# Stephanie Szarwark > Freelance Design Lead | Branding & Packaging Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/stephanieszarwark My name is Stephanie Szarwark and I’m a packaging designer based in San Francisco, California. I love helping tiny teams with killer products stand out on store shelves. I’ve worked on a wide range of design projects over my 10+ year career but I keep coming back to the work I found at my first internship, packaging design. ## Work Experience ### Branding & Packaging Design Lead @ Self Employed Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Currently focused on developing brand systems for new startups and re-designing packaging systems for established brands. Managed junior designers while working on in-house teams. Experience with Vandercook Letterpress. Etsy shop: The Outer Sunset. ### Brand Designer @ Mina Foundation Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Managed Mina Protocol and Mina Foundation brand systems. Work involved UI/UX, advertising, social assets, storyboarding, naming, and copy writing. Collaborated with events team on presentations, conference booths, event activations, and producing giveaway items. Directed outside contractors and vendors to produce digital and physical assets. ### Senior Visual Designer @ Enlisted Design Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Oakland, California, United States Lead visual designer on several brand and packaging re-brands. Worked closely with brand strategy team on writing, user insights, and product line concepts. Researched, wrote, and designed pitch presentations. Collaborated with the industrial design team, advised junior designers and managed an intern. ### Brand Designer @ Waymo Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area Contract Brand Designer working with autonomous vehicles. ### UI Illustrator & Designer @ LoneUX Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### UI Designer @ Ginger Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area Helped with Ginger app redesign. Developed brand strategy and illustration system for a rapidly growing startup. ### Designer @ Sterling Brands Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California Developed design concepts for branding and packaging projects which involved work on every stage of the process, from initial concept through to final production details. Storyboarded and art directed animation for social media marketing. Created web design and saw concept through to site launch. Main designer on a complex packaging rollout that required close work with production. Collaborated with the strategy team on naming projects, mood boards, and audits. ### Designer @ CBA Design Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California Specialized in packaging and branding design projects that ranged from creating new brand positioning, to evolving and maintaining large brands with expanding product lines. In house office photographer and editor. Experience with photo shoot pre-production and art direction. ### Designer @ Tank Design Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area Main designer and contact for client, Live Nation. Other client projects involved advertising, web design, identity development, and creating brand guidelines. ### Intern @ Turner Duckworth Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco, California Involved in conceptual design and design development for multiple brands including: Visa, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Oreo and Reese’s. Developed logo designs and applications, packaging, visual identity guidelines, and conducted brand audits. ### Intern @ Selbert Perkins Design Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Chicago Implemented environmental design projects for University of South Florida, Loyola University, and Northwestern. Designed a mural, large scale graphics, displays and assisted with planning wayfinding. ### Creative Co-op @ LPK Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 Participated in brainstorming and concept sessions, created layouts and contributed to packaging design projects for Procter & Gamble and Kellogg’s. Developed concepts and layouts for internal projects. ### Artist Apprentice and Group Spokesperson @ ArtWorks Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 Painted contemporary mural as part of a team and led tours for Cincinnati Art Museum exhibit. ### Senior Apprentice @ ArtWorks Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Cincinnati, Ohio ### Artist Apprentice @ ArtWorks Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Graphic Design University of Cincinnati ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/stephanie-szarwark-71156034 - Portfolio: http://www.stephanieszarwark.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/stephanieszarwark JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/stephanieszarwark/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13