Lead Designer & Freelance Designer Resume
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
LEAD DESIGNER & FREELANCE DESIGNER
Responsibilities:
- Designed and developed new web interface layouts and site graphics in line with clientspecifications and brand requirements.
- Entrusted with sole responsibility of Shopify website maintenance and content updates;optimizing Shopify store listings with keywords and relevant SEO.
- Oversaw the creation of tech packs for all collections, and attended all design and production meetings to lend creative input for each project.
- Incorporated feedback and critique to create line work and colored images digitally.
- Planned and designed press kits, logos, posters, promotional material, and social media adsfor client.
- Performed in - depth market research and analysis in order to build advertising strategy,presenting plans and recommendations to the CEO.
- Worked with the marketing team to refine creative strategy, leading the creative side of pitch projects and supporting client meetings and presentations.
- Trained, coached, and mentored teams in the graphic design department, promotingprofessional development and leadership potential while building a culture rooted in innovation and teamwork.
- Institutionalized best practices in strategic planning, design methodology, and projectcoordination.
- Engendered a strong knowledge-base in new technologies, the fashion industry, and designtrends, complimenting expertise in design processes and project management.
Confidential
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Responsibilities:
- Championed efforts to uncover and clarify core business requirements, leveraging insights tolead internal creative and strategic problem - solving independently and in collaboration with teams of 10 (often working in a self-directed remote environment).
- Translated business requirements, ideas, and concepts for both management and teammembers, establishing clear project goals to complete deliverables within timeline, budget,and scope.
- Evaluated creative project progress to guarantee deliverables were free of error orinconsistencies.
- Crafted on-brand illustrations for editorial, online marketing advertisements, print collateral,web banners, online blog posts, monthly email templates, and miscellaneous company needsusing Mac OS.
- Served as Drupal developer, migrating existing site content from WordPress to aDrupal-based platform using a Windows OS; supported the Drupal custom module and development of theme for site migration.
- Streamlined management of weekly site content, updating regularly, maintaining SEO bestpractices, and utilizing basic HTML coding and wireframes for special event mobileapplications.
- Governed design of social media advertisements for major online platforms and retargetingcampaigns.
- Delivered presentation decks, posters, and printed materials by creating photo-manipulatedgraphics.
- Created UX flows for layouts, modules, and graphics for the Engage 18 event app.
- Applied knowledge of current cyber threats and the associated tactics, techniques, and procedures used to infiltrate computer networks gained through company training.
