OBJECTIVE

Seeking a dynamic role in graphic and web design where I can leverage my expertise to contribute to the success of a forward-thinking company. Eager to enhance my skills while collaborating with a motivated team, I am committed to approaching challenges with enthusiasm, maintaining a positive atmosphere, and consistently innovating beyond conventional boundaries to achieve exceptional results.

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EIGHTSEVENDESIGN

Personal freelance company based in St. Louis, Missouri, spearheading innovative design solutions across diverse mediums including but not limited to social media management, graphic design, web design and development, digital illustrations, print materials such as tshirts or event flyers and signage. Leveraging extensive knowledge in HTML and css, also weigh greatly in the breakdown of eightsevendesign as a business. There truly is something special about taking a client’s vision and making it a reality.

St. Louis, Missouri Aug 2009 - current *Graphic/Digital Designer*

FARFETCHED STUDIOS LLC.

Designed landing page banners, blog images, email marketing, and social media content tailored for car dealerships and banking institutions, ensuring brand consistency and visual appeal. Implemented sophisticated file naming conventions to streamline organization and facilitate efficient collaboration within a fast-paced team environment. Thrived under extremely tight deadlines, delivering high quality designs within demanding time-frames while maintaining attention to detail and creativity. Loaded weekly marketing email content to SendGrid, ensuring timely delivery. Additionally, I crafted compelling copy for weekly blog posts, ensuring alignment with brand voice.
St. Louis, Missouri March-May 2024 *Graphic Designer*

BAKED T’S

Collaborated with customers in person to design custom shirts, ensuring swift turnaround times. Learned and understood production methods, including direct-to-film, direct-to-garment, and vinyl. Completed printing and pressing processes promptly, often delivering finished items to customers on the same day. Facilitated customer notifications through the QLess app, streamlining production tracking and enhancing overall customer experience.

St. Louis, Missouri November-March 2024 *Graphic Designer/T-Shirt Print Production*

HELZBERG DIAMONDS

Contracted to contribute to the development of holiday email campaigns for Helzberg Diamonds, requiring alignment with the brand's strong identity and adherence to brand standards. Collaborated closely with the team to ensure designs reflected current campaign layouts and holiday style guidelines. Leveraged provided image files, fonts, templates, and design direction to create email concepts, which underwent thorough review and feedback sessions. Adapted swiftly to critique, initiating a second phase of design iteration to refine concepts further. Maintained organization and focus in a fast-paced environment and met demanding deadlines.

Remote · Kansas City, Kansas September-October 2023 Digital Designer/Email Designer

MARITZ MOTIVATION SOLUTIONS

As my longest standing job, I held a lot of hats at Maritz. My overarching tasks included working with an energetic team to discuss creative direction on monthly website updates, email marketing, and other creative tasks. As the sole designer I would design monthly home and landing pages content, microsite pages, and emails. I would also be in charge of designing content such as company infographics, digital and print catalogs, and the occasional shirt design. After design was approved I would use HTML, css and the Maritz business control center, file transfer protocol (FTP), and targeting processes to update the home page, landing page, and microsite content. This website content would appear across numerous reputable reward program websites such as Ford, Wells Fargo, Hilton, FedEx, and UPS, just to name a few. For the email designs I, again as the sole designer, would be in charge of slicing the design to prepare for development. Using Dreamweaver, HTML and css I would also develop the content, load it to Salesforce Marketing Cloud and send test emails to the team for review. My position at Maritz required knowledge in wireframing, UX design, email design and development, photo retouching, print and digital catalog design, copy writing, logo design, css, HTML, and a touch of JSON, jQuery and Javascript.

St. Louis, Missouri April 2014-August 2023 *Interactive Designer/Art Director*

BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP HEADQUARTERS

Utilizing the sophisticated Build-A-Bear procedures created multiple email design concepts. Designs were then uploaded to the review system where they were put through a vigorous revision process. These processes would occasionally include a complete redesign on a tight deadline due to product changes, shortages, and or other industry/technical difficulties. Each of these assignments were organized in an elaborate and specific management protocol system specific to Build-A-Bear. Designs were not only created for the US but were also sent to Canadian, European, and Irish audiences. Changes would include things such as a change in product, copy, and or adverting.

St. Louis, Missouri June-September 2013 *Contract Digital Graphic Designer*
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TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Proficient in all current versions of the following software and languages: Canva, Meta Business Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, Wordpress, Dreamweaver, HTML, css, developer tools, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Figma, imovie, idvd, Microsoft Excel, MS Word.

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