Ashley Trent
Warren,MI
Summary
Accomplished Graphic Designer offering 12 years of field experience both individually and under direction. Creative, passionate, and proficient hard worker creates effective and impactful designs for brand identity development, marketing collateral, and diverse other visual communication projects using a problem-solving approach. Innovative approach to ideas and concept development. Communicative and collaborative team player. Fluent in multiple design programs. See Personal Website for portfolio.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Graphic Designer/Owner
Aenomaly Design, LLC
04.2016 - Current
- Collaborated with clients as an independent graphic designer to create branding, marketing collateral, websites, and other marketing materials for a variety of industries.
- Improved client retention by 80% by communicating weekly with clients to ensure visual concepts meet standards and project deadlines on track.
- Ensure improvement of client satisfaction by creating visually appealing and impactful graphic designs for various marketing materials.
- Developed and designed logos, branding guides, print materials, brochures, banners, websites, merchandise, product packaging, flyers, and signs for over 50 small businesses, resulting in increased revenue for clients.
Communications Manager
Henry Ford II Honors Program
08.2021 - 10.2023
- Collaborated with new leadership to re-brand and update the program's logo and brand identity, increasing brand awareness and social media engagement.
- Increased interest in the program by developing and designing new merchandise featuring the new logo and brand identity.
- Developed a custom website design to promote the program and sell merchandise, increasing online sales by 100%.
- Used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign as well as Canva to design highly effective promotional media for program events, including posters, banners, and tri-fold pamphlets.
Graphic Designer (Remote)
C3 Systems, LLC
06.2012 - 06.2016
- Assisted in developing visually appealing and impactful marketing materials for the HUD multifamily and public housing inspection programs.
- Created graphics and course templates for HUD online training programs.
- Created visuals for HUD stakeholders such as charts and graphs to demonstrate the impact of training initiatives.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely completion of deliverables while maintaining high-quality standards.
Education
Associate of Applied Arts - Graphic Design
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI2025
Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe XD
- Graphic Design
- Logo & Brand Identity Design
- Branding Guidelines
- Style Guide Updating
- Design Principles
- Color Theory
- Typography
- Accessible Website Design
- Responsive Website Design
- Knowledge of HTML and CSS
- Design and Development
- Website Structure
- Improving Websites
- Domain Registration
- Website Navigation
- Website Optimization
- WordPress
- Website Graphics
- Content Design
- E-Commerce Design
- Website Updates & Maintenance
- Mobile App Design
- Graphic and User Interface Design
- Storyboards and Wireframes
- SEO Techniques
- Digital Photography
- Self-Motivated
- Collaborative and Communicative
- Sharp Attention to Detail
- Strong Multitasker
- Highly Organized
- Strong Conceptual Ideas
- Intuitive Client Brief Interpretation
- Customer Needs Assessments
Timeline
Communications Manager
Henry Ford II Honors Program
08.2021 - 10.2023
Graphic Designer/Owner
Aenomaly Design, LLC
04.2016 - Current
Graphic Designer (Remote)
C3 Systems, LLC
06.2012 - 06.2016
Associate of Applied Arts - Graphic Design
Henry Ford College