Liz Cormack
Experience Designer -- Now Hiring @ Grove Labs
Boston, MA, USA
7037748287
be.net/lizcormack
Experience Designer at Grove Labs, designing cross-channel experiences that empower people to grow their own food. Previously Marketing Manager at The Tap Lab, a mobile gaming startup focused on location & virtual reality.
Studied Communication Design at Emerson College, Product Design in Startup Institute Boston's inaugural class, and HCD at Project Breaker, a social entrepreneurship challenge to use technology for civic engagement in NYC (now a partner of Stanford University's d.school).
Studied Communication Design at Emerson College, Product Design in Startup Institute Boston's inaugural class, and HCD at Project Breaker, a social entrepreneurship challenge to use technology for civic engagement in NYC (now a partner of Stanford University's d.school).
Work Experience
Grove Labs
Experience Designer
Grove Labs is a Somerville-based startup putting food production back in the hands of the people! We're building a beautiful, easy-to-use farming appliance that allows you to grow fresh, organic food year round right in your kitchen.
As experience designer, I manage the user's experience from their first purchase to their first harvest to their third appliance upgrade, design Grove OS, your mobile farming companion, build the visual brand, and design print & promotional materials.
As experience designer, I manage the user's experience from their first purchase to their first harvest to their third appliance upgrade, design Grove OS, your mobile farming companion, build the visual brand, and design print & promotional materials.
August 2014
- Present
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
The Tap Lab
Marketing Manager
Develop concept, copy and creative for marketing materials including social media assets, email newsletters, videos, and PR kits, plan and execute all aspects of product launch, build and maintain engagement with fan base, update website and third-party channels, plan and facilitate company events, assist in the development of metrics to evaluate effectiveness of programs, and provide customer support.
September 2012
- July 2014
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
CoLab Studio
Co-Founder/Director
CoLab is a non-profit that teams up creative problems solvers with nonprofit organizations in need of creative services. Alongside my co-director, I art direct, project manage, and facilitate client relations with teams of creatives in fields such as Video, Photography, Graphic Design, Branding, PR, Social Media, Marketing and Experience Design.
September 2011
- June 2013
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Press Pass TV
Graphic Design Coordinator
Designed all graphic communications to promote the non-profits mission to engage underprivileged students in media production and literacy.
Developed and project managed campaign called "Out of Pocket" to promote awareness of the Boston Public School funding crisis. Directed and produced a documentary, developed cohesive visual identity for the campaign.
Developed and project managed campaign called "Out of Pocket" to promote awareness of the Boston Public School funding crisis. Directed and produced a documentary, developed cohesive visual identity for the campaign.
January 2011
- May 2011
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Education
Emerson College
Communication Design
Emerson is the only Liberal Arts school in the country devoted solely to innovation in Communication and the Arts.
September 2009
- Present
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Boston Startup School
(non-degree) Product Design Training
Boston Startup School is a professional accelerator directed at introducing recent graduates and career changers to the technology startup scene in Boston.
June 2012
- August 2012
Massachusetts, United States
Languages
Spanish (Beginner),
French (Conversational),
Awards
Skills
After Effects CS5,
App Store Marketing,
Excel,
Final Cut Pro,
Illustrator CS5,
Inbound Marketing,
InDesign CS5 ,
Photoshop CS5,
Powerpoint,
Social Media Marketing,
User Experience Design,
Hobbies
Emerson Independent Video – Associate Producer of The News at 6 and Production Assistant on The Morning Show; creative writing; magazine writing; community service work with the Local Action Learning Community
Travel
Lived: Seoul & Kwangju, South Korea; Warsaw, Poland, Paris & Rennes, France; Rockville, Maryland; Fairfax, Virginia; Boston & Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Traveled: Australia, The Netherlands, China, Japan, Spain, UK, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Canada, Belgium, Austria.
Traveled: Australia, The Netherlands, China, Japan, Spain, UK, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Canada, Belgium, Austria.