Graphic Designer Senior

KELLY JOHNSON • 346-***-****

*******************@*****.*** • https://www.linkedin.com/in/thumbslinger • https://www.thumbslinger.com SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Senior Graphic designer with 15+ years of developing diverse marketing and communications materials (ranging from logos to videos) while collaborating with various internal teams and staying updated on industry trends. Experience with overseas production processes, optimizing digital asset management practices and leading projects with strong attention to detail.

KEY SKILLS INCLUDE

Adobe Creative Suite Expert Storytelling Focus Product Production Cycle Video Production Agile/Jira/Asana Experience Business Needs to Customer Wants Concept & Idea Generation Conflict Management Brainstorming Facilitation PROCESS SKILLS

UX: Research, Test Writing & Facilitation, Data Analysis, Card Sorting, Prototyping Video Production: Writing, Filming, Art Directing, Post-Processing, Storyboarding, Editing Digital: Color correction, Photo Manipulation

AGILE: Product development, Working with startup incubators and accelerators EXPERIENCE

Senior Graphic Designer Decor Steals, (Remote)12/2022 – 11/2023

● Developed and integrated compressing and conversion processes for image and video content.

● Streamlined file creation for email campaigns, web banners, paid and social ads.

● Designed the new site and eight landing pages on Shopify. Senior Graphic Designer Thumbslinger, (Remote)05/2022 – 12/2022

● Freelanced Creative Direction, Visual Design and Technical Web Consulting.05/2019 – 09/2020

● General graphic design, branding, video editing and web design for various clients. Senior Graphic Designer Vant4ge, (Remote-that is how they spell their name)05/2021 – 05/2022

● Art directed, produced and edited over 24 hours of training videos.

● Designed new branding, identity and website for Banyan Labs. Video Producer Cisco, (Remote)09/2020 – 02/2021

● Video and animation production for employee training using Webex software. Senior UX/Designer/Lead Jaguar Land Rover, Portland, OR 11/2013 – 05/2019

● Edited video A/B user testing results for final review and analysis.

● Developed a fast approach to storyboarding user journeys resulting in over 93 story boards in record time.

● Assisted in multiple usability tests to improve IVI product release stages.

● Produced over 14 pitch videos for various start-ups within the Jaguar Innovation Labs Incubator program.

● Contributed filming and editing to over 50 segments for quarterly videos.

● Provided front-end code and user interfaces for open-source product applications to GENIVI and AGL.

● Launched the first website for Jaguar Land Rover User Research Facility in Portland.

● Company recognition for releasing an FM Radio product to the Open Source community. Web Operations Specialist SHARP Microelectronics, Camas, WA 10/2012 - 11/2013

● Managed all content and Google analytics for multiple global websites.

● Managed user accounts for CRM software.

● Implemented a new site redesign on a Drupal platform.

● Launched a new internal site for Sharp employees. Senior Creative Specialist Charles Schwab, Austin, TX 03/2010 - 08/2012

● Developed front-end code for Facebook employees internal 401k website.

● Received Award of Excellence for work on Retirement Services segment.

● Received Award of Excellence for helping deliver the Facebook employee portal. SPECIFIC SOFTWARE SKILLS

Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, PremierPro, XD, Audition Utilities: On1, Audacity, DaVinci, PhotoPea

Prototyping: After Effects, XD, HTML/CSS, limited Figma EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK Associates Degree (AA), Arts focus, Midland College, Midland, TX

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