Penina S. Finger

Current

• Art Director, Home and Employment Division at Internet Brands
• Independent Professional at Fantastic Machine (Self-employed)

Past

• Interactive Media Project Manager (Consultant) at ActivaRx
• Design Project Manager at Salenger Concepts
• Graphic Designer / Web Developer at The Coca-Cola Company

• Creative Director at Vision in Action: Sustainable West Wales
• Senior Graphic Designer at Westwood Studios

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Penina S. Finger’s Summary

Strong background in design for print, merchandise and the web. Have built design departments from scratch, and continue to develop organizational systems for current clients. Interested in progressive clients and employers with ground-breaking concepts and products.

Penina S. Finger’s Specialties:

Department start-ups, workflow specialist, project management, website architecture and design, new product and company development, corporate identity, Flash animation, product design, design for print

Penina S. Finger’s Experience

• Art Director, Home and Employment Division

  Internet Brands

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; INET; Internet industry)

  November 2006 — Present (2 years)

  Website design and architecture, brand management for multiple online properties, design and design direction for web and print

• Independent Professional

  Fantastic Machine (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  January 2002 — Present (6 years 10 months)

  http://www.fantastic-machine.com
  Project management and design for print, merchandise and the web.
  
  • Project proposals and planning, timelines, budgeting, workflow
  • Website architecture and design
  • New product development, including testing, packaging, sourcing, branding and the development of support materials
  • Corporate identity
  • Printed materials, including stationery, packaging, sales materials, newsletters and books

• Interactive Media Project Manager (Consultant)

  ActivaRx

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Human Resources industry)

  August 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 3 months)

  Interactive media project management for multiple websites, and design
  • Planning diagrams, schematics, written reports and timelines (using OmniGraffle and Filemaker Pro)
  • Oversight of backend development
  • Design and implementation of overall look, interface and architecture for multiple websites

• Design Project Manager

  Salenger Concepts

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

  November 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  New company's visual and brand identity, website project planning, architecture and design; identifying resources needs, contracting talent

• Graphic Designer / Web Developer

  The Coca-Cola Company

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; KO; Graphic Design industry)

  August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)

  Graphic Designer/Web Developer (contract): Contributing to the company’s global employee intranet, researching for and developing localized websites that reflect the unique and varied cultures of each division.

• Creative Director

  Vision in Action: Sustainable West Wales

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years)

  Creative Director: Art direction, team building and project management for the magazine, website, and all necessary collateral.
  • Design and development of corporate image, including guidelines, advertising and point-of-purchase display
  • Set the visual and organizational standard for the magazine's marketing and graphics, including project scheduling and assets-tracking
  • Also: Print supervision, vendor liaison, strategic planning, public speaking

• Senior Graphic Designer

  Westwood Studios

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  1991 — 1998 (7 years)

  Department development and management, design and design direction, ingame development.
  • Print: Established and structured the marketing and graphics department; Designed and developed the corporate image and handbook; Supervised 6-figure print runs.
  • Merchandise: Designed and developed promotional merchandise, including clothing, printed matter and giftware.
  • Web: Ongoing development of architecture and design for multiple websites; Research, evaluation, and creation of proposals for site expansion and updates.
  • Also: Writing of press releases, creative briefs, etc.; onsite event coordinator for press events, managing vendors, site set-up
  
  Also worked on the production of the following titles:
  • Disney’s The Lion King: project organization, overseeing of contract artists, animation rendering and animation
  • Disney’s Aladdin 2: concept work, development of secondary characters
  • Westwood Studios’ Kyrandia III: character animation

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