Graphic Designer & Visual Communicator

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Experience

Junior Designer, Madden Creative Oak Park IL 2025 —

• Contribute to marketing, branding, and logo assets for clients needing a cohesive visual identity.

• Build professional business, websites for clients with visual UX support and functionality.

• Manage production design and layout for collateral, products, and print-ready files. Intern, Design Center Kalamazoo, MI Aug 2025–May 2026

• Developed graphics and presentation visuals under the supervision of the design director.

• Communicated with experienced clients on visual engagement collateral alongside the director. Brand Ambassador, Root 3 Marketing Chicago IL MAY–AUG 2025

• Collaborated with the creative team to develop brand guidelines and assets for internal projects.

• Designed high quality tabletop graphics, tablecloths, and packaging for events and fundraising. Salesperson, Lively Athletics Oak Park, IL May 2022 –Aug 2025

• Sold athletic apparel and gear while providing friendly assistance to customers.

• Maintained store organization and merchandising for customer experience to increase sales. Freelance Graphic Designer Oak Park, IL 2019 —

• Create logos and marketing graphics for schools, small businesses, and sports organizations.

• Manage projects from concept to final delivery, ensuring a professional result for multiple clients. Social Media Manager, Align Astrology Chicago, IL Sep 2021–Feb 2022

• Designed marketing posts for a social media account with hundreds of followers.

• Analyzed engagement outcomes to enhance content and social media posts. Leigh Maliff

Graphic Designer

• Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

• Procreate Illustration

• Web Design & Development

• Digital Photography

• WordPress Proficiency

Education

Honors

Skills

• Frostic School of Art Senior Capstone Award May 2026

• Eric Brightfield Digital Media Scholarship May 2022

• First Place, High School Booster Club Apparel Design Contest Apr 2021

• Western Michigan University, BFA in Graphic Design Profile

Experienced graphic designer in agency, in-house, and freelance design, with strengths in branding, illustration, photography, and social content. Skilled in designing cohesive, creative visuals that meet client objectives, from concept to final delivery.

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