Margo Craige
Illustrator + Graphic Designer
Austin, TX, USAWork Experience
Margo Illustration + Design
Owner/Creative
- Creating custom illustrations for small businesses (employee portraiture, website graphics, social media posts)
- Designing and illustrating stationery for parties, baby showers, and weddings
- Producing slide decks and marketing materials for local businesses, corporations, and events
- Designing and illustrating stationery for parties, baby showers, and weddings
- Producing slide decks and marketing materials for local businesses, corporations, and events
March 2012
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Austin, Texas, United States
Design Science
Graphic Designer
- Creating instructions for use (IFUs) for medical devices by developing cohesive layouts and illustrations
- Designing graphic elements for internal use, such as social media posts, presentations, and reports
- Visualizing and translating data, collected from field research, into digestible and accessible deliverables
- Managing and maintaining social media channels
February 2016
- August 2019
Pennsylvania, United States
The Sporting Club At The Bellevue
Graphic Designer
- Informed members and guests of specials and occurrences by creating visuals for the screens around the gym, cafe, and elevators
- Developed ad concepts and advertisements displayed in playbills and local magazines
- Led the design in The Club's magazine, "BELONG.", by creating advertisements for local businesses, designing layouts, and collaborating with the marketing team on the overall set up of the magazine
- Art directed professional photo shoots by collaborating with the photographer
- Developed ad concepts and advertisements displayed in playbills and local magazines
- Led the design in The Club's magazine, "BELONG.", by creating advertisements for local businesses, designing layouts, and collaborating with the marketing team on the overall set up of the magazine
- Art directed professional photo shoots by collaborating with the photographer
September 2013
- October 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Two Paperdolls
Graphic Design Intern
-Designed invitation and announcement templates for Tiny Prints
-Edited photography to properly display a brand’s work
-Learned how in-house design production and letterpress works
-Edited photography to properly display a brand’s work
-Learned how in-house design production and letterpress works
January 2013
- April 2013
Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Sevag Creative Agency (Sevag Public Relations)
Graphic Design Intern
-Designed logos, Facebook cover photos, and advertisements for local businesses and charities
-Created designs at a quick turnaround rate
-Learned how a PR firm operates
-Created designs at a quick turnaround rate
-Learned how a PR firm operates
May 2012
- August 2012
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia University (Student Development)
Graphic Designer
-Designed posters for upcoming events sponsored by the Student Development office
-Developed time management skills allowing for organized and efficient work at deadlines
-Utilized employer’s critiques to improve designs
-Developed time management skills allowing for organized and efficient work at deadlines
-Utilized employer’s critiques to improve designs
August 2011
- December 2011
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Education
Thomas Jefferson University
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design Communication
August 2009
- May 2013
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Milano (NABA)
Study Abroad, Spring 2012
January 2012
- May 2012
Milan, Italy
Awards
Topnotch Entertainment
IMC Innovation Award
2012
Skills
Adobe InDesign,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop,
Illustration,
Typography,