Rachel Landers

Art Director/Graphic Design

Austin, TX, USA
Highly creative and multi-talented with extensive experience in print and web
design. Nationally recognized work with an emphasis on conceptual design with engaging, clear, and creative messaging.

Work Experience

Freelance

Creative Director / Art Director

• Conceptualize strategic ideas for advertising campaigns
• Design print and web collateral such as brochures, print ads, direct-mail pieces, HTML campaigns, and websites
• Work with clients to help realize their goals and design their materials to achieve those goals
• Develop logos, business cards, and corporate identity for client’s needs and specifications
• Work with a wide-range of clients with various budgets
May 2005 - Present Texas, United States

Whole Foods Market

Senior Graphic Designer

• Concept and create national in-store seasonal marketing campaigns
• Produce, execute and art direct national photo shoots
• Oversee and/or execute design projects, photo shoots and 3rd party commissioned artwork
• Created the brand standards for Whole Foods Market’s Pinterest page
• Repeatedly promoted to positions of higher responsibility
December 2010 - July 2016 Texas, United States

Texas Attorney General

Graphic Designer

• Create a multitude of print & web collateral promoting the Attorney General’s programs
• Continually complete heavy workloads in a tight timeline
• Manage multiple projects in various stages
• Work with printing companies throughout printing process
August 2008 - December 2010 Austin, Texas, United States

Gryphon Publishing Services

Senior Graphic Designer

• Promoted from graphic designer to senior graphic designer
• Train and direct designers
• Manage multiple projects in various stages
• Create artwork to meet the client’s exact specifications
• Design books in English and Spanish for international publishers with extremely tight deadlines
• Designed the company’s marketing materials & brand standards
June 2006 - May 2008 Texas, United States

Education

University Of Texas-Austin

M.A. in Advertising/Art Direction

Completed the Texas Creative Sequence for Art Direction
August 2003 - May 2005 Texas, United States

Illinois College

B.A. Business/Spanish

Jacksonville, Illinois, United States

Languages

Spanish (Conversational),
English (Fluent),

Awards

HOW Design Magazine

HOW In-House Design Award (Food & Beverage)

2014

Shorty

Best Brand on Pinterest

2014

Skills

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Lightroom, Blogger, CSS, HTML, Microsoft Office, Wordpress, Adobe Photoshop,