Shea Michals
Graphic and Packaging Design Specialist
Indianapolis, IN, USA
3179875400
sheaelisemichals.com
As a person who thrives on expanding my knowledge, I am excited to say that I am ready for some new adventures. Over the past five years, I have had my hand in many forms of design. Please take a moment to look over some of my most current work at sheaelisemichals.com
Work Experience
Imavex
Senior Design Lead
- Accomplishes work requirements by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching employees.
- Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.
- Determines project content by reviewing and approving art and copy materials developed by staff.
- Collaborating, leading, and communicating effectively with our team and clients
- Conceptualize and determine layouts to create sketches, wireframes, and designs
- Create, review, finalize designs based on client's needs using current design and web standards
- Implement Photoshop / Sketch / Adobe XD designs into HTML/CSS/JS and adapt them to a content management system
- Work with Search Engine Marketing team to create landing pages that produce high conversion rates
- Perform maintenance and general website updates
- Design and code email marketing templates and campaigns
- Work on internal projects, supporting company brand.
- Actively contributing and engaging in design discussions and provide constructive feedback of design work created by other members of team.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and in professional organizations.
- Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
- Meets cost standards by monitoring expenses; implementing cost-saving actions.
- Determines project content by reviewing and approving art and copy materials developed by staff.
- Collaborating, leading, and communicating effectively with our team and clients
- Conceptualize and determine layouts to create sketches, wireframes, and designs
- Create, review, finalize designs based on client's needs using current design and web standards
- Implement Photoshop / Sketch / Adobe XD designs into HTML/CSS/JS and adapt them to a content management system
- Work with Search Engine Marketing team to create landing pages that produce high conversion rates
- Perform maintenance and general website updates
- Design and code email marketing templates and campaigns
- Work on internal projects, supporting company brand.
- Actively contributing and engaging in design discussions and provide constructive feedback of design work created by other members of team.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and in professional organizations.
- Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
December 2016
- Present
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Belden
Graphic and Web Design Specialist
Working under the Marketing Communications Manager, I am the solo graphic designer for the Belden Enterprise marketing team. Conception, creation and production of most Enterprise Marketing and promotional graphics, including print branding. Broad scope of vehicles includes product photography, logo design, email marketing, packaging design, packaging design, web design and various design needs. Along with helping the Belden Enterprise team, I also assist with designing marketing materials for Belden’s Broadcast and Audio Video division.
November 2014
- Present
Indiana, United States
Brybelly
Packaging Designer
Working as a part of a design team, we worked together to design, concept and develop new gaming products. Projects such as, Packaging Design & packaging Mock-ups, Product Photography, Online Image Designing, Web Design, Amazon Vender Central Listings, eBay Image Listings, HTML & CSS, Researching competitors, Learning new skills as an asset for the team, Developing & Tracking Time Management Skills on each project, Collaborating with Design Team, Team Critiques and Team Meetings & Events.
June 2014
- November 2014
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Feldco Factory Direct
Graphic Designer, Art Director, Web Designer
Establish, manage and maintain Feldco's graphic arts department, a new endeavor for Feldco, for the first time in 35 years of business. Conception, creation and production of all marketing and promotional graphics, including print vendor coordination. Prepare and present concepting ideas to the Executive board. Broad scope of vehicles include newspaper ads, outdoor billboards, online ads, truck wraps, and traditional marketing materials like promotional mailers, brochures, contracts and internal marcom. Collaborate with the marketing and sales staff to ensure collateral is customer focused and effective. Daily coordination with print vendors to ensure accuracy of timelines and budgets. Maintaining the Feldco website through use of Content Management System includes designing and developing new pages, online forms as well as managing Google AdWords and analytics.
February 2012
- May 2014
Illinois, United States
Chiaroscuro Chicago
Graphic Design, Bookkeeper
Concepted and presented new website design to the owner and then helped develop and work with a programmer for the e-commerce site including shopping cart. Daily maintenance and updates to the site through Content Management System including all product photography. Updated the site design to account for product and artist background information for a better global-customer experience. Represented Chiaroscuro with positive and modern design to help marketing efforts by the owner.
October 2009
- February 2012
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jacklin K Salon
Graphic Designer
Interviewed a focus-group of customers and employees to capture the essence of the salon personality in order to concept and create the store’s logo and brand guidelines. Storyboarded, provided copywriting, and designed web pages for salon’s marketing collateral. Hired and supervised a stylist and photographer for custom photographs for the Jacklin K website.
October 2010
- February 2011
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Kaleidoscope Inc.
Packaging Design Internship
Support for workshop and photography professionals. Created and produced 3-D package and product mockups in timely manner. Worked with team to create prototypes for client presentations. Shadowed graphic design team to learn adobe creative suite, mock-up packaging, and customer relations.
October 2008
- February 2009
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Education
Columbia College Chicago
BFA - Graphic Design
February 2009
- June 2011
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Awards
Skills
Adobe Acrobat Pro,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Muse,
Adobe Photoshop,
CMS,
Color Theory,
CSS,
Excel,
Google Adwords,
Google Analytics,
HTML,
Managing Printing,
Powerpoint,
Printing,
SEM,
SEO,
Social Media,
Typography,