Kristen Patuto

Designer, Art Director

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Work Experience

Freelance

Designer, Art Director

June 2019 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

CRAFT Media/Digital

Art Director / Senior Designer

Lead art direction for client campaigns and new business.

Involved with project initiation including brainstorming with clients, and coordinating with team members on day-to-day project scheduling and priorities.

Direct resource for determining hours estimates and scope for prospective projects.

Responsibilities include both design and editorial work, facilitating collaboration of other designers in executing established creative direction, and working with the accounts teams in managing design projects.
June 2018 - April 2019 District of Columbia, United States

CRAFT Media/Digital

Graphic Designer

Design identity systems from conceptualization to execution, working both independently and with creative and account teams across the agency.

Lead designer on larger-scale projects, while overseeing other designers to maintain brand consistency and integrity.

Collaborate with teams both on and off-site to maintain quality assurance of digital and printed collateral for client events.
September 2015 - June 2018 District of Columbia, United States

American Federation Of Teachers

Graphic Design Consultant

Designed print and digital materials including fliers, brochures, booklets, social media graphics, web ads, logos, posters, infographics, and presentation slides.
April 2015 - December 2015 District of Columbia, United States

Fannie Mae

Contractor

Worked as a Contractor/Graphic Designer in the Creative Services Department. Responsibilities included designing e-postcards, signs, infographics, posters, and supporting graphics and print/digital collateral materials for the organization.
March 2015 - March 2015 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Education

Virginia Tech

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Degree concentration in Visual Communication Design with a minor in Art History.
August 2010 - May 2014 Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Art Direction, Branding, Data Vizualizations, Digital Advertising, HTML/CSS, Identity Systems, Illustrator, Indesign, Infographics, InVision, Photoshop, Print Design, Sketch, Typography, Web Design, XD,