Maite Rios-Rodriguez's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Dedicated and creative packaging and graphic design professional with over 8 years of experience backed by successful graphic design solutions, team player and passionate about creating original ideas. Strengths include packaging, identity design & website design. Knowledgeable about the toy industry and reusable packaging. Reliable worker with the ability to quickly learn new skills, work well under pressure, and communicate easily with others. Specialties: branding & identity, color palettes, imagery, clean & colorful designSr. Art Director @ Langrand and Company is a marketing and engagement agency that works with companies from the Fortune 50 to the nation’s largest healthcare systems. Our clients count on us for smart strategies and innovations that build their brands and move the market. Learn more at langrandco.com From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Designer @ • Designer for Aaron Stewart Home retail store • Re-designed websites for bars in DC owned by Derek Brown (The Passenger + Columbia Room) • Freelance for Stoney Creek Ranch (camping facility) • Freelance with Houston based packaging design firm for package design of spirit drinks. • Created branding & identity for nutrition consulting firm Eatz Good • Designed artwork for insurance company in Puerto Rico called “¿Estas Seguro?” • Created brand and image for gastroenterologist office From June 2005 to Present (10 years 7 months) Art Director @ Langrand and Company is a marketing and engagement agency that works with companies from the Fortune 50 to the nation’s largest healthcare systems. Our clients count on us for smart strategies and innovations that build their brands and move the market. Learn more at langrandco.com From October 2013 to December 2014 (1 year 3 months) Houston, Texas AreaGraphic Design Art Director @ • Re-designed company website in efforts to re-brand the organization. • Managed all collateral and marketing materials for 40+ real estate developments ranging in value from $1 Million to $24 Million, including “take ones”, floor plans, brochures, signage, folders, advertisements, eblasts, event invitations, and mailing materials. • Designed brand identity and collateral for 20+ real estate developments ranging in value from $1M to $24M. • Built websites for 20+ property developments, all of which were designed cohesively with branding. • Produced custom printed pieces for luxury developments, including folders, brochures, postcards, event invitations, and teaser campaigns. • Re-designed identity and branding for several developers, which led to a successful increase of recognition and exposure of their product in the city of Houston. From February 2012 to October 2013 (1 year 9 months) Houston, Texas AreaDesign Intern @ • Contributed to design and ideation team for iTree, one of the top 3 ideas chosen in the PSFK’s Gaming for Good with global warming as the subject, lead by Al Gore. • Designed and created cohesive branding strategy for a financial building of a high profile client, including conference rooms, history wall and client wall. • Created logo and blog interface for a luxury sports and lifestyle blog, jump/set • Re-designed website for furniture designer. • Designed packaging for new brand of frozen foods. From May 2011 to December 2011 (8 months) E-Commerce Intern @ • Managed all-Spanish web portal for nine different cities and supervised troubleshooting. • Trained 75+ employees on content management, brand strategy, print collateral & business cards. • Created web banners for promotional packages of events, station incentives, sales clients and contests along with promotional and special client microsites for each city. • Managed social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to maintain active profiles that featured current news from the site. • Negotiated contracts with outside content providers and local content. From August 2010 to December 2010 (5 months) Marketing Intern @ • Helped maintain and update clippings from current clients • Assisted in creating awareness to media for new events and off-Broadway shows • Organized scheduling of press, media & award committees for attendance of off-Broadway shows • Organized targeted media mailings for new products and press events From February 2010 to May 2010 (4 months) Digital Marketing Coordinator @ • Managed all-Spanish web portal for nine different cities and worked on troubleshooting • Trained 75+ employees on how to upload content onto the site and web advantages • Created web banners for promotional packages of events, station incentives, sales clients and contests along with promotional and special client microsites for each city • Managed social networking accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, updating with current newsfrom the site • Helped in cloning each site and managing content • Negotiated contracts with outside content providers and local content • Created and managed premiums for our television stations regarding the website • Created branding strategy, print collateral and business cards From January 2009 to January 2010 (1 year 1 month) Web Designer @ • Designed and developed webpages for clients and media properties targeting D.C., MD, and VA. • Supported the sales and news department by managing web properties, including wusa9.com, dc.momslikeme.com, and dc.metromix.com. • Crafted a new brand strategy for web properties centered on unifying the brand and re-launching several properties with superior user interface and web design elements. • Supported the transition to a new Gannett mandated format for wusa9.com • Assisted Metromix D.C. with their launch processes by building media kits for the sales department, creating event collateral, and consulting on marketing strategy From June 2008 to October 2008 (5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaFreelance Graphic Designer @ • Created press kits and sales material for sales representatives • Assisted Metromix D.C. with their launch processes by building media kits for the sales department, creating event collateral, and consulting on marketing strategy From June 2008 to October 2008 (5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaOffice Assistant @ Assist in reception area, maintaining and organizing office supplies, & bulletin boards up to date. From August 2006 to May 2008 (1 year 10 months) Undergraduate Reprensetative @ Helped plan, organize and excecute a two-day job fair specifically for designers. Over 50 companies came to our campus to recruit. From September 2007 to February 2008 (6 months) Office Assistant @ Aid in the development of promotional material & assist with marketing initiatives concerning university programming. Assist in reception area, maintaining and organizing office supplies, & bulletin boards up to date. From August 2006 to May 2007 (10 months) Marketing Intern @ San Juan, PRinternship | Summer ‘05 Explored and researched market and then proposed a campaign for a new product as well as partnered with Brand and Jr. Brand Managers for the Consumer Division in promotional activities. From June 2005 to August 2005 (3 months) Make-up Artist @ Learned make-up design and created make-up for actors in a movie. The movie was recently made an HBO movie and is playing on television. Winner of many Latino Film Festival Awards. For more information please view: www.casicasi.com. From May 2003 to June 2003 (2 months) MS, Packaging Design, 3.98 @ Pratt Institute From 2010 to 2011 BFA, Gaprhic Design @ Carnegie Mellon University From 2004 to 2008 Perpetuo From 2000 to 2004 Maite Rios-Rodriguez is skilled in: Digital Photography, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Photography, Sewing, Drawing, Design, Microsoft Office, Web Design, Adobe Creative Suite, Graphic Design, Facebook, Social Networking, Packaging