WEBSITES, PORTFOLIOS, PROFILES

• www.carissadrury.com

• www.linkedin.com/in/carissadrury

Passionate creative leader with over 10 years

experience, who cultivates brand and design

essence that delivers impactful results for clients and the community. Thrives on creating

memorable and delightful experiences for both

consumers and clients.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

HYE Rum, Ruminate Distilling - Art Director

Austin/Dallas, TX • 04/2021 - Current

WORK HISTORY

Contributed to creative process through original

ideas and inspiration.

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Designed visual models meeting both aesthetic

and technical criteria.

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Researched industry trends and evaluated

competitive products.

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Managed technological considerations to meet

defined goals.

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Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.

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Preserved branding standards of assigned

accounts.

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Collaborated with production on task list

creation to meet overall project goals on time.

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Developed artistic visual products while working

within defined technical constraints.

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SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign,

Illustrator, Photoshop) Microsoft

Office Basecamp Campfire

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Slack Creative Project Operations

Digital Marketing Print Production

Hootesuite Social Media Content

Creation Budget Management

Market Research Data Visualization

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• Visual Communication Expertise

• Complex problem solver

• CSS Editing

• Mac OS X proficient

• Web Design

• Logo creation

Southern Methodist University

Education, Adobe Software and Graphic

Design

University of New Mexico

Communications, Studio Art

EDUCATION

CARISSA L. DRURY E: ad33mm@r.postjobfree.com

P: 469-***-****

A: Dallas, TX 75214

Carissa Drury, LLC - Brand Designer

01/2016 - Current

Brand Keepers - Creative Director

Dallas, TX • 04/2009 - 10/2015

Regency Centers - Marketing Assistant/Graphic

Designer

Dallas, TX • 01/2008 - 12/2008

Partner with nonprofit organizations and small

businesses to create cohesive, strategic and

dynamic creative content to connect with their

users

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Develops design systems and creative templates

for clients to use across brand materials

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Complete branding including website building

and social media campaigns

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Clients include Thomson Reuters, Trez Capital,

Dala Communications and Holly House

Marketing

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Capital One, AAA, Supercuts, YMCA, Starbucks,

Randalls/Tom Thumb, Rudy's BBQ, NCAA, Dallas

Cowboys and the Texas Rangers

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Led creative strategy and implementation for

local and national brands which led to increased

brand awareness among consumers

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Designed and developed eCommerce websites,

Interface/UI design, online merchandising and

social media online content

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Presented to clients field market research that

supported creative concepts

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Responsible for client negotiation, budgets,

schedule for production, print buying, and

vendors Managed and mentored 4 direct reports

in creative and marketing departments.

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Oversaw marketing strategies for over 61

commercial centers in Central region

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Rebranded all marketing communication

materials for distribution among prospective

tenants and clients which included integrated

typographic, photographic, Illustrative and

graphic elements Prepared and pitched media

releases

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Dallas Summer Musicals - Graphic Designer

Dallas, TX • 04/2001 - 11/2007

Original graphic brand designer tasked with

bringing all creative and design efforts in house

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Led creation and curation of thematic and

inspirational seasonal displays and graphics for

DSM

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