Jen Montgomery

Current

• Package Designer at The Disney Store

Past

• Principal, Designer at Old Glutton
• Art Director, Designer, Writer at Fishwrap Magazine

Education

• Art Center College of Design
• California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
• Antelope Valley College

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Recommended

5 people have recommended Jen

Connections

130 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• My Portfolio
• My Photoblog
• My Blog

Jen Montgomery’s Summary

Conceptual graphic designer specialized in branding, packaging, and print graphics.

Jen Montgomery’s Specialties:

ideas, typography, branding statements, identity systems, letterform design, experimental photography

additional knowledge: letterpress printing, bookbinding, blogging

Jen Montgomery’s Experience

• Package Designer

  The Disney Store

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Retail industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Worked with a team of graphic designers, structural engineers, and a copywriter to create innovative package designs for a variety of boys and girls Disney properties. Participated in conceptual research meetings and played a key part in the environmentally responsible packaging initiative.

• Principal, Designer

  Old Glutton

  (Graphic Design industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  Branding, Packaging, and Marketing for Clients:
  Tom and Amanda Hezel, Lucy Devins, Another Dawn, Julia Rodriguez Photography, The Collaborationists, Erbe Design, Disney Store, Aquent/Delta Crafts, Shannon and Victor Arenal, LB Skincare, Pacific Oaks Children's School

• Art Director, Designer, Writer

  Fishwrap Magazine

  (Design industry)

  2004 — October 2006 (2 years)

  Worked closely with editor, photo editor, designers, and illustrators to establish conceptual directions, develop written content, and create typographic coherency; paced and sequenced the contents, prepped the files for print and reviewed printers proofs.
  
  Press and Accolades:
  STEP Inside Design 100 Annual, 2007
  Type Directors Club's 53rd Awards Exhibition, 2007
  LA Times, May 27, 2007
  WIRED Magazine, June 06, 2007
  365: AIGA Annual Design Competitions #28, 2007
  Print Regional Design Annual, 2007

Jen Montgomery’s Education

• Art Center College of Design

  graphic design, print, branding, identity systems, packaging, editorial, book design, 2003 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Fishwrap Magazine Issue Five, Art Director; AIGA student member; Art Center Student Government

• California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

  general studies, graphic design, 2001 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Student Advertising and Graphics Association, Member

• Antelope Valley College

  Associates, Arts, Letters, and Sciences, 1999 — 2001

Additional Information

Jen Montgomery’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• My Photoblog
• My Blog

Jen Montgomery’s Interests:

graphic design, food, cooking, toy cameras, photography, typography, hand lettering, kitschy and vintage ephemera, old books

Jen Montgomery’s Groups:

AIGA, NAPP, Design by Nature, Sustainable Business Council

•    The Walt Disney Company Alumni Group
•    Packaging Professionals
•    Art Center College of Design Alumni Group

Jen Montgomery’s Honors:

photo: "Neapolitan Popsicle" published, Issue 8, JPG magazine
photo: "T" published, Liverpool Daily Post, February 2007
Work featured in Art Center College of Design gallery

Jen Montgomery’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch