Amy Ottalagano

Amy Ottalagano has a diverse background in graphic design and art direction. Amy has worked in various roles, including Art Director, Assistant Art Director, and Senior Graphic Designer at ArtSkills since 2012. In these positions, they are responsible for conceptualizing and designing craft and toy packaging, as well as poster and teacher decor items. Collaboration with the Art Director to create unique and playful concepts while meeting strict deadlines and requirements is an essential part of their role.

Before working at ArtSkills, Amy worked as a Contractor - Freelance Graphic Designer at TC Business Management LLC from 2011 to 2014, where they coordinated with the Marketing Director to organize content and achieve maximum designs for marketing clients. Amy was responsible for developing branding solutions for different target audiences and meeting strict deadlines for logo and branding designs.

Amy also worked as a Contractor - Freelance Graphic Designer at Addison Dane from 2010 to 2014. In this role, they coordinated with the President of the company to organize design content and achieved maximum designs for marketing clients.

Furthermore, Amy worked as an Imaging Specialist at Quidsi Solutions from 2011 to 2012, where they communicated with imaging specialists and photographers to ensure quality imagery is loaded onto various websites. Amy developed action scripts and formulated style guide standards to ensure efficiency throughout the photography studio and imaging department.

Prior to that, Amy was a Graphic Specialist at Mars Incorporated from 2009 to 2011, where they formatted and manipulated images uploaded through an online database to be printed on M&M’s candy. Amy'sresponsibilities also included effectively producing a high number of print-ready images and communicating with supervisors and coworkers on image quality and daily demands.

Amy has also worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer at Nouveau Concepts, where they coordinated with Marketing Directors to organize content and achieve maximum designs for clients. Additionally, they worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer at ArtSkills, where they were responsible for illustrating and vectorizing provided drawings for craft packaging and poster decor.

Earlier in their career, Amy worked as a Graphic Design Assistant at Internet Inspirations, where they coordinated with Art Directors to organize design content and achieved maximum designs for marketing clients.

Overall, Amy Ottalagano has extensive experience in graphic design, art direction, and coordinating with teams to deliver high-quality designs while meeting strict deadlines and requirements.

Amy Ottalagano earned a NOCTI Certification in Graphic Arts from Monroe Career & Technical Institute from 2004 to 2007. Amy then pursued an Associates Degree in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of York from 2007 to 2008. Apart from their education, Amy also holds a NOCTI Certification from Monroe County Votech, although the details regarding its acquisition month and year are unavailable.