Graphic Designer Web, Ecommerce Manager

Sarah Almquist

Creative Director, Owner,

Almquist Design

almquistdesign@gmail .com 714-***-**** San Diego, CA, USA EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

LANGUAGES

FRAMEWORKS & CMS

MARKETING TOOLS

TECHNICAL

CROSSOVER SKILLS

DESIGN TOOLS

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

SHOPIFY EXPERT

FACEBOOK BUSINESS SUITE EXPERT

SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE

BA Honors Marketing & Advertising

University of the Arts, London 2006

Origin Code Academy

Full Stack Development

San Diego, CA 2017

AA Graphic Design

University of the Arts, London 2003

2013 -Ongoing

Amazon Account Manager

COPYWRITING & TECHNICAL WRITING

MOCKUPS + EDITING

CUSTOM ILLUSTRATION

ANIMATIONS

DESIGN

SPECIALITIES

Almquist Design is a full service digital design and e-commerce company specializing in branding, product design, social media management and e-commerce. We provide specialized analysis of target markets, social media and growth strategy.

Branding services: logos and branding, web design, copywriting, custom graphics and illustrations. E commerce services: Account Management, PPC, SEO, Content Platforms: Shopify, Amazon, Instagram/Facebook, and Wordpress. Additional services include updating existing websites on all platform, encryption certificates and site security, website + social media audits and consultations.

Freelance positions held under Almquist Design:

Marketing Director, Gracie Allegiance

Graphic Designer / Artist, Brilliant Tees

Graphic & Web Designer, Graphic Lab Promos

Software Developer, Navigate HCR

Brands Represented: Red Ace, Hella Nutrition, Dog Mule, Dogtify, THCJiuJitsu, Bolt&Barrel Oil, Highway Impressions, M-Erg, Cultural Frenchie, Martial Arts & Wellness, Sanctuary of Art& Healing, Gentle Arts Jiu Jitsu, Gracie Allegiance Jiu Jitsu as well as independent artists and practitioners.

+PRO BONO DESIGN & WEBSITES FOR CHARITIES FOR CHILDREN Copywriting, Illustration, Video Editing, Animation Elementor, Amazon Seller, Brand Registry

ADOBE Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, XD, Lightroom, Bridge, Microsoft Office Suite HTML, CSS, Javascript, Shopify Liquid, PHP, C#

MEAN Stack, Bootstrap, Ionic, React, MySQL, JQuery, PostgreSQL / Wordpress, Drupal

Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Content Marketing

Feature Enhancement, User Flow Optimization, UI/UX Journey, User Research, Web Development Life-Cycle,

User Interface Design, Prototype Development,

Product Functionality

Graphic Design, Feature Enhancement, Mockup Design, User Interface Design, Typography, Marketing Collateral, Digital, Photography and Photo Editing, Brand Content I’m a designer and digital strategist. In addition to an obsession with form and function, I create brands and build relationships between clients and designers. I apply my background in sales, development and design to give brands the foundations and fine details they need to connect with consumers and maintain relevancy and growth. I am a meticulous organizer and pride myself on workflow, details and deadlines.

I am currently seeking e commerce and account management positions where I can leverage my capabilities to driving growth, sales and impressions and adding the creative spark. I have 5 years experience planning, designing and running fully integrated Shopify stores. I provide analytics and insights for my clients to see how their store is running.

Since its launch in 2020 I have helped brands leverage facebook marketing tools and integrations to showcase and advertise their brands. I also provide in depth analytics on brand performance available in FB.

Strategic layouts and brand -based design to speak to client’s preferred customers and audience. User personas are built with the help of social media analytics.

User persona based copy, software and application guides, investor pitches, SEO and UX based principles.

WORDPRESS WIZARD

Specializing in Elementor, can create or maintain existing Wordpress themes and functions.

Amazon Account Manager with an average of 8 clients at any one time. Set up involves Brand Registry, trademarks and certifications for products and brands, product catalog, SEO enhanced listings, backend keywords and ad strategies. Handled weekly client calls deep diving into the weekly ad activities.

PPC: Managed range of monthly budgets from $6 - $200K per month. Created targeted spending, day parting, and monthly analytics and kept products top of fold. SEO: Optimized product listings for max conversion rate. A+ Content: Professional graphic & web design skills to create engaging, beautiful product designs that clients fall in love with and is a huge conversion rate increase. SUPPORT: Successfully overcame blacklists, denials and flagged products through tenacious CS queries and troubleshooting.

SKILL SET

2022 -Ongoing

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