on with creative direction and production; supported plastic-reduced and plastic-free packaging initiatives.

Design Manager • Production Manager • Assistant Design Manager • Senior Designer & Trainer at IG Design Group Americas

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2025

Designed seasonal gift, stationery, gift wrap, packaging, calendars, party goods, and licensed consumer products for major national retailers. Developed trend-driven seasonal collections by translating consumer insights, color direction, and emerging design trends into commercially successful retail products. Created packaging graphics and artwork systems and prepared production-ready files across large multi-SKU product lines. Partnered with Product Development, Marketing, Sales, Licensing, and Production teams to deliver successful retail programs, led trend research and annual PaperCraft catalog direction, and collaborated with licensors and freelance artists for licensed collections. Mentored designers while staying actively involved in hands-on creative direction and production, including supporting plastic-reduced and plastic-free packaging initiatives.

Retail Associate & Custom Framer at Michaels Stores

January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2004