Hi! I'm Emma Lazor, an artist and graphic designer with a Bachelor's degree in Design, majoring in Illustration from OCADU. I have diverse experience that spans retail work, customer service, fine art, and behind-the-scenes roles at art galleries. I’m detail-oriented and thrive in adapting quickly to new situations. Currently, I lead a creative team in product development and design, where I manage various projects, research trends, and collaborate internationally to create on-trend and engaging designs. I love blending creativity with strategy and am always excited to learn new skills and bring fresh ideas to the table.

Emma Lazor

Hi! I'm Emma Lazor, an artist and graphic designer with a Bachelor's degree in Design, majoring in Illustration from OCADU. I have diverse experience that spans retail work, customer service, fine art, and behind-the-scenes roles at art galleries. I’m detail-oriented and thrive in adapting quickly to new situations. Currently, I lead a creative team in product development and design, where I manage various projects, research trends, and collaborate internationally to create on-trend and engaging designs. I love blending creativity with strategy and am always excited to learn new skills and bring fresh ideas to the table.

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Hi! I’m Emma Lazor, an artist and graphic designer with a Bachelor’s degree in Design, majoring in Illustration from OCADU. I have diverse experience that spans retail work, customer service, fine art, and behind-the-scenes roles at art galleries. I’m detail-oriented and thrive in adapting quickly to new situations.

Currently, I lead a creative team in product development and design, where I manage various projects, research trends, and collaborate internationally to create on-trend and engaging designs. I love blending creativity with strategy and am always excited to learn new skills and bring fresh ideas to the table.

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Work Experience

Product Development & Design Lead at Northvale International
March 1, 2025 - June 6, 2024
Managing a small creative team, organizing urgent and pending tasks, delegating tasks to the design team, communicating with international teams regarding product specifications and designs, multitasking on various projects, researching current and upcoming trends on social media and interior design, leading the design team on trends, visuals, target audiences, demographics, and more.
Product Development & Design Lead at Northvale International
March 1, 2025 - June 21, 2024
Managing a small creative team, organizing urgent and pending tasks, delegating tasks to design team, communicating with international team regarding product specs, designs and more, multitasking on various projects, researching current and upcoming trends on social media, interior design, design and more, leading design team on trends, visuals, target audiences, demographics and more.
Graphic Designer at Northvale International
November 1, 2023 - March 1, 2025
Created designs for stationery, gift items, and miscellaneous objects, researched current and future design and marketing trends, maintained awareness of popular culture via interior design, videography, and internet slang, developed product mock-ups, assisted with team projects, and helped curate sales presentations.
Graphic Designer at Northvale International
November 1, 2023 - March 1, 2025
Creating designs for stationary, gift items, and other miscellaneous items, researching current and future trends in designs and marketing, keeping up with popular culture through visual formats such as interior design, videography and internet slang, making mock ups of new products, assisting in team projects and aid sales manager in curating presentations of projects, item designs and more.
Art Instructor at Messy Pants
February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Assisted and taught children various art mediums such as paint, clay, and markers during seasonal March Break programs, provided a safe learning environment, and prepared and cleaned materials for camp.
Art Instructor at Messy Pants
February 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023
Assisting and teaching children art of different mediums (paint, clay, markers i.e.) as seasonal help for March Break, providing a safe environment for successful learning, cleaning and preparing materials for March break camp.
Studio Assistant at Lisa Maxwell Jewelry
August 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Assisted in making necklaces and bracelets following set designs, sorted gemstones and beads into A and B grade categories, aided in sales at artisan markets, assisted shipping, promoted small business, managed Etsy orders, and helped with photography including Photoshop and hand-modeling.
Studio Assistant at Lisa Maxwell Jewelry
August 1, 2022 - November 1, 2023
Assisting making necklaces and bracelets while following a set designing, sorting through gemstones and beads into A and B grade categories, aiding in selling at artisan markets and fairs, assisting in shipping and helping with small business promotion, making and finalizing Etsy orders and helping with photography (photoshop and hand-modeling).

Education

Bachelor of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2019
Secondary School Diploma at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2015
Bachelor of Design at Ontario College of Art and Design
September 1, 2019 - April 30, 2023
Secondary School Diploma at Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School
September 1, 2015 - June 30, 2019

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services