Alexandra DeCespedes

Art Direction / Graphic Designer / Social Media Content Creator

Orlando, FL, USA

Work Experience

Canva

Freelance Senior Art Director

I design template libraries for Canva Studio's enterprise clients.

Some of these clients include, HubSpot, Linkedin, Snapchat, Afterpay, Fedex, Goldman Sachs, Greystar, Live Nation, House of Blues Philadelphia Eagles & more.

See Canva x HubSpot project in my Behance portfolio to see how I created over 700 Bespoke templates using HubSpot's latest rebrand.
August 2020 - Present Sydney, Australia

Hubspot

Freelance Art Director & Designer

I work on various design projects at HubSpot, ranging from presentation designs to product illustrations. I also work with founders, Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah on their Inbound Conference Keynote Presentations.

Brian Halligan's Inbound 2019 Keynote Deck, link here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqTHw3QWiU4
June 2018 - Present Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Anson Stoner

Freelance Art Director

Designed for clients such as Subway, Seacoast Bank, Florida Citrus Sports
November 2017 - November 2018 Winter Park, Florida, United States

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Freelance Graphic Designer & Photographer

I create social media graphics, listing presentations & more for Douglas Elliman's Top Real Estate Agents in Florida. I also provide video & content photography for agents in need of social media content.
June 2018 - Present Miami, Florida, United States

&Barr

Freelance - Junior Production Artist

Worked part time as a graphic designer. My clients included: Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, The American Diabetes Association, and Rosen Hotels.
May 2016 - December 2017 Florida, United States

Canva

Canva Affiliate

I create educational videos for online business owners looking to improve their graphic design knowledge using Canva.

https://www.tiktok.com/@madehappystudio
March 2022 - Present Sydney, Australia

Creative Market

Creative Market Affiliate

I create videos for Creative Market to showcase their products to business owners & creatives, online.
August 2022 - Present

La Costa Communications Group

Freelance Art Director

Design work for clients such as Goodwill, Bahama Breeze, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. I also take content photography for Orlando County Public Schools.
October 2018 - Present Orlando, Florida, United States

Allen & Gerritsen

Art Direction Intern

Working with clients such as New Balance, the Ninety Nine Restaurants and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
June 2017 - August 2017 Massachusetts, United States

MMGY GLOBAL

Graphic design Intern

May 2015 - August 2015 Orlando, Florida, United States

Ad Club UCF

Creative Director

Made designs for each event that Ad club promotes and assisted
in the organization of those events. Grew club membership by 468%.
January 2016 - December 2016 Orlando, Florida, United States

Ad Club UCF

Director of Experiences

January 2015 - January 2016 Orlando, Florida, United States

Education

University Of Central Florida

Advertising-Public Relations

Bachelor's degree in Advertising-Public Relations with a concentration in Graphic Design.
August 2014 - December 2016 Orlando, Florida, United States

Miami-Dade Community College

Commercial Art

Attended the Honors College Program in which I had to maintain a 3.5 GPA and above to remain in the program.
August 2012 - May 2014 Miami, Florida, United States

Languages

English (Fluent),
Spanish (Conversational),

Awards

American Advertising Federation (AAF)

Most Promising Multicultural Student

2017

Association Of Accredited Advertising Agents

Multicultural Advertising Intern Program Fellow

2017

American Advertising Federation (AAF)

Top Clubs Prize for Membership Recruitment

2016

American Advertising Federation (AAF)

Education Scholarship

2016

Skills

Adobe XD, Advertising, Branding, Canva, Content Creation, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom, Photography, Photoshop, Video Editing,