Employment

Freelance Designer - Karen Benner Creative

Clients have included: Think Wild, Beaver Works Oregon, Wayne State University Law School, Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Humane Society, Uniprop, Aquent Personal shopper - Amazon

Art Director/Graphic Designer - JFMD (Laid off March 2019, due to COVID)

• Increased profits, campaign donations, event attendees, volunteer recruitment and donor registration by incorporating creative concepts and strategic brand development in both print and digital design

• Supports ongoing direct mail, e-publishing and B2B/B2C/POS collateral

• Key player in transforming workflow system, visual brand identity, digital infrastructure and asset management system

• Highly organized, deadline-driven and capable of working on multiple tasks at once with minimal supervision

• Keen eye in applying appropriate typography, photography and color theories to project

• Source images and graphics for editorial and marketing campaigns, including social media, websites, clothing, print and digital formats

• Experience with variable data printing, pre-flight checking press ready files and all forms of print production

• Effectively collaborates, consults and reviews project specifications with clients, management and staff

• Participates in copy-writing and editing when necessary

• Establish, execute, and uphold brand standards for the organization

• Familiarity with photography, video editing and some animation Software/Apps

InDesign

Illustrator

Acrobat

Photoshop

Dimension

Word/Pages

GSuite

Powerpoint/Keynote

Procreate

HTML

Asana

Slack

Squarespace

Figma

Education

Currently enrolled:

Designlab’s

UX/UI Bootcamp

MATS: Illustration

program

RMSP: Photography

program

Oakland Community

College Certifications:

Landscape Design and

Horticulture

Northern Michigan

University:

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Email: adkdij@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 248-***-****

Portfolio: www.karenbennercreative.com

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