GRAPHIC DESIGNER with eight years of professional experience supporting sales initiatives in corporate and agency environments. Detail-oriented, flexible, and passionate about creative design structured in sound marketing principles. Proven success working individually and in teams to manage multiple projects with varying deadlines and delivering exceptional design and marketing solutions to both internal and external clients.
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Software: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat (CC 2024), Canva, Stripo. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Google (Docs, Sheets, Drive, Mail), Mac & PC platforms. Industry Knowledge: Branding identity solutions, graphic standards, layout design, print collateral design, social media graphic design, project management, client relations, production design. Soft Skills: Team player, efficient, pays attention to detail, excels in written & verbal communication & time management, desires to learn and build knowledge. Working Knowledge: Social media marketing, photography, email creation, HTML/CSS coding.
EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer (Remote) • Savvas Learning Company
Paramus, NJ • February 2023—Present
Paramus, NJ • February 2023—Present
Working with campaign marketing managers and account managers within the sales organization to provide localized campaign marketing and design collateral in support of State Adoptions. Completed design projects including flyers, brochures, postcards, advertisements, banners, digital graphics and other pieces as needed to support various unique campaigns specific to a product, school or sales initiative.
Graphic Designer (Remote) • CMG Financial
San Ramon, CA • March 2022—November 2022
San Ramon, CA • March 2022—November 2022
Completed 330+ specialized/custom graphic design projects, in collaboration with the corporate business development and marketing teams, for an elite group of loan officers (LOA+) requesting targeted marketing support. Design products included print and digital ads, social media graphics, templates in Canva and event collateral including flyers, emails, banners, posters and other miscellaneous design pieces.
Graphic Designer • First Centennial Mortgage
Aurora, IL • September 2018—October 2021
Aurora, IL • September 2018—October 2021
Designer for all corporate initiatives and served 150+ loan officers spanning 16 states with all graphic design needs. Worked in close collaboration with the director of marketing, the marketing team, and individually to create print and digital marketing pieces including ads, social media graphics, EDDM and postcard mailers, brochures, flyers, email images, event collateral and other custom pieces as requested. Refreshed all loan program and corporate flyers with a new design style and content, re-defined design and layout standards, and maintained consistency and accuracy in brand guidelines. Worked remote from Mar 2020-Oct 2021.
Marketing Services Coordinator • Baird & Warner Real Estate
Chicago, IL • August 2016—August 2018
Chicago, IL • August 2016—August 2018
Worked within a corporate marketing team and met daily deadlines to process printed marketing material orders for our real estate agents through the use of our Marketing Services platform and Adobe CC software while maintaining and applying company graphic standards. Initiated and completed several graphic design projects as a part of the Uniquely Branded program, allowing agents to have custom marketing materials such as flyers and postcards created from scratch outside of the normal template options.
Graphic Designer • Fresh Design Studio
Chicago, IL • June 2015—December 2015
Chicago, IL • June 2015—December 2015
Collaborated closely with account managers and the creative director to design print, branding identity, packaging, web page designs, and other solutions in order to help our clients effectively market to the millennial generation.
EDUCATION
Indiana Wesleyan University • BS, Graphic Design (Major),
Business Administration (Minor)
Marion, IN • September 2011—December 2014 (early graduation) • GPA: 3.46
Business Administration (Minor)
Marion, IN • September 2011—December 2014 (early graduation) • GPA: 3.46