Leah Chutz

Taipei, Taiwan
Creative professional with international industry, freelance, and brand building experience. Excellent at utilizing typography, appropriate font selection, and layout to effectively illustrate concepts. Adept at collaborating with web designers, outside agencies, art services, marketing, printers, and colleagues as necessary to meet project deadlines within budget. Expert in planning and executing concepts by analyzing industry specific trends and target consumer insights. Skilled in communicating with clients about layout solutions and design strategies. Specializes in UI/UX design, logo development, and print collateral. Deft at reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary.

Work Experience

Freelance

Graphic Designer

Collaborate with several US and Canadian based clients across industries to deliver a variety of creative services including; brand development, logo design, menu design, package design, print collateral and UI/UX design for applications and websites.
January 2016 - Present Taiwan Region

ICON Worldwide

Lead Graphic Design Intern

Worked in direct partnership with the creative director on branding, identity, and website design for Swiss and European clients. Communicated with clients on and off-site to manage various projects from inception to completion. Coordinated with diverse teams of developers to ensure facets of design and functionality were in-line with client expectations. Managed the complete design process, including client/market research, demographic and competitor analysis, sketching, wireframing, and concept mockups to meet project milestones and deadlines.
July 2019 - October 2019 Zurich, Switzerland

HighBridge Creative

Graphic Designer

Collaborated with a small team on branding, identity, UI/UX, and print collateral for events and commercial spaces. Leveraged platforms like Invision while coordinating with clients and presenting progress throughout the UI/UX process. Identified project specific requirements and ideated with design and development teams to deliver innovative and on-brand design solutions. 
January 2015 - March 2016 Colorado, United States

Creative Instinct

Graphic Designer

2014 - 2015 Denver, Colorado, United States

Education

The Art Institute Of Colorado

Bachelor of Arts

Graduated Magna Cum Laude - Graphic Design
April 2013 - June 2015 Colorado, United States

The Fashion Institute Of Design And Merchandising

Associate of Arts

Studied Visual Communications with an emphasis in the fashion industry.
October 2008 - June 2010 San Francisco, California, United States

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe XD, Art Direction, Branding, Digital Imaging, Hand Lettering, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Layout, Photo Manipulation, Photography, Photoshop CC, Typography,