Resume
Senior Graphic Designer experienced in identity, product, and multimedia design.
Education
Columbia College Chicago
Graduated in May 2014
Bachelors in Graphic Design · Minor in Management
Experience
Freelance
2013 - Present
Consult and lead clients through my branding process to elevate their visual identity.
Services: Branding, Logo, Typography, Color, Pattern, Icon, Social, and Strategy
Capsim Management Simulations
Senior Graphic Designer • June 2014 - February 2023
I started as a Graphic Design Intern at Capsim and worked my way into a full-time role. What started as updating old resource materials turned into building and maintaining the brand. Over the years my role has expanded to design the interfaces, experiences, and resources. Marketing materials and art direction have also been a big part of my role. I collaborate and manage projects that span the whole company and its various departments.
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Responsible for the design of user-centered solutions created with agile methodology, conducting UX research and testing, while collaborating in cross-functional SCRUM teams.
• Created cohesive design system, strategy and quality across 20+ products and platforms
• Conducted 50+ user experience feedback calls to extract actionable insights
• Collaborated with product and engineer teams to provide WCAG 2.0 accessibility to 20+ products
• Continuously researched and up-skilled on latest design trends and technologies
• Participated in multiple Scrum teams with Agile methodology
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Lead the creation, evolution and maintenance of the company’s visual identity and brand.
• Created a flexible brand refresh with 50+ elements including logos, color, type, and pattern
• Empowered internal/external stakeholders with brand guidelines to maintain brand momentum
• Decreased project completion time by 50% by creating a new project intake workflows
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Designed all digital and physical materials for the sales and marketing teams - utilized at tradeshows, seminars and other presentation environments.
• Created 30+ multimedia pitch decks for top University and corporate client presentations
• Art directed company User Conference for 150 professors, created 30+ multimedia materials
• Created 10+ sales product presentations which reduced system errors by 100%
Lombard Park District
Graphic Designer • May 2013 - May 2014
This was a great internship while finishing up my degree at Columbia. I was exposed to taking direction on projects, and eventually implementing my own art direction. My highlight was the seasonal Program Guide. This program is released 4 times a year. There needed to be consistency from program to program, but also unique touches for that release. My design won 1st place against all other park district Program Guides.
Projects
*Award Winning* Seasonal Program Guides, Brochures, Posters, Flyers, Banners, Gift Cards, Web banners, and E-mail graphics.
Skills
Adobe Creative Cloud, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, XD, Figma, Sketch, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Branding, Logos, Stationery, Multimedia, Design Systems, UI/UX, Design Thinking, Agile, Scrum, Research, Wireframes, Lo fi/Hi fi Prototypes, Accessibility, User Testing
