Kristen Brant

Experienced Production Artist with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry. Skilled in Mac, Adobe Creative Suite, and Design Shop. Strong arts and design professional with Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) in Art History and Humanities from Kansas State University.

Creative Director

Tshirts(dot)com 

2024

Remote 

•Designed & produced company catalogs, directed the creative identity of our 2025 product offerings, and led team of 5 designers

•Streamlined art creation process with automations and templates

Owner, Designer

whythemonalisa LLC

2021-Current

•Online retailer of pop culture inspired stickers, tote bags, and apparel

•Increased sales 1000% from 2023 with new designs and product offerings

Industrial Production Artist

Holland Nameplate

2019-2023

North Kansas City, MO

•Prepared art for screen print & digital print production

•Implemented new file naming system for customer proofs; updated art creation process to reduce number of files created per job 

Production Artist

Outerstuff LLC

2018-2019

New York, NY

•Created NFL team breakouts for screen print production

•Assisted in implementation of Asana; assisted in creation of program used to send artwork to printers

•Created file naming conventions used in creation of all production art

Team Identity Database Manager

Outerstuff LLC

2015-2019

New York, NY

•Maintained team identity library for NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, NBA G League, CFL, and EPL

•Maintained database of colors, team information, and logos used for automated art creation program

Lead Production Art Proofer

Outerstuff LLC

2014-2018

New York, NY

•Ensured production art for all major sports leagues adhered to brand guidelines by verifying accuracy of spelling, Pantones, and logos

•Created all processes and procedures in place for proofing production art

Production Artist

Sun Creations, Inc.

2014

Lawrence, KS

•Streamlined art proofing and preparation process with shortcuts and Illustrator actions; restructured computer filing system to facilitate searching 

Design Assistant

GTM Sportswear

2013-2014

Manhattan, KS

•Maintained product assortment documents and communicated changes to appropriate stakeholders

Graphic Artist III

GTM Sportswear

2008-2013

 Manhattan, KS

•Created and set up artwork for embroidery and awards production

•High quality of work and attention to detail instrumental in landing new customers

Production Artist

Atchison by Bic

2006-2007

Atchison, KS

Bachelor of Arts in Art History

2010

Kansas State University

Bachelor of Arts in Humanities

2012

Kansas State University