NICK CARRILLO
nickcarrillo11@yahoo.com
310.430.4081
OBJECTIVE
GRAPHIC DESIGNER WHO ADDS CREATIVITY, EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM.
SUMMARY
SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER EXPERIENCED IN MAKING ART THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE. MASS MARKET SAVVY WITH AN EYE FOR FASHION, HUMOR AND ART. ALWAYS LEARNING, ADAPTING AND INTEGRATING WHAT IS NEW AND TRUE INTO PROJECTS.
EXPERIENCE
Senior Graphic Designer and Designer
Thirty Single Apparel – Los Angeles, CA
November 2022 - Current
• Trend and body research for street wear, creating new bodies that can be real-world made. Translating trends and bodies to boards in the range of 70-100 graphics, or what is needed per project. Creating fast fashion art for multiple brick and mortar to e-commerce stores. Overseeing freelance artists and directing art towards company, client’s needs, and requests. Editing revising and restoring any art that needs updates for mass production. Built bodies and ground colors, tie-dye, textile repeat patterns or directed the artist to do so per client/project request.
• Submitting and working with licensing for approvals and revisions/edits. Worked directly with licensors to get art approved and in some cases bend the rules because of trends, while still respecting the licensor and getting our original ideas passed through. Working with overseas factories to achieve the final look and desired look of apparel. Setting up tech packs to make information as clear as possible, while making sure any issues lost in translation are understood.
• Worked with color pallets and standards per project and delivered bodies and art to work within the parameters of their requests. Including the seasonal updates, I created in-house for Thirty Single bodies that is built around new washes, samples, embellishments, product development and accessories.
• Developed original in-house art for maximum profit, and with freelance artist to conceptualize and execute non-issue art that can be used for many different bodies and easily transfer through season-to-season color suitable editing.
Juniors Division Art Director
Jerry Leigh Entertainment Apparel - Van Nuys, CA
June 2011 to March 2022
• Researched trends based on customers’ needs and direction and our own trend reports. Directed artists on projects, oversaw projects to completion. Worked with Men's, Boy's and Kid's divisions when requested. Developed themes for art, trends, market research for client presentations, including CAD's and sales presentations boards. Creating bestselling art for Target, Hot Topic, Kohl's, Box Lunch, Ross, Burlington, JCPenney and many more.
• In charge of submitting art and submission boards for approval and revisions. Worked with licensing team and licensor to get art passed through tight deadlines from sales while honoring the approval process. I did this to remove the responsibly from artist and allow them to do art.
• Conceptualized seasonal color pallets with Head of Design, for markets with graphic ready art for quick turnaround production. Worked with sales and design team to merge ideas and create art packages for clients. Worked closely with licensing and within licensing guidelines, while also working with licenses to adopt artistic needs for clients, pop trends and originality within reason.
• Created non-licensed art to level costs and create new content that brings new content and interest in original art for clients.
• Responsible for creating labels and logo design. Creating hang tags, woven labels, screened labels, and hardware like buttons, zippers, rivets and so forth.
Lead Artist Juniors/Mens Division
FP&L Apparel/A Fine Mess - City of Industry, CA
September 2006 to September 2010
• Worked with sales team and clients to create a cohesive and fully realized line. Created and atmosphere for new ideas open for discussion and execution. Trained incoming artist(s) and CAD artist(s). Managed tight deadlines for successful execution of projects.
• Guided art team to meet client/sales expectations for art and high standards for project completion and final look of project. Overseeing from meeting to screening.
• Started as a Men's/Boy's artist, then eventually was put in charge of art for all divisions.
Graphic Artist/Production Artist
Brix USA Apparel - Santa Monica, CA
January 2005 to August 2006
• Created art for Japanese company Coco Lulu. Hired design and art team to make CAD's for clients and worked with Japan to create specs and samples for American line, Brix USA Apparel, that was being developed for possible American division.
• In charge of translating, with assistance, the back-and-forth art direction and design revisions from the Coco Lulu Japanese team. Developed art with the Coco Lulu esthetic and fashion standards.
• Worked with the president of Coco Lulu to look for potential physical retail locations in the Culver City and Santa Monica area.
Graphic Artist, Production, Color Separation, Film Prep
PRIVATE SCREEENING - Los Angeles, CA
October 2003 to November 2004
• Responsible for film output, color call outs and separations, print media and coordination of projects with factories and sales.
• Development and production of art, pantone call outs, and sizing on slopers for real world production. Checked screens and worked with staff to okay strike offs and samples.
• Worked closely with clients to meet production timelines. Worked the lines to make sales with clients and attracting new clients to the screening facility.
Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Ink It Inc - Los Angeles, CA
August 2001 to October 2003
• Made film separations for screening. Deciphered color separations for difficult files/programs ranging from hand drawn art to programs that were outdated or used by beginner level artists.
• Worked with multiple outside clients to create art for local business and mass retail. Transported films/files and filled in temp positions for these companies for artist out on vacation, or for positions that I would temporarily fill, till they hired a new artist.
Freelance
IDIOT BOX - ART - WRITING - WEB ANIMATOR WATT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES - WEB ADS - LOGO - FLYERS
ANCHOR BLUE - LOGO DESIGN - STICKERS - HANGTAGS
MAD ENGINE - YOUNG MEN’S GRAPHICS - PRESENTATION BOARDS
GOTCHAʼ - LOGO DESIGN
HOT TOPIC - HANG TAGS - STICKER ART - LABELS
FALLAS CLOTHING - HANG TAGS - LOGO - LABELS
LASONIC BOOMBOX - WEB ADS - ADS - PRESENTATION
SQIBBTEEZ - ART- LOGO - COMPANY CHARACTER
FP&L/AFM - WEBSITE DEVELOPER - ART- CONTENT
GENERIC YOUTH - LOGO - ART - HANG TAGS
RISE AND REVOLT - ART - CADS - WEB ADS - LOGO
SHOUT HOUSE - ART - CADS - LOGO - BUSINESS CARDS
CRASH & BURN CLOTHING - ART - CADS - LINE DEVELOPMENT
MIKEN CLOTHING - ART - COLOR SEPARATION