WORK EXPERIENCE
Monroe, Connecticut, United States
Graphic Designer & Product Specialist
June 2022 - Present
As a Graphic Designer & Project Specialist, I managed the art department workflow, working with Developers to create tools that streamlined the creation of product artwork for B&N and Follett partners, and eCommerce for Diplomaframe.com. I also created webpage content from conception to execution for images and HTML, and worked on large-scale marketing and design projects with the Director of Marketing. Additionally, I developed a process to expedite the creation and design of personalized print and social media materials for business-to-business clients. Finally, I worked on high-volume streamlined designs for our B2B to mass-produce templated graphics for over 1000 partners at once.
Graphic Designer
July 2019 - May 2022
As a Graphic Designer, I designed various print and web advertisements and marketing materials for e-commerce and business-to-business websites. I have developed a process to expedite the creation and design of personalized print and social media materials for business-to-business clients. Additionally, I have designed creatives for monthly promotional campaigns based on creative briefs.
Creative Production Assistant
June 2016 - June 2017
As a Creative Assistant, I provided support to the Creative Department in various art and graphic design-related tasks including producing printed brochures, creating social media and web marketing materials, updating marketing materials and production artwork to keep up with current branding standards, and optimizing artwork for product engraved medallions and embossing. I also served as a backup for the production team and operated the substrate UV Inkjet printer.
Junior Graphic Designer
June 2017 - July 2019
During my work experience as a junior Graphic Designer, I had the opportunity to create graphics and videos that adhere to company branding guidelines, such as website buttons and banners, current corporate videos, motion graphics for social media marketing or website use, and promotional graphics for social media, website, and email. I also had the chance to collaborate with the Creative Design team on graphic standards and protocols.
EDUCATION
Southern New Hampshire University
B.A. Graphic Design and Media Arts
2017 - 2020 Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Basic HTML/CSS, Brochure Design, Canva, Figma, Graphic Design, Mailchimp, Print Design, Promotional Graphics, Social Media Graphics , Web Graphics