Seattle-based graphic designer with 10+ years experience and a passion for all things design seeks a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to make creative contributions and lead national communications projects.
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Skills
Visual design, Image retouching and composition, Print and digital collateral and advertising, Front-end website design, Wireframing, Mockup creation, Prototyping, UI/UX design, Project management, Clear communication, Client relations, Strategic creative design, Supervisory leadership, Graphic design principles, Marketing communications, Design budgeting
Tools
Adobe CC: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe XD, After Effects; Figma, Microsoft Office, Asset management software, Project management software, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Mac and PC platforms
Education
University of Central Missouri
BFA Graphic Design 2013
GPA 3.6 - Cum Laude
Honors College
Certifications
Google UX Design Certification
11/21
Experience
Graphic Designer
Perfect Press Printing
10/22 - present
Web Designer
Paciolan
10/21 - 09/22
Organized, processed, and uploaded "pick your own" seat maps to various collegiate and performance venue sites; updated pricing on current websites; reviewed websites during build for quality control
Freelance Graphic Designer
self-employed
07/21 - 10/21
Collaborated with client to design print collateral for product marketing that matched company brand guidelines
Marketing Specialist
Milbank Manufacturing Co.
05/19 - 06/21
Designed general and technical product flyers and large product pieces such as brochures and booklets in collaboration with product sales team; designed advertising for both print and web; designed t-shirts, tradeshow banners, billboards, flags, and other various collateral; created branding for inter-company events; collaborated with HR lead and content writer to update and redesign company HR benefits guides; managed creation and updates of pages for company website; designed landing pages for advertisements; collaborated with marketing assistant to design graphics for social media; ideated and executed ways to increase and improve website content with fellow marketing team members; developed design file standards and templates; created SOPs with fellow marketing team members; restructured asset organization and file storage
AIGA KC (Volunteer Organization)
07/16 - 06/21
Communications Chair (07/18 - 06/21)
Led a committee of six to improve communications with members through social media and emails; streamlined the amount of emails being sent to members down into a monthly newsletter; collaborated with team to put emphasis on promotions through regularly scheduled posts on Instagram and utilizing Instagram Stories to share live videos from events or re-share what members post; created library of communications resources and SOPs
Director of Content (07/17 - 06/18)
Collaborated closely with the Vice President of Communications to build and promote AIGA KC events; managed event set-up through Eventbrite and Facebook; strategized as a team about what kind of promotions schedule to follow for social media and email
Web and Eblast Associate (07/16 - 06/17)
Collaborated closely with the Vice President of Communications to build and promote AIGA KC events; managed event set-up through Eventbrite and Facebook; managed email communications with members through MailChimp; managed AIGA KC website updates
Cox Automotive: Dealer.com and VinSolutions
01/15 - 05/19
Graphic Designer II (01/17 - 05/19)
Designed graphics for customers’ websites or customers‘ advertising on external websites; designed collection of graphics for monthly themes project on set timeline while managing day-to-day projects; trained all incoming design team members in standards and processes; recreated creative assets for Lincoln’s 2018 Wish List campaign for Dealer.com platform; presented with “Be the Energy” award for being a positive influence in the workspace and for involvement in inner-office organizations
Support Analyst (06/16 - 01/17)
Worked through Salesforce technical support tickets for car dealerships' websites, inventory, and other product offerings of Dealer.com
Website Design Support (01/15 - 06/16)
Worked support tickets for car dealership websites; created images, installed or manipulated code, edited content for websites; awarded side projects from manager, supervisors, and other co-workers; assigned to special issues team of support technicians; gained additional responsibilities such as regularly combing through the support ticket queue and assigning cases to fellow technicians
Graphic Designer
Athletic Provisions
05/14 - 12/14
Graphic Designer
Midwest Sports Productions
05/13 - 02/14
Graphic Design Intern
Gear for Sports
05/12 - 08/12