Aimee

Designer / Illustrator

Springfield, MO, USA
Do great work with great people.

Work Experience

OrangeYouGlad

Senior Designer

Led the design of a suite of mobile apps.

Designed websites, produced print collateral and created social media content for event, non-profit and consumer product clients.

Clients: Daily Burn, Hachette / Grand Central Publishing, Caring Across Generations, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Great Minds
February 2018 - January 2020 Brooklyn, New York, United States

CYCLE Kids

Freelance Designer

Created curriculum and donor materials for children’s non-profit. Projects included textbooks, event branding, signage, website, illustrations, emails, presentations and social media graphics.
July 2015 - August 2019 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Studio Mercury

Designer

Collaborated with creative director, producer and developers to strategize, architect, design and produce websites and mobile apps for editorial, beauty, lifestyle, retail and education clients.

Translated print-forward brands into user-friendly digital experiences.
Designed and executed new identity systems.

Concepted print and digital ad campaigns.

Created illustrations, wrote copy and assisted in photoshoots.

Managed social media and Mailchimp accounts.

Led front-end development of Squarespace sites.

Select clients: MUJI, NARS, Dior, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Gather Journal and Creative Exchange Agency.
January 2014 - January 2018 New York, United States

Walter Bernard Design

Lead Designer

Assistant art directed the Scandinavian Review, designing full issues, cover to cover.

Designed posters, invitations and email blasts for artist exhibitions and non-profits.

Managed projects and corresponded with clients and print vendors.

Oversaw junior staff.
October 2013 - September 2015 New York, New York, United States

Missouri State University

Junior Designer

Created logos, brochures, posters, invitations and other in-house publications, developing ideas from concept to production.

Worked with copywriters and clients to meet brand guidelines and client needs.
October 2010 - August 2013 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Education

Missouri State University

BFA in Graphic Design and Illustration

Studied print, web, and mobile design. Explored methods of digital and traditional illustration. Took elective courses in animation.
August 2008 - May 2013 Springfield, Missouri, United States

Awards

Graphis

Advertising Annual, Gold

2018

3x3

3x3 Show No. 15 (Merit)

2018

UCDA

Excellence in Illustration

2013

Society Of Illustrators

Student Scholarship Competition

2012

CMYK Magazine

Top 100 New Creatives #53

2012

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, After Effects, Branding, CSS, Dreamweaver, Graphic Design, HTML, Illustration, Illustrator, Indesign, Logos, Photoshop, Publication Design, Sketch, Typography,