Overview

Senior production artist with over 12 years of experience working with high profile clients.

Experience

SENIOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER

2023-2024

GANNETT

Remote, USA

Help produce email, social, app and on-site digital assets for USA Today and other Gannett partners.

Use design resources to produce a steady stream of print and digital assets for marketing campaigns.

Collaborated with marketing and design teams to execute creative campaigns.

Ensure designs and assets uphold brand guides and production is optimized through to final deliverables.

PRODUCTION ARTIST

2020-2023

HOGARTH WORLDWIDE

Brickell, FL

Produce digital graphics in Photoshop with extreme attention to detail and pixel perfection for Apple.

Technical print mechanical production and packaging for file delivery in Adobe InDesign for all formats.

Work with Apple Art Directors & Project Managers to produce marketing materials and meet deadlines.

Work with language teams to create localized production files for world wide partners.

Design and produce print/digital material for marketing/advertising campaigns.

Assist Content teams in creating print and digital assets from approved key art.

SENIOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER

2018-2022

CREATIVE CIRCLE

Manhattan Beach, CA

In charge of large format graphics retouching and resizing photos and mechanicals for SKECHERS.

Creating, editing, and preflighting print and digital mechanicals for Amazon and Ring.

Produced catalogs, brochures, posters, and various marketing materials.

Packaging production from mechanicals to mock ups

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

2013 - 2018

VMR PRODUCTS, LLC

Miami, FL

Created UX design layouts for mobile & desktop platforms

Web design for tablet, mobile, and desktop

Social media content creation (images & video)

Supervised/trained junior designers on branding, creative work flow, and JIRA project management tool

Created corporate print material for executive team including large format trade show graphics, & brochures.

Packaging design & production from mock ups to mechanicals

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

2012 - 2013

GUITAR CENTER CORPORATE

Westlake Village, CA

Responsible for creative asset design and production 

Created web & social media content 

Large format print media & photo retouching

Catalog production in Adobe InDesign

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

2011 - 2012  

24SEVEN

Los Angeles, CA

Produced packaging design and mock ups for JAKK’S PACIFIC, and MUNCHKIN brands

Designed and produced print materials & collateral

Collaborated with marketing and design teams to execute creative campaigns

Worked with approved assets to produce high quality graphics through to mechanicals 

Software

Adobe 2023 CC

-  Photoshop

-  Illustrator

-  InDesign

- Acrobat Pro

- Bridge

-  After Effects

-  Premiere Pro

Maxon Cinema 4D

Wordpress

Squarespace

Mailchimp

Microsoft Office

JIRA Project Management Tool

Adobe Workfront

DropBox

Box

Google Drive

Google Docs

Slack

Contact

Ralph Melara

info@ralphmelara.com

(305) 409-1770