Christina Bellaro
Scotch Plains,NJ
Summary
Creative Graphic Designer with talent for developing unique custom artwork. Innovative approach to ideas and concept development. Offering 20+ years of expertise overseeing individual projects and brand development.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Creative Graphic Designer
HARTE HANKS
06.2021 - Current
- Deliver innovative, quality designs that are consistent with the brand standards
- Develop sales enablement materials including sell sheets, pitch decks, RFP and RFI response presentations, white papers, one-pagers, case studies, and event signage
- Collaborate with business team leaders with marketing and design requests
- High level webmaster management of website: developing landing pages, posting case studies, white papers, press releases, etc
- Posting to social media: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube
- Proven record of driving results for some of the world’s top brands including: SONY,
- Abbott, Pfizer, Unilever, HBO MAX, BMW, IBM, FedEx and more.
FREELANCE, Sr. Graphic Designer/ Art Director
01.2021
- Collaborated with clients to create powerful graphics and visual concepts that met their specific goals.
Graphic Designer/Social Media Manager
KIKA STRETCH STUDIOS
01.2017
- Designed and scheduled social media posts for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts and maintained the website
- Designed graphics for email blasts, newsletters, brochures, business cards, store signage and other marketing material
- Increased social media traffic by 500% in one month.
Global Creative Services Manager
IPC SYSTEMS, INC
08.2016 - 02.2021
- Spearheaded eye-catching advertising on the eight-story high Nasdaq Tower for IPC’s closing bell ceremony
- Increased LinkedIn followers from 5,000 to 31,000 followers
- Executed social media campaigns and graphics for all social media channels, including developing daily graphics for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
- Managed IPC's website using WordPress; helped with SEO optimization
- Designed email templates, invitations, signage, and client-facing executive presentations for product launch events and conferences in top domestic and international venues in Europe and Asia.
Marketing Graphic Designer
MEETING LOGISTICS, LLC
03.2013 - 05.2016
- Designed print and web-based newsletter, created social media marketing, executed engagement plans and wrote blogs
- Managed daily social media community communication by moderating on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest
- Maintained promotional product website and responsible for sourcing and designing artwork for branded promotional products.
Graphic Artist
DESIGNER GREETINGS
07.2011 - 01.2012
- Successfully prepared greeting cards for various points in production, creating concepts, editing artwork, illustrating, creating treatment plates with mock-ups, typesetting, and preparing files for production.
International Graphic Designer
QUADRIGA ART
04.2007 - 05.2011
- Creatively designed numerous direct mail packages and stationery products for a top direct mail marketing company in New York
- Responsible for creative designs for nonprofit organizations, fundraising agencies and commercial brands including UNICEF, Kids Wish
- Network, SPCA, Habitat for Humanity, Save the Children, CARE USA, etc
- Created innovative packaging designs for French speaking countries in Europe (France, Belgium, Monaco and Switzerland) and Canada.
Education
Associate of Arts - Graphic Design
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (CANADA)
Canada05.1999
Associate of Applied Science - Social Service Worker
FLEMING COLLEGE
Canada05.1994
Skills
- FIGMA AND ADOBE XD (2021) / ADOBE PREMIERE PRO (2019)
- Advanced Adobe Creative Suite
- Type Selection
- Corporate Messaging
- Production Standards
- Website Graphics
- Image Editing
- Web Practices
- Logo Design
- Creative Solutions
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Web Design
- Layout Selection
- Art Consultation
- Blog Posts
- Fine Arts Training
- Campaigning Expertise
- Branding
- Digital Imagery
- Digital Design
- Web Applications
- Social Media Content Creation
- WordPress certification and webmaster skills
- Expert PowerPoint visual presentations
- Social media marketing and strategy
- HubSpot CRM certification
- SharePoint, MS Teams, Office 365
- Management experience
Certification
- WordPress Site Administration and Intermediate Skills Training - 2023
- HubSpot Academy - Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing and Content Marketing certifications - 2023
- Adobe Figma, Adobe XD and Adobe Premiere Pro training - 2019
Languages
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Creative Graphic Designer
HARTE HANKS
06.2021 - Current
FREELANCE, Sr. Graphic Designer/ Art Director
01.2021
Graphic Designer/Social Media Manager
KIKA STRETCH STUDIOS
01.2017
Global Creative Services Manager
IPC SYSTEMS, INC
08.2016 - 02.2021
Marketing Graphic Designer
MEETING LOGISTICS, LLC
03.2013 - 05.2016
Graphic Artist
DESIGNER GREETINGS
07.2011 - 01.2012
International Graphic Designer
QUADRIGA ART
04.2007 - 05.2011
Associate of Arts - Graphic Design
ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (CANADA)
Associate of Applied Science - Social Service Worker
FLEMING COLLEGE
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