Visual Designer and Art Director

Caitlin Hagedus

203-***-**** *********@*****.*** caitlinhagedus.com

Summary

Visual designer and art director with over 15 years of experience in brand identity, campaign development, and cross-channel design.

Experience

2010 - PRESENT

Marketing & Communications Designer - St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fairfield, CT

● Create, edit, and manage content for the website, emails, and social media

● Design digital and print communications including banners, posters, flyers, invitations, and brochures SEPTEMBER 2025 - NOVEMBER 2025

Contract Designer - Blood Cancer United, Remote

● Developed digital and print marketing assets to support the organization’s rebrand, creating cohesive campaign designs and exploring fresh visual approaches within the new identity JUNE 2021 - MAY 2025

Art Director - Direct Wines, Norwalk, CT

● Set and executed design standards for the Laithwaites Wine brand

● Partnered with the Marketing team on innovative solutions to share the brand’s story

● Built recognition across print and digital platforms including monthly catalogs, mailings, packaging, and social media

● Founding member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion employee resource group MAY 2019 - JUNE 2021

Visual Designer - AKDO, Bridgeport, CT

● Translated marketing and branding strategies into innovative campaigns for targeted audiences

● Created sales materials, email blasts, and visuals for social media

● Concepted and art directed photo shoots and edited photography AUGUST 2014 - MAY 2019

Graphic Designer - Juliska, Stamford, CT

● Developed and enforced consistent graphic standards across all digital and print communications

● Designed catalogs, lookbooks, signage, magazine and newspaper ads, digital advertising, emails, web graphics, social media posts, and marketing toolkit used by 150 partner stores AUGUST 2013 - AUGUST 2014

Graphic Designer - The Bonnie Marcus Collection, Westport, CT

● Collaborated with illustrators on a variety of products for licensing partners

● Designed a signature line of wedding, baby, and party stationery Skills

Brand Identity, Content Development, Communications Strategy Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Canva, Figma, Microsoft Office, Constant Contact, WordPress Education

BFA in Graphic Design - The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY

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