Hello, I am Stephanie Lee. I was always a little bit interested in all things that required skill of hand and eye coordination. An amateur carpenter, an evolving love of sewing (however many times I had to rip out of a seam) and an avid photographer. And then there is this nagging fascination of type.
These interests led me to New York after graduation from a school in the middle of Virginia and although I thought that math would always hold me back as a designer (geometry was not my forté in school), I’ve really enjoyed the chances that I’ve had across publishing and retail industries.
So here is a little bit about my working life…I hope that you poke around the blog to see other projects that I’ve been working on here and there. Fortunately for you, I am not for hire when it comes to carpentry and sewing but I am for any graphic design needs. Email me at stefinitlygd@yahoo.com.
{J.Crew Senior Graphic Designer & Design Manager} Supervised and art directed marketing design team. Collaborated with copy team, merchants, operations and visual colleagues to ensure creative consistency within each of J.Crew’s four brands. Designed special event invitations, seasonal look books, trim, packaging and store environmental graphics.
{Bloomingdale’s Graphic Designer} Designed print materials and advertising for a variety of areas including storewide special events, customer loyalty programs and tourism partnerships. Worked with art directors, copy writing teams and account services to ensure timely and on-budget delivery of each piece.
{Macy’s Graphic Coordinator} Produced of all media such as print collateral, mood boards and presentations for use by Macy’s fashion directors to convey trend predictions to merchant organization.
{The Wall Street Journal Graphic Designer} Responsible for design of advertising and marketing materials promoting The Wall Street Journal and various related products that supported both the advertising and circulation sales. Design projects included everything from national ad campaigns, brochures, web sites and trade-show booths.
{Freelance} west elm, Ann Taylor, Newsweek, The New York Observer, Dow Jones Newswires, Meredith Integrated Marketing, Ketchum, Sundberg and Associates and Diversified Media Design
{Education} James Madison University, Bachelor of Science in Studio Art, 1999
{Computer Skills} InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Keynote and Microsoft Office
*All design and photography is property of Stephanie Lee unless noted and cannot be reproduced without permission.
(photo by Brown Cathell)
