Allyssa Ellis

Art Director + Designer

Portland, OR, USA
I am a designer, illustrator, animal-lover, and curiosity-driven creative determined to change the current.

Work Experience

Leo Burnett

Art Director

May 2023 - March 2024

Leo Burnett

Junior Art Director

May 2021 - May 2023 Illinois, United States

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Designer + Art Director

Participated in the weekly team and client meetings, conceptualized a campaign for a groundbreaking event including handouts and invitations, created nameplates for departments on campus, made revisions to all department brochures, updated Ringling College Viewbook layout, content, and design, created COVID-related signage, and branded the Trustee Scholar Event.
September 2019 - May 2021 Florida, United States

Starmark

Creative Intern

A 12-week internship that gave insight into agency culture. Accomplished daily team check-ins, conceptualized and designed a hospice clients' brand from start to finish, and got experience in Agile methodology.
May 2019 - August 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Graphic Design Department Design Assistant

My responsibilities include organizational tasks, giving and receiving design feedback, and assisting the faculty and staff.
February 2019 - September 2019 Florida, United States

SnapJam

UI/UX Designer

Working in teams of four, we established a visual style and created a website design for the client.
October 2018 - November 2018 Florida, United States

National Student Advertising Competition

Visual Designer

Woking in the Creative Team to create a one year campaign for the client Wienerschnitzel and make brand assets and designs.
January 2019 - May 2019 Florida, United States

Education

Spruce Mountain High School

August 2015 - June 2017 Jay, Maine, United States

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Graphic Design

August 2017 - Present Sarasota, Florida, United States

Languages

English (Native),

Awards

American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards

District Student Gold Addy: Ecotone App

2020

American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards

National Student Gold Addy: Unseen

2020

American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards

National Silver Addy: The Wurst Movement

2020

GDUSA

COVID-19 Signage

2020

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Ligature Show Best Typeface

2021

Ringling College Of Art And Design

President's List

2017

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Presidents Award Best of Ringling: RedPost App

2019

Skills

Adobe Aftereffects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Cinema4d, Discord, Figma, Flinto, Lasercutting, Notion, Papermaking, Sketch, Slack, Zoom,