Kelsy Postlethwait

Asheville, NC, USA

Work Experience

Kitemath

Graphic Designer

July 2015 - Chicago, Illinois, United States

Evergreen Packaging

Graphic Designer

Cross platform design for international company. Roles including: graphic design, marketing, social media, copy-writing, ideation, photography, and strategic
campaign management. Design projects encompassing: collateral, packaging, advertisement, exhibit, web, interactive and informational applications. Also responsible for the national in school Made By Milk campaign.
January 2012 - Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Blue Fire Marketing

Lead Designer

Identity creation and system design for Atlanta based marketing company
launched in the summer of 2012. Ongoing involvement includes design production
and consultation for clients of BlueFire on a project-by-project basis.
July 2012 - Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Miller Zell

Research Assistant & Videographer

Worked alongside research professionals from both MillerZell and T.J. Maxx/Marshalls on an interior rebranding project. Completed videography for
marketing research done in the Greater Chicago Area.
June 2011 - June 2011 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Kansas City Chiefs

Graphic Design Intern

Design and production of materials for the NFL football team. Projects including: posters, print ad’s, web advertisements, HTML communications, informational graphics, and a three dimensional exhibit to be displayed in the stadium.
May 2010 - August 2010 Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Iowa State University

Undergraduate Research Assistant - Typography and Graphic Design

Design assistant for advanced typography professor Paula Curran. Aided professor with various projects in their developmental, organizational, and production stages. Played a supporting role in professors ongoing research regarding typographic form and conceptualization.
September 2009 - May 2010 Ames, Iowa, United States

Education

Iowa State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts Graphic Design

Placement on the deans list six consecutive semesters

Activities and Societies: Graphic Design Student Association, Alpa Delta Pi Sorority, Boys and Girls Club Tutor and Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House Volunteer
August 2007 - May 2011 Ames, Iowa, United States

College Of Design Rome Program

Semester-long study abroad including an extensive three-day rebranding and packaging workshop led by world renowned Primo Angeli.
August 2010 - January 2011 Rome, Italy

Skills

Branding, Copy-writing , Editorial, Exhibition, HTML/CSS, Ideation, Illustration, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, Marketing, Packaging, Photoshop, Social Media, Typography, Web,