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Katie Leute

Katie Leute

Edmonds,Washington

Summary

A successful and visionary creative leader with agency, freelance, and in-house experience. Creative graphic designer with talent for developing unique custom artwork. Innovative approach to ideas and concept development. Offering 13 years of expertise overseeing individual projects and brand development.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Creative Brand Manager

Salal Credit Union
01.2019 - Current

I serve as the Creative Director for an in-house marketing team within Salal Credit Union, while simultaneously acting as brand manager for the entire organization.

  • Duties: Creative Director, Art Director, Design Thinking, Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration, Prototyping, UX/UI Design, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Director, Web Developer, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress Developer, Brand Manager, Brand Developer, Brand Designer, Visual Designer

Founder, Owner, Chief Creative

Coil Studio
09.2015 - 11.2018

I founded a yoga, aerial, and dance studio and built the entire brand from scratch, successfully selling the business after 3 years for a profit

  • Duties: Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Director, Web Developer, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress Developer, Brand Manager, Brand Developer, Brand Designer, Visual Designer

Freelance Graphic Designer

Self-Employed
01.2013 - 01.2015

I built a large book of regular clientele and was able to work independently as a freelancer, choosing my own jobs

  • Duties: Creative Director, Art Director, Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration, Web Developer, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress Developer, Brand Manager, Brand Developer, Brand Designer, Visual Designer

Designer & Front-End Developer

Seven 2 Interactive
05.2010 - 12.2013

I worked at a digital marketing agency as the primary art director, designer, and developer on a number of high profile international accounts. My regular accounts were AT&T, Nick Jr., and Disney

  • Duties: Art Director, Graphic Design, Web Design, Illustration, Prototyping, UX/UI Design, Web Developer, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Wordpress Developer, Brand Developer, Brand Designer, Visual Designer

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Visual Communication Design

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

Certificate - User Experience Design

Interaction Design Foundation

Certificate - Brand Management

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Skills

  • Brand Loyalty Initiatives
  • Brand Messaging
  • Market Analysis
  • Corporate Branding
  • Social Media Content Creation
  • Illustration
  • Graphic Design
  • Digital and Print Visual Design
  • UX/UI Design
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript

Accomplishments

    Awards

    2023 CUNA Diamond Award

    Salal CU - Brand Awareness


    Gold Addy Award x2 - The Addys

    Boom Creative and Seven2 Interactive


    Best in Category/Best In Show - The Addys

    Seven 2 Interactive


    Entrepreneur

    Started and grew a small business from five original customers to 1,300 registered customers in less than three years, with no debt, a 60% growth rate and trend towards profitability in its third year, and the successful sale of the business to a new owner who continues to operate the business to this day.


    Veteran

    U.S. Marine Corps

Timeline

Creative Brand Manager

Salal Credit Union
01.2019 - Current

Founder, Owner, Chief Creative

Coil Studio
09.2015 - 11.2018

Freelance Graphic Designer

Self-Employed
01.2013 - 01.2015

Designer & Front-End Developer

Seven 2 Interactive
05.2010 - 12.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Visual Communication Design

Eastern Washington University

Certificate - User Experience Design

Interaction Design Foundation

Certificate - Brand Management

Cornell University
Katie Leute