Melissa Condit
Senior Art Director & Designer
Irvine, CA, USA
717.658.1887
melissacondit.com
I am a multidisciplinary conceptual designer with a life-long passion for visual problem-solving and a strong desire to create distinctive work. Over the years I've had the pleasure of directing and designing for clients including LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, Toyota Motor Sales, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Pacifica Hotels, Smile Brands, and the Irvine Company. My proficiencies include art direction, print and digital design, logo design, branding, layout, illustration, animation, and more. Based in Orange County, California.
Work Experience
AkinsParker
Art Director
• Worked closely with the Creative Director and broader creative team to design and execute multi-level branding for clients such as the Irvine Company, LEGOLAND® Florida Resort, Toyota Motor Sales, Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Pacifica Hotels, Smile Brands, and many others
• Strategized and developed print and interactive property brochures, magazines, reports, infographics, and white papers for the Irvine Company
• Developed experiential designs and signage for office tours at Irvine Company properties such as Spectrum Terrace, Innovation Office Park, 2121 Avenue of the Stars (Fox Plaza), Pacific Arts Plaza, and many others
• Designed logos for Pacifica Hotels properties
• Developed issues of Toyota Today, the monthly magazine for Toyota dealerships
• Designed a new logo and billboard for "Brickbeard's Watersports Stuntshow" at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
• Executed a new brand campaign for Smile Brands that was implemented across all Smile Brands affiliate dental groups
• Independently learned how to design, build, and manage microsites with Brandcast, a new digital experience platform
• Strategized and developed print and interactive property brochures, magazines, reports, infographics, and white papers for the Irvine Company
• Developed experiential designs and signage for office tours at Irvine Company properties such as Spectrum Terrace, Innovation Office Park, 2121 Avenue of the Stars (Fox Plaza), Pacific Arts Plaza, and many others
• Designed logos for Pacifica Hotels properties
• Developed issues of Toyota Today, the monthly magazine for Toyota dealerships
• Designed a new logo and billboard for "Brickbeard's Watersports Stuntshow" at LEGOLAND® Florida Resort
• Executed a new brand campaign for Smile Brands that was implemented across all Smile Brands affiliate dental groups
• Independently learned how to design, build, and manage microsites with Brandcast, a new digital experience platform
August 2017
- February 2022
Santa Ana, California, United States
Fox School Of Business, Of Temple University
Graphic Designer
• Worked closely with faculty leaders to strategize marketing materials for on-campus organizations
• Designed and developed event programs for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institue
• Designed animated banner ads, brochures, infographics, and posters for the MBA and MS programs
• Collaborated with third-party vendors to produce event programs and calendars
• Designed and developed event programs for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institue
• Designed animated banner ads, brochures, infographics, and posters for the MBA and MS programs
• Collaborated with third-party vendors to produce event programs and calendars
August 2014
- May 2017
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Disc Makers
Marketing Web Design Intern
• Worked closely with the Art Director to develop new marketing strategies including a redesign of the company website
• Composed weekly HTML emails
• Designed and programmed interactive PDF guides
• Photographed and retouched CDs/digipaks, DVDs, and vinyl records for marketing samples
• Composed weekly HTML emails
• Designed and programmed interactive PDF guides
• Photographed and retouched CDs/digipaks, DVDs, and vinyl records for marketing samples
May 2016
- August 2016
Pennsauken, New Jersey, United States
JPL Creative
Web Design Intern
• Strategized with the digital design team to create new design concepts for clients such as The Hershey Company, Penn State Dickinson Law, and Graham Packaging Company
• Assisted with website design, web banner graphics, photo retouching, and logo design
• Worked with the Chinese Cultural and Arts Institute, a local nonprofit dance school, to redesign their website using WordPress
• Assisted with website design, web banner graphics, photo retouching, and logo design
• Worked with the Chinese Cultural and Arts Institute, a local nonprofit dance school, to redesign their website using WordPress
May 2014
- August 2014
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Education
Temple University - Tyler School Of Art
Bachelor of Fine Art, Graphic and Interactive Design
Grade: GPA 3.83, Magna Cum Laude
Activities and societies: Temple Ad Club, Member, 2017
Activities and societies: Temple Ad Club, Member, 2017
August 2014
- May 2017
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Harrisburg Area Community College
Associate of Art, Graphic Design
Grade: GPA 3.8
Activities and societies: Society of Student Designers, Secretary, 2013 to 2014
Activities and societies: Society of Student Designers, Secretary, 2013 to 2014
August 2012
- May 2014
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Awards
AIGA - The Professional Association For Design
2016 Flux Student Design Competition Merit Award
2017
Skills
Adobe After Effects,
Adobe Creative Cloud,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Branding,
Illustration,
Layout Design,
Logo Design,
MAC Platform,
Microsoft Office,
Observational Drawing,
Photo Manipulation,
Windows Platform,
WordPress,