EmmaCaroline T. Shaffer
St. George,UT
Summary
Experienced professional focused on meeting or exceeding objectives seeking UX Designer position. Offers advanced training and knowledge of industry best practices. Recognized for leadership, planning abilities and clear, direct communication style.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Designer
Zion Amazing Adventures
St George , Utah
08.2020 - Current
- Adjust establish designs into unique site/store situations
- Manage high-profile design projects, including creating custom art files that will be developed into enrollment-related emails, brochures, and landing pages
- Designed website layouts, templates and unique branded looks.
- Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management
- Put together videos for social media, advertising and informational purposes.
- Applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images.
Junior Designer/Production Artist
FoliMedia
San Diego
04.2019 - 08.2020
- Photograph products with studio and outdoor lighting
- Edit and retouch images with Adobe Lightroom and PS
- Designing visual concepts using graphic design tools including Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, and Sketch
- Selecting colors, fonts, photographs, layouts and other design elements to communicate creative concepts
- Monitor social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest for the latest trends and ideas
- Track insights and data for social media posts
- Complete projects by coordinating with outside agencies, art services, printers, etc.
- Developed design deliverables that elevated, differentiated and functioned on-brand and on-strategy.
- Obtained approval of concepts by submitting rough drafts to management or to client.
Owner/Photographer
Emmy Shaffer Photo
Seattle
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Take high-quality portrait photos of couples, children, and pets, then retouch and color correct using Adobe software
- Use digital and film cameras, tripods, lenses, and flash attachments to create innovative lighting effects
- Use social skills to build authentic and unique relationships with clients
- Manage a portfolio site and two social media accounts, including a large base of followers on Instagram.
Web Design Fellow
General Assembly
Seattle, US
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Three-month, 500-hour full-time and full-stack program conducted in a remote setting, providing experience with the latest front- and back-end programming languages
- Tools, and methodologies including:
- HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript, jQuery, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Ruby,
- Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, NodeJS, ReactJS, Wordpress, Git, Github, and Agile/Scrum
- Developed a portfolio of individually and collaboratively focused in-class projects.
Marketing Intern
New Life
Seattle, US
03.2017 - 02.2018
- Responsible for creating marketing materials including weekly bulletins, email announcements, and graphics for social media
- Ideate new social media campaign themes and present them to the creative director
- Monitor social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest for the latest trends and ideas
- Track insights and data for social media posts.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Visual Communications
Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA07.2020
Skills
- Skills & Specialization
- Graphic Design Tools, Indesign, Html, Css, Color Theory, Adobe Illustrator, Print Design, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite
- WordPress, WordPress Plugins, Visual Javascript, Javascript, JQuery, Typography, Lighting, Portrait
- Photography, Mac Systems, Web Development, Web Design
- Style Guidelines
- Site Layout
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Responsive Web Design
- Web Applications
- Programming Languages
- User Expectations
- Adobe Software
- Social Media Platforms
- Effective Communication
- Design Strategies
Websites
Certification
- Certified Full-stack Developer, General Assembly - 2018-19
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Lead Designer
Zion Amazing Adventures
08.2020 - Current
Junior Designer/Production Artist
FoliMedia
04.2019 - 08.2020
Web Design Fellow
General Assembly
03.2019 - 07.2019
Marketing Intern
New Life
03.2017 - 02.2018
Owner/Photographer
Emmy Shaffer Photo
01.2013 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Visual Communications
Seattle Central College
- Certified Full-stack Developer, General Assembly - 2018-19
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