Holly Rankin
New York, NY, USAI am a experienced graphic designer with a sleek and modern design approach. My expertise in a multitude of mediums, creative spark, and compositional and typographic understanding makes me a good designer. I work under the philosophy that design is not simply beautification, but an intelligent solution to understanding and expressing concepts and interactions. I believe good design is timeless.
Specialties: Infographics, branding, 2D animation, marketing collateral, interactive design, typography, and print production.
Specialties: Infographics, branding, 2D animation, marketing collateral, interactive design, typography, and print production.
Work Experience
Hugo & Cat
Freelance Senior Designer
Developed digital design solutions, including web and mobile, for a broad range of clients.
Worked closely with UX and content experts to create design solutions that really meet the needs of the client and the end user.
Applied visual identity systems to digital design, and creating digital design systems where required.
Created interactive prototypes to bring work to life.
Worked closely with technical team members to ensure the design vision has been translated during implementation stage.
Worked closely with UX and content experts to create design solutions that really meet the needs of the client and the end user.
Applied visual identity systems to digital design, and creating digital design systems where required.
Created interactive prototypes to bring work to life.
Worked closely with technical team members to ensure the design vision has been translated during implementation stage.
February 2017
- Present
United Kingdom
WSJ Custom Studios
Freelance Senior Digital Designer
• Responsible for the visual development of highly engaging custom content within programs across multiple digital platforms and devices
• Working fluently with a project editors, project managers, developers, production artists to generate excellent creative ideas to present back to internal & external clients
• Managing projects efficiently and working within assigned budgets
• Creating & editing final results for presentation to the client / printer / producer
• Working fluently with a project editors, project managers, developers, production artists to generate excellent creative ideas to present back to internal & external clients
• Managing projects efficiently and working within assigned budgets
• Creating & editing final results for presentation to the client / printer / producer
September 2016
- January 2017
New York, United States
Lootok LTD.
Designer
• Worked at the forefront of the creative department to provide quality ideas,
strategic insights, and tactical design expertise to deliver exceptional products, workshops, and presentations
• Prominent role in client and internal projects ranging from initial brainstorming to “hands on” creation of high quality print and web based products
• Created a varied set of deliverables including, but not limited to, presentations, print and digital marketing materials, fliers, proposals, animations, movies, board games, newsletters, websites, and online training
• Demonstrated excellence in visual design and user interface and experienced
managing the creative development process in a client-service environment
• Direct client interaction experience with the ability to build relationships, understand client vision/direction
• Exercised the ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs
• Clients include, Mars, PVH, Tory Burch, Microsoft, IBM, CEB, Siemens,
Citi bank, and more
strategic insights, and tactical design expertise to deliver exceptional products, workshops, and presentations
• Prominent role in client and internal projects ranging from initial brainstorming to “hands on” creation of high quality print and web based products
• Created a varied set of deliverables including, but not limited to, presentations, print and digital marketing materials, fliers, proposals, animations, movies, board games, newsletters, websites, and online training
• Demonstrated excellence in visual design and user interface and experienced
managing the creative development process in a client-service environment
• Direct client interaction experience with the ability to build relationships, understand client vision/direction
• Exercised the ability to prioritize work and resources across engagements based on short and long-term needs
• Clients include, Mars, PVH, Tory Burch, Microsoft, IBM, CEB, Siemens,
Citi bank, and more
July 2012
- October 2015
New York, United States
Equinox Fitness
Freelance Production Designer
• Machinized and designed branding layouts across all marketing collateral
• Adapted collateral from print and digital formats
• Rolled out signage across a fleet of gyms across the nation
• Displayed print and post production knowledge
• Adapted collateral from print and digital formats
• Rolled out signage across a fleet of gyms across the nation
• Displayed print and post production knowledge
April 2012
- June 2012
New York, New York, United States
Mr. Wonderful
Co-op working experience
• Contributed to design and animation elements for concept-driven motion design, branding and effects for television, film, interactive, and environmental media with clients such as for clients such as Sprint, Nickelodeon, MTV, and NHL
• Participated in the creative process and design strategy, storyboards, concept development, and animation in After Effects
• Participated in the creative process and design strategy, storyboards, concept development, and animation in After Effects
March 2010
- September 2010
New York, New York, United States
Adolescent
Design Intern
Worked on a variety of projects including storyboards, animated GIF's, and rebranding of the company website.
August 2011
- October 2011
New York, New York, United States
Pearstein Gallery
Gallery Assistant
Assistant gallery on Drexel University campus
September 2010
- June 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Rape Crisis Center
Victim advocate
completed 40 training hours to be a victim advocate at a emergency women's center
September 2006
- September 2007
Paramus, New Jersey, United States
Education
Drexel University
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
September 2007
- June 2011
Pennsylvania, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Fireworks,
Adobe Flash,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Articulate Storyline,
Final Cut Pro,
HTML,
Illustrating,
Keynote ,
Pages,
Prototyping,
UI,
Ux,
Wireframes,