Deirdre McCarthy
Design • Graphics • Illustration
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Resumé

Resumé

Skillset

  • Art Direction

  • Expert User of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, InDesign, Sketch App

  • Familiar with Lightroom, Unity, Maya, HTML, CSS, Perforce, JIRA, Linux

  • Passionate about photo retouching, photography, typography, design, print accuracy, and client satisfaction

Strengths

  • 30 years of experience working as a designer and artist for a wide range of clients in the SF Bay Area

  • Team leader and mentor, art director and trainer

  • Experience in designing and preparing digital files for print and web, whether text, photo, or illustration

  • Experience with a wide range of Digital Asset Management needs and tools

Work Experience

2019 - Present Industrial Light & Magic: Senior Photo Retouch Artist/Art Director
As a senior retoucher in ILM’s world-class Art Department, working with Lucasfilm’s Asset Group, I have delivered images for web and print, magazine covers and articles, toy packaging, posters and billboards, and anything a client required. Our job included replacing blue screens, creating light sabers, pews and explosions, extensive color correction, and beautifying actors.

Was senior artist on the team of digital artists that delivered over 3000 marketing images for Star Wars’ properties, including Episode 9:The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian (seasons 1-3), Andor (seasons 1 & 2),The Book of Boba Fett, Obi Wan Kenobi, Ashoka, The Acolyte, and Skeleton Crew, as well as Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny. Also helped keep the group organized, developed tools for imaging needs and tracking, and worked closely with my art director to keep things running smoothly, QC work of other artists, and assure that work got done on time.

2017 - 2019 Google : Senior Production Designer
As a Senior Production Designer Google:Nest, I utilized my Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign expertise, including but not limited to photo retouching, color preparation for print and web, preparing highly detailed mechanicals; asset management, multi-image, multi-language localizations.

2015 - 2017 Gap Inc Direct : Photo Retoucher + Digital Artist
Responsible for daily, fast-paced turnaround of images, as well as the organization and delivery of assets, on the set of product shooting, and color correction and organization of assets. Also assisted in training new hires in both retouching and Adobe Creative Suite skills.

2009 - 2015 Zynga, Inc : UI Designer + Illustrator
Zynga Poker (Web and Mobile): designed and executed marketing and in-game elements for upated releases of both web and mobile products, working in Photoshop, Maya, Flash, Unity, and HTML/CSS. Zynga Poker Classic (Mobile): designed new layout, look and feel. CityVille Hometown (Mobile): illustrated many of the icons and oversaw the work myself and 2 of my team. ForestVille (Mobile): UI design and execution of HUD, as well as illustration for in-game assets. ZyngaWords (Mobile): designed UI, game board, directed internal and external contract artists while producing a word tile game. FarmVille (Mobile): single-handedly produced the UI from inception to release. Petville (Web): created backgrounds, wallpapers, items for purchase in the game.

2006 - 2009 Seismicom : Senior Digital Artist/Graphic Design + Production
Responsible for daily, fast-paced turnaround of collateral, as well as the organization and execution of long-term projects, for a marketing and creative shop. Specialized in image creation and photo retouching on diverse client categories such as consumer goods and technology for print, web, pitches and storyboards. Projects ranged from packaging, website asset creation and management, sales tools and collateral, outdoor media and event design, and in-store collateral. Clients included AT&T, Diageo, SanDisk, Chiquita, Dole, Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Magellan and LG.

2005 - 2006 The Creative Group : Digital Artist/Graphic Design + Production
The Creative Group is a highly rated staffing agency, specializing in creative professionals. While working with them I had the opportunity to serve clients such as The Gap, Williams-Sonoma, Bare Escentuals, and Gyro Group International. My services to these companies included package design, photo retouching, print preparation, asset creation and management, advertising and marketing execution.

2001 - 2005 Gauger + Associates : Production Artist
Responsible for preparing advertising for magazines, newspapers, and web presentation. Also responsible for highly complex and precise packaging mechanicals, as well as multi-page booklets, odd size/cut mechanicals. Also participated in preparing graphics for building interiors, for realty sales offices.

Education
San Francisco State University – San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Arts

Interests
Currently playing drums in 2 gigging bands, photography, knitting, stained glass, percussion, hiking, biking, adventuring, travel, costuming, woodworking, gardening and landscaping