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JENNIFER ERTS
Designer / Illustrator / Art Director located in Portland, OR.
Portfolio available here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifer_erts/sets/)
Additional work: here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/owensays/)

email jennifer.erts@yahoo.com
portfolio flickr.com/photos/jennifer_erts/sets

ILLUSTRATOR + GRAPHIC DESIGNER :: freelance
1999 - Present
Owner of popular illustrated paper gift & greetings company Owen Says which has included the development of hundreds of products carried by stores you recognize like Anthropologie, Kate’s Paperie, Powell’s Books, and New Seasons. Work including logo design, collateral materials (business cards, catalogs, custom packaging, promotional handouts for tradeshows and direct mail), website, blog, social networking, and SEO. Work resulted in artist representation and opportunities with Carter’s, Target, and Walmart as well as the filming of a segment for the HGTV show That's Clever! Ep 348, photo: ow.ly/1cTE

Freelance print, interactive graphic design, and Social Media work for clients including Anne Barge Couture Bridal, I'Vory clothing company, WorthKnowing.com (a subsidiary of CompuCredit financial services), MoveAddress.com (a startup bought by Move.com), Crow & Canary, Toys 4 Kids, SugarCube food cart.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER + ART DIRECTOR :: USWeb (Atlanta, GA)
1995 - 1999
Interactive/interface projects from concept to implementation (E-Commerce, Intranet, Online Advertising) with an eye for excellent graphic & information design and brand continuity efforts across traditional print and online work. Included presenting creative solutions and concepts to clients and working alongside Sales, Acct Mgrs and Creative Director on new business pitches.

Clients: The Coca-Cola Company (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Minutemaid to name a few), Fieldcrest Cannon (Royal Velvet acct), MCI, Royal Caribbean, Powertel Cellular, Kindercare, Bellsouth, The Lincoln Museum, and a myriad of Atlanta based start-ups.

Georgia State University 1994-1996
art and illustration