Katari Sporrong
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
Brooklyn, NY, USAEditorial and graphic designer with an illustration and digital design background.
Work Experience
Constructive
Freelance Senior Graphic Designer
• Designing bespoke sub-brand report as launching point for extensive
marketing series
• Expand and develop on brand templates in rapid response publication
of wide array of report and research documents
marketing series
• Expand and develop on brand templates in rapid response publication
of wide array of report and research documents
April 2021
- Present
New York, New York, United States
Freelance
Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
• Expanded and followed CA Domestic Workers Coalition print and digital collateral templates for 3-5 languages, Feb - Mar 2021
• Concept to completion front-end development and design of a Writer/Comms Strategist's personal Wordpress site, Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
• Designed and illustrated NYC Comedy troupe branding package, 2019
• Concept to completion front-end development and design of a Writer/Comms Strategist's personal Wordpress site, Dec 2020 - Feb 2021
• Designed and illustrated NYC Comedy troupe branding package, 2019
March 2019
- Present
New York, United States
Center For Reproductive Rights
Senior Graphic Designer
• Art directed rebranding of organization-wide materials
• Art directed and mentored in-house and freelance designers with a focus on social media, email, and web graphics
• Developed and reviewed layouts of print and digital materials from concept to completion
• Led design on events collateral for international conferences and US based benefits, prioritizing humanely and sustainably sourced products
• Art directed and mentored in-house and freelance designers with a focus on social media, email, and web graphics
• Developed and reviewed layouts of print and digital materials from concept to completion
• Led design on events collateral for international conferences and US based benefits, prioritizing humanely and sustainably sourced products
June 2017
- October 2020
New York, United States
Rocketrip
Graphic Designer
• Created templates and strategies for brand growth across platforms including email, presentations, websites, and campaigns
• Developed visual language of the brand through illustrations, iconography, and sourced photography
• Project lead on internal employee directory and company blog redesign
• Completed 4+ weekly projects under tight deadlines
• Developed visual language of the brand through illustrations, iconography, and sourced photography
• Project lead on internal employee directory and company blog redesign
• Completed 4+ weekly projects under tight deadlines
March 2016
- March 2017
New York, United States
Optym
Visual Designer
• Responsible for the wireframes and visual design of company applications
• Created icons and graphics for marketing collateral
• Led team on wall graphics for new company headquarters
• Created icons and graphics for marketing collateral
• Led team on wall graphics for new company headquarters
February 2015
- January 2016
Florida, United States
9/11 Tribute Center
Assistant Web Designer
• Oversaw team of both peers and management in redesign of company website focusing on improving visits by the target audiences
• Designed collateral for exhibits, websites, and marketing
• Designed collateral for exhibits, websites, and marketing
November 2011
- December 2014
New York, New York, United States
Lorraine O'Grady Studio
Artist's Assistant
• Designed and researched armor for a performance piece
• Researched Art Deco and Art Nouveau typography
• Researched Art Deco and Art Nouveau typography
March 2012
- January 2014
New York, New York, United States
Subsidiary Design
Junior Designer
• Developed branding for summer education program
September 2011
- March 2012
New York, United States
Education
Bennington College
Bachelor's in Drawing and Digital Design
September 2007
- June 2011
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Skills
Adobe Creative Suite,
Art Direction,
Campaigns,
CSS,
Drawing,
Editing,
Editorial Design,
Editorial Design,
Graphic Design,
HTML,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Keynote ,
Macintosh,
Magazine Design,
Microsoft Office,
PC,
Photoshop,
Power Point,
Print Layout,
Social Grapics,
Typography,
Web Design,
Wireframes,
WordPress,
Personal Projects
Illustration ◆ 2011 – present
• Ink and watercolor portraits, 2016 - present
• Digital animal series, low-poly and collage, 2015 - present
Comics ◆ 2010 - 2017
• Featured in the Huffington Post as part of Nasty Women Exhibition, January 2017
• Drew web comic, Inspector Scrambles, from 2014 - 2015
• Self-publication of “Speak Up: David Wojnarowicz, A Role Model for the Unheard” comic funded to 140% on Kickstarter, 2013
• Ink and watercolor portraits, 2016 - present
• Digital animal series, low-poly and collage, 2015 - present
Comics ◆ 2010 - 2017
• Featured in the Huffington Post as part of Nasty Women Exhibition, January 2017
• Drew web comic, Inspector Scrambles, from 2014 - 2015
• Self-publication of “Speak Up: David Wojnarowicz, A Role Model for the Unheard” comic funded to 140% on Kickstarter, 2013