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Product and graphic designer experienced in creative content production for greeting cards, paper tableware, stationery, party goods, and home decor. Skilled in taking concepts from inception through production while meeting deadlines in fast-paced, retail-focused environments. Strong collaborative leadership background, mentoring junior designers and partnering with developers, project managers, and manufacturers. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with solid production file preparation knowledge for printers and reliable execution across trend boards, packaging, and factory-ready art.…Product and graphic designer experienced in creative content production for greeting cards, paper tableware, stationery, party goods, and home decor. Skilled in taking concepts from inception through production while meeting deadlines in fast-paced, retail-focused environments. Strong collaborative leadership background, mentoring junior designers and partnering with developers, project managers, and manufacturers. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with solid production file preparation knowledge for printers and reliable execution across trend boards, packaging, and factory-ready art.

KAREN Y. HARRIS

Designer, Product Designer, Graphic Designer, +1

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Product and graphic designer experienced in creative content production for greeting cards, paper tableware, stationery, party goods, and home decor. Skilled in taking concepts from inception through production while meeting deadlines in fast-paced, retail-focused environments. Strong collaborative leadership background, mentoring junior designers and partnering with developers, project managers, and manufacturers. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with solid production file preparation knowledge for printers and reliable execution across trend boards, packaging, and factory-ready art.…Product and graphic designer experienced in creative content production for greeting cards, paper tableware, stationery, party goods, and home decor. Skilled in taking concepts from inception through production while meeting deadlines in fast-paced, retail-focused environments. Strong collaborative leadership background, mentoring junior designers and partnering with developers, project managers, and manufacturers. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with solid production file preparation knowledge for printers and reliable execution across trend boards, packaging, and factory-ready art.

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Product and graphic designer experienced in creative content production for greeting cards, paper tableware, stationery, party goods, and home decor. Skilled in taking concepts from inception through production while meeting deadlines in fast-paced, retail-focused environments.

Strong collaborative leadership background, mentoring junior designers and partnering with developers, project managers, and manufacturers. Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, with solid production file preparation knowledge for printers and reliable execution across trend boards, packaging, and factory-ready art.

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Work Experience

Senior Product Designer (hybrid) at Pulsar Products

December 31, 2025 - Present

Collaborate with product developers and project managers on retail accounts including Kohl’s, Walmart, Target, and JCPenney. Create presentations & planograms for buyer reviews and stay current on retail and design trends to develop ideas for trend/style guides. Design consumer-informed products and packaging such as notebooks, stickers, craft kits, impulse items, and related assortments. Mentor junior designers with feedback and guidance for asset creation. Prepare factory production files and work across teams to build scalable standards and efficient workflows as the company grows.

Senior Creative Product Designer (remote) at Design Design

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025

Develop concepts from design through production for greeting cards, paper tableware, gift packaging, stationery, and party items. Create mood and trend boards for seasonal and everyday programs. Produce primarily buyer presentation designs for custom accounts including TJMAXX/HomeGoods, PaperSource/Barnes & Noble, Container Store, and Wegmans; support in-house core card, gift packaging, and paper tableware lines. Collaborate with art studios and illustrators to license art for products and create new art/lettering when needed.

Product Designer at Katherine’s Collection

March 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021

Develop seasonal creative briefs for Christmas, Halloween, and Easter themes. Collaborate with artists on product design concepts and art direct specific themes to ensure cohesiveness while maintaining each product’s identity. Coordinate costume design, hair and makeup for dolls and figurines, and select materials for decorative serving pieces. Communicate with manufacturing partners to maintain design integrity through production.

Senior Product Designer at American Greetings

January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2020

Led conceptual, creative, and technical design work across major greeting card brands including American Greetings, Papyrus, Recycled Paper Greetings, and Carlton Cards. Researched design trends, brainstormed ideation, and art directed using aesthetics, graphic design, and typography. Provided day-to-day leadership and process expertise for cross-functional collaboration. Preflight and quality review files for manufacturing, ensuring production standards and complete components. Appointed team lead for the 'p.s. hello' card line from inception, maintaining and evolving branding standards that drove incremental Walmart sales year over year.

Line Designer at American Greetings

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2014

Performed trend research and product line ideation and translated consumer insights into retail-ready card line expansion to better serve diverse demographics. Trained Line Designers to build production files for manufacturing and instructed Graphic Artists on using market research, trend analysis, and costing guidelines to improve process efficiency and design consistency. Developed new art for upfront projects used in future programs. Spearheaded a paperless workflow implementation for digital approvals to reduce paper waste by reviewing cards electronically across departments.

Graphic Artist at American Greetings

December 31, 2004 - December 30, 2007

Modified existing art assets and created new artwork to add visual variety within assigned product lines; refined and prepared art for reproduction. Served as team lead for Gibson Everyday and Seasonal card lines, updating color palettes and art direction to align with market trends. Acted as graphics liaison while the reporting manager was overseas in Asia by managing file identification and acquisition and supporting setup of the AG Shanghai studio with proper equipment. Contributed to the design team for AG’s Centennial Annual Report, including a commemorative booklet documenting company product history over 100 years.