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Hi, I'm Stefanellie Saavedra, a passionate and experienced graphic designer based in Denver, CO. With a strong background in art direction, production design, and project management, I specialize in delivering high-quality branding, packaging, and digital assets that drive business growth. I thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring talent to exceed creative goals. I have worked extensively in the consumer goods and retail sectors, successfully managing large budgets and leading multiple projects simultaneously. I'm skilled in both creative vision and technical execution, ensuring on-time delivery and brand consistency across multiple platforms. I’m excited to bring my expertise and leadership to new creative challenges and continue to innovate in the design space.…Hi, I'm Stefanellie Saavedra, a passionate and experienced graphic designer based in Denver, CO. With a strong background in art direction, production design, and project management, I specialize in delivering high-quality branding, packaging, and digital assets that drive business growth. I thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring talent to exceed creative goals. I have worked extensively in the consumer goods and retail sectors, successfully managing large budgets and leading multiple projects simultaneously. I'm skilled in both creative vision and technical execution, ensuring on-time delivery and brand consistency across multiple platforms. I’m excited to bring my expertise and leadership to new creative challenges and continue to innovate in the design space.

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Hi, I'm Stefanellie Saavedra, a passionate and experienced graphic designer based in Denver, CO. With a strong background in art direction, production design, and project management, I specialize in delivering high-quality branding, packaging, and digital assets that drive business growth. I thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring talent to exceed creative goals. I have worked extensively in the consumer goods and retail sectors, successfully managing large budgets and leading multiple projects simultaneously. I'm skilled in both creative vision and technical execution, ensuring on-time delivery and brand consistency across multiple platforms. I’m excited to bring my expertise and leadership to new creative challenges and continue to innovate in the design space.…Hi, I'm Stefanellie Saavedra, a passionate and experienced graphic designer based in Denver, CO. With a strong background in art direction, production design, and project management, I specialize in delivering high-quality branding, packaging, and digital assets that drive business growth. I thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring talent to exceed creative goals. I have worked extensively in the consumer goods and retail sectors, successfully managing large budgets and leading multiple projects simultaneously. I'm skilled in both creative vision and technical execution, ensuring on-time delivery and brand consistency across multiple platforms. I’m excited to bring my expertise and leadership to new creative challenges and continue to innovate in the design space.

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Hi, I’m Stefanellie Saavedra, a passionate and experienced graphic designer based in Denver, CO. With a strong background in art direction, production design, and project management, I specialize in delivering high-quality branding, packaging, and digital assets that drive business growth. I thrive on collaborating with diverse teams and mentoring talent to exceed creative goals.

I have worked extensively in the consumer goods and retail sectors, successfully managing large budgets and leading multiple projects simultaneously. I’m skilled in both creative vision and technical execution, ensuring on-time delivery and brand consistency across multiple platforms. I’m excited to bring my expertise and leadership to new creative challenges and continue to innovate in the design space.

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Work Experience

Graphic Design Manager at Physician’s Choice

August 31, 2024 - August 23, 2025

Directed a $200,000 annual creative budget and managed a 20-project creative queue, delivering on-time assets supporting a three-year revenue growth of 153%. Recruited and managed 4 freelance contractors, balancing team bandwidth and saving $100,000 annually versus hiring full-time support. Partnered with Senior Project Manager to launch over 15 on-time brand, innovation, and cost-saving initiatives. Executed packaging refreshes for 3 product lines and commercialization of 7 new SKUs. Led creative direction through a 2-year branding agency partnership. Mentored a mid-level designer toward promotion into a senior role. Rolled out version-control systems and documented creative SOPs that cut file prep errors by 65% and halved onboarding time for freelancers.

Production Graphic Designer at Physician’s Choice

October 1, 2022 - August 23, 2025

Managed production-ready dielines and mechanicals for a 20+ SKU portfolio with zero print errors over 3 years. Facilitated internal approvals and pre-press processes. Matched Pantone inks for digital and offset printing including gradient file prep. Oversaw vendor relationships and led onsite press checks for high-volume packaging projects. Owned color management alongside quality teams ensuring long-term consistency. Optimized 20+ Amazon and Shopify PDPs through iterative A/B testing, FDA complaint claims backed by clinical research, and brand refresh initiatives. Coordinated packaging and retail display rollouts for Walmart, Target, and Sam’s Club launches meeting all production deadlines. Redesigned company’s first kids probiotic boosting click-through rate by 50%. Supervised CGI render production and product photoshoots maintaining asset library for PDP, sales, and marketing materials.

Graphic Designer at Fly Communications

July 1, 2019 - August 23, 2025

Produced and animated 10+ motion graphic videos for client campaigns, increasing audience engagement by 35%. Designed and built 2 websites collaboratively with developers, and independently built 2 microsites using code-free platforms, accelerating creative timelines by 30%.

Junior Graphic Designer at Fly Communications

July 1, 2018 - August 23, 2025

Pitched unique design directions, logo drafts and 360 campaign concepts for 15+ agency clients supporting project delegation and team brainstorming. Photographed and composed 300+ client social media posts supporting monthly engagement growth of 15%. Developed various print materials (sell sheets, booklets, packaging labels, brochures) and prepped 30+ print files achieving 98% print accuracy. Supported leadership by building pitch decks and presentations for current and potential clients.

Graphic Design Intern at Viacom

April 30, 2016 - August 23, 2025

Drafted and presented 5 poster and logo concepts for internal brand events. Streamlined creative team operations by completing 15 resizing and formatting tasks, improving turnaround time on internal deliverables.

Visual Designer & Colorguard Instructor at Raiders Drum Corps

August 31, 2018 - August 23, 2025

Coordinated end-to-end visual production including prop design, costumes, and storyboarding for 3 competitive summers helping team achieve top visual rankings. Created seasonal social media content and merchandise generating $1,500 annually in fundraising revenue. Trained 30+ colorguard performers aged 14-21 in equipment manipulation, dance technique, and choreography contributing to highest scoring section for 3 consecutive seasons. Led daily stretch and conditioning sessions for 50+ performers maintaining injury rates below 10% over 3 years.

Graphic Design Manager at Physician’s Choice

August 31, 2024 - August 23, 2025

Directed a $200,000 annual creative budget and managed a queue of 20 projects, delivering on-time assets that supported a three-year revenue growth of 153%. Recruited and managed four freelance contractors, saving $100,000 annually versus hiring full-time support. Partnered with senior project management to launch over 15 on-time brand, innovation, and cost-saving initiatives. Executed packaging refreshes of three product lines and commercialization of seven new SKUs. Provided creative direction through a two-year branding agency partnership, and drove key product line growth from 17% to 25% of total company revenue through strategic design with brand and marketing input. Mentored a mid-level designer towards promotion into a senior designer role. Implemented a robust version-control system and documented creative SOPs to reduce file-prep errors by 65% and halve onboarding time for freelance designers.

Production Graphic Designer at Physician’s Choice

October 1, 2022 - August 23, 2025

Managed production-ready dielines and mechanicals for a 20+ SKU portfolio with zero print errors over three years. Facilitated projects through internal approvals and pre-press processes. Matched Pantone production inks for digital and offset printing, including gradient file preparation. Oversaw vendor relationships and led on-site press checks for high-volume packaging projects. Owned color management alongside quality teams on every production run, ensuring long-term consistency. Optimized 20+ Amazon and Shopify PDPs through iterative A/B testing, FDA-compliant claims backed by clinical research, and brand refresh initiatives. Coordinated packaging and retail display rollouts for Walmart, Target, and Sam’s Club launches, meeting every production deadline despite compressed timelines. Redesigned the company's first kids probiotic, increasing click-through rates by 50%. Supervised CGI render production and product photoshoots, and maintained the asset library for PDP, sales, and mar

Graphic Designer at Fly Communications

July 1, 2019 - August 23, 2025

Produced and animated over 10 motion graphics videos for client campaigns, increasing audience engagement by 35%. Designed and built two websites in collaboration with developers, and independently built two microsites using code-free platforms, accelerating creative timelines by 30%.

Junior Graphic Designer at Fly Communications

July 1, 2018 - August 23, 2025

Pitched unique design directions, logo drafts, and 360 campaign concepts for 15+ agency clients as part of project delegation and team brainstorming. Photographed and composited over 300 client social media posts, supporting monthly engagement growth of 15%. Developed a variety of print materials including sell sheets, booklets, packaging labels, brochures and prepared 30+ print files with 98% print accuracy. Supported leadership by building pitch decks and presentations for current and potential clients.

Graphic Design Intern at Viacom

April 30, 2016 - August 23, 2025

Drafted and presented five poster and logo concepts for internal brand events. Streamlined creative team operations by completing 15 resizing and formatting tasks, improving turnaround time on internal deliverables.

Visual Designer & Colorguard Instructor at Raiders Drum Corps

August 1, 2018 - August 23, 2025

Coordinated end-to-end visual production including prop design, costumes, and storyboarding for three competitive summers, contributing to the team achieving top visual rankings. Created seasonal social media content and merchandise generating $1,500 annually in fundraising revenue. Trained over 30 colorguard performers ages 14-21 in equipment manipulation, dance technique, and choreography, contributing to the organization’s highest-scoring section for three consecutive seasons. Led daily stretch and conditioning sessions for 50+ performers, maintaining injury rates below 10% over three years.