Kristen Patuto
Designer, Art Director
Philadelphia, PA, USAWork Experience
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.
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.
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,