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Felicia Pannell

Felicia Pannell

Graphic Designer
Southlake,TX

Summary

Accomplished Graphic Designer offering over 15 years of experience working with print, digital and web clients. Looking to return to the industry after a marked absence, while having kept skills current. Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite software and more.

Overview

1
1
Certification
5
5
years of post-secondary education
19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Graphic Designer/Owner

PAVO Creative Studio
Southlake, TX
01.2012 - Current
  • Meet with clients to gather and define requirements, write creative briefs, establish scopes and managing project milestones.
  • Apply creative experience and expertise to design and marketing concepts, employing design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout and color in design work.
  • Meet with customers to present mockups and collect information for adjustments.
  • Build corporate brands by designing cohesive looks between elements such as logos and letterheads. Create branding guides.
  • Design for marketing packages, including print materials, brochures, banners and signs.
  • Create various digital image files for use in digital, traditional printing, and email methods.
  • Leverage UX/UI design experience to create UI designs, prototypes and assets. Able to communicate effectively with coders and programmers during design integration.
  • Act as print broker for clients with various print providers

Home Health Care Provider for Ill Family Members

Self
Southlake, TX
08.2003 - 08.2012
  • Provided assistance for ill family members by handling household cleaning duties, finances, managing doctor schedules and transporting to and from medical appointments, shopping, and other needs.
  • Administered medication, basic medical care and shots as directed by physician. Helped with physical therapy.
  • Checked vital signs on regular basis and communicated with doctors about health concerns or behavioral changes.
  • Assisted with personal care and bathing.
  • Offered support for mental and emotional needs.

Creative Director

AIVIA (acquired By Delinea, Corp. In 2002)
Addison, TX
1997 - 2003
  • Oversaw, guided and coached a team of 8-10 artists, designers and coders that created UX/UI designs for custom application solutions utilizing web services technologies.
  • Oversaw hiring, training and direction of creative personnel to achieve optimal results.
  • Developed artistic visual interfaces while working within defined technical constraints.
  • Worked closely with Business Development in RFP pursuits and with project managers to manage project deadlines.
  • Delegated assignments based on plans, project needs and knowledge of individual team members.
  • Evaluated and contributed to creative team ideas and translated into actionable project plans.
  • Collaborated with VPs and other Directors to organize operations processes and procedures.
  • Established performance goals for each team member and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships between creative department and project management team and programmers.
  • Fostered highly communicative, collaborative team culture on all projects.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere, meeting or exceeding deadlines and project expectations.

Lead Graphic Designer

D Animation
Dallas, TX
1995 - 1997

Provided creative support for a company specializing in 3D modeling and animation, video editing, advanced flash animation, web development, cd-rom applications, interactive kiosks, print ads, trade show solutions and other multimedia.

  • Applied creative expertise to layouts and compositions, employing design fundamentals when selecting typography, composition, layout and color in design work.
  • Created broad range of work from print, interactive, video, animation, and web using various design techniques and software.
  • Completed final touches and clean ups for projects.
  • Collaborated with technical team to complete projects.

Art Director

Liberty Media
Dallas, TX
1991 - 1995

Responsible for all print design and development for in-house publications, some advertising, and some products for clients. Products included newspapers, newsletters, brochures, advertising, mailers.

Single-handedly brought development and production of SR Texas, Liberty Media’s primary publication, in-house, saving the company significant outsourcing costs.

Re-designed SR Texas for a more pleasing and updated look, attracting more advertisers and increasing circulation.

  • Contributed to creative process through original ideas and inspiration.
  • Presented concepts during internal and client reviews.
  • Made collateral to support various marketing campaigns and visually communicate concepts, both internally and for clients.
  • Carefully created and prepared all design layouts into prepress files for offset printing.

Education

Associate of Arts - Concentration in Visual Arts

Art Institue of Dallas
Dallas, TX
08.1990 - 05.1991

Bachelor of Science - Sociology/Graphic Design

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
08.1988 - 05.1990

Bachelor of Science - Concentration in Commercial Art

Phillips University
Enid, OK
08.1985 - 05.1988

High School Diploma -

Aline-Cleo High School
Aline, OK
05.1985 - 05.1985

Skills

Graphic Design, Print Design, Digital Design, Branding, UX/UI Design

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Software

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

AdobeXD

Webflow

Certification

Illustrator

Interests

Weight Lifting/HIIT

Fine Wines

Cooking with spouse and friends

Timeline

Illustrator

08-2021

Graphic Designer/Owner

PAVO Creative Studio
01.2012 - Current

Home Health Care Provider for Ill Family Members

Self
08.2003 - 08.2012

Associate of Arts - Concentration in Visual Arts

Art Institue of Dallas
08.1990 - 05.1991

Bachelor of Science - Sociology/Graphic Design

Oklahoma State University
08.1988 - 05.1990

Bachelor of Science - Concentration in Commercial Art

Phillips University
08.1985 - 05.1988

High School Diploma -

Aline-Cleo High School
05.1985 - 05.1985

Creative Director

AIVIA (acquired By Delinea, Corp. In 2002)
1997 - 2003

Lead Graphic Designer

D Animation
1995 - 1997

Art Director

Liberty Media
1991 - 1995
Felicia PannellGraphic Designer