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I'm a creative leader who specializes in branding, concept development, and design for consumer products. I excel at turning ideas into visuals that connect with customers, building brand guidelines, packaging, and retail materials that resonate across channels. Over the years I have managed large-scale projects, led production teams, and built production-ready workflows. I embrace AI-enabled tools to boost creativity and efficiency while maintaining high quality and collaboration with global teams.…I'm a creative leader who specializes in branding, concept development, and design for consumer products. I excel at turning ideas into visuals that connect with customers, building brand guidelines, packaging, and retail materials that resonate across channels. Over the years I have managed large-scale projects, led production teams, and built production-ready workflows. I embrace AI-enabled tools to boost creativity and efficiency while maintaining high quality and collaboration with global teams.

Dinh Thien Tran

Art Director, Graphic Designer, Designer, +2

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I'm a creative leader who specializes in branding, concept development, and design for consumer products. I excel at turning ideas into visuals that connect with customers, building brand guidelines, packaging, and retail materials that resonate across channels. Over the years I have managed large-scale projects, led production teams, and built production-ready workflows. I embrace AI-enabled tools to boost creativity and efficiency while maintaining high quality and collaboration with global teams.…I'm a creative leader who specializes in branding, concept development, and design for consumer products. I excel at turning ideas into visuals that connect with customers, building brand guidelines, packaging, and retail materials that resonate across channels. Over the years I have managed large-scale projects, led production teams, and built production-ready workflows. I embrace AI-enabled tools to boost creativity and efficiency while maintaining high quality and collaboration with global teams.

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I’m a creative leader who specializes in branding, concept development, and design for consumer products. I excel at turning ideas into visuals that connect with customers, building brand guidelines, packaging, and retail materials that resonate across channels.

Over the years I have managed large-scale projects, led production teams, and built production-ready workflows. I embrace AI-enabled tools to boost creativity and efficiency while maintaining high quality and collaboration with global teams.

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Presentation Design

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Work Experience

Art Director at Targus

January 1, 2025 - September 26, 2025

Developed brand guidelines across corporate and retail channels; drove creative and sustainability efforts with global teams; managed design execution using Asana to ensure quality and completion; leveraged AI tools to optimize design workflows and streamline production; directed and mentored production artists to maintain standards and efficiency; produced marketing and sales collateral to bolster campaign goals.

Lead Graphic Designer/Production Specialist at NDM Communications

January 1, 2020 - September 26, 2025

Ensured file consistency and brand conformity for clients and vendors; designed materials aligned with brand guides, aided by copywriters; merged design and copy, offered prepress input, and managed projects with Wrike project management software; led end-to-end marketing campaigns in collaboration with product managers.

Lead Graphic Designer at MerchSource

January 1, 2019 - September 26, 2025

Managed, trained, and supported a 6-designer graphic team; designed packaging for licensed brands: FAO Schwarz, The Sharper Image, Discovery Kids, and Animal Planet; spearheaded key marketing projects; implemented design SOP, performed quality checks, and created templates; improved workflow, designed style guides, and crafted in-store layouts; resolved technical issues and aided team skill development.

Senior Graphic Designer at DG Brands

January 1, 2014 - September 26, 2025

Oversaw and completed catalogs from photoshoots and retouching to layouts; created significant online presence, working with the marketing coordinator; crafted trade show displays and presentations; optimized packaging, managed Amazon Vendor Central, and supported sales.

Art Department Manager/Senior Designer at Lucas Design International

January 1, 2010 - September 26, 2025

Managed design team by overseeing workflow, production and scheduling; designed original concepts for jewelry and accessories for licensed brands; devised and launched new product packaging and in-store merchandising; coordinated with overseas vendors on sourcing, sampling, and production.