Education

Work Experience

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
B.F.A. in Communications Design
Illustration Major, 2008

SENIOR Production Designer

Happylucky, 2013-2024
Happylucky is a creative agency focused on brand design, campaigns, experiences and activations, environments and retail, and content creation. My work with them has included taking design direction and interpreting and applying it to everything from large-scale environmental graphics to detailed collateral, giveaways, and seeding kits. I've produced product packaging and created social media posts and short videos. My responsibilities included final file quality control checks, guideline development, owning projects as production design lead, participating in briefs with the client, double-checking compliance with campaign or corporate guidelines, and collaborating with my team, vendors, and clients.

Freelance Designer & Illustrator

2008-Present
Design and illustration for small clients, large institutions, in-house design teams, and clients across the U.S. and New Zealand. I've been responsible for design and production of branded collateral, print pieces, website design, and editorial illustration.

Marketing Graphic Designer

Formations, Inc., 2010-2012
Management and graphic design of proposals for an exhibit design firm with a nation-wide presence. Responsibilities included book design,
managing the collection and review of content of each proposal (writing, pricing, etc.), coordinating the receipt of materials from vendors
(resumes, samples of work, etc.), and final design, printing and binding. Additional responsibilities included design of new marketing materials,
and updating the company’s website and printed portfolio on a regular basis.

Intern & Volunteer

Oregon Zoo, 2009-2010
Projects included design of advertising, exhibit displays, press kits, mailers, website elements, and collateral for the 2009 Association of Zoos and Aquariums Conference. Managed multiple design projects simultaneously, worked with printers to request and compare quotes, and performed press checks.

Intern

Cranium, Hasbro 2008
Contributions included illustrations of prototyped games for presentation to Hasbro as well as illustrations to be used in the prototyped games, design of playing cards and layout of game rules, and physical construction of new games for testing.

Computer Skills

Hand Skills

Other Skills

Awards

References

Adobe Acrobat, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Figma, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word

Drawing, Painting, Risograph Printing, Screen Printing, Sewing/Embroidery, Weaving, Woodblock Printing, Natural Dye

Spanish

2018
Completion of Certificate Program in Comics from the Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR.

2008
Richmond Illustrators Club annual show.

Graduated with departmental and overall honors in the top 10% of my graduating class.

2007
Scholarship from Pratt Institute for work with 3iying and excellence in the accompanying internship seminar.

President’s List at Pratt Institute six semesters.

2004
Certificate of Service Award for efforts and accomplishments in the community from Boeing Employees Credit Union Foundation

2003
Second Place: Washington State Congressional Art Award presented by Representative Jennifer Dunn

Erica Bjerning

Production Design Director
Happylucky
erica.bjerning@happylucky.com
(503) 253-7244

Melinda Haines

Graphic Designer
Happylucky
hello@melindahaines.com
(971) 221-3603

Audrey Desler

Designer/Illustrator
adesler@gmail.com
(208)371-1809