Marianne Weird
Chandler,AZ
Summary
Creative and organized graphic designer with experience leading large teams, developing brand style guides, and designing company logos.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Graphic Designer
Josephine Productions
Chandler, AZ
01.2016 - Current
- Drafted monthly layouts for a 60-page print magazine, La Fleur, including image spacing and typography
- Designed the company’s professional stationary, including letterheads, signature lines, and embossed seal
- Created three company logos, including one for English fashion-house Pretty Little Thing
- Worked as a collaborative member of the communications team, advocating for excellent brand representation across all published media
- Oversaw a staff of 13 in-house artists and 6 rotating freelancers
- Reviewed resumes and portfolios to find freelance graphic designers for additional projects, ensuring that freelancers fit the company’s needs
- Managed and executed graphic design needs for 10 brands, including fashion and food, at various levels of maturity and market penetration
- Designed, directed and translated conceptual input into packaging layouts, instruction sheets, parts diagrams, troubleshooting guides and spec sheets for Company Elantra
- Maintained product data in project databases, files and archives
- Coordinated with product managers on project specifications for Elantra products, packagings and label designs
Junior Graphic Designer
Runaway Works
Moscow, ID
06.2009 - 12.2015
- Presented and defended designs and key deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
- Illustrated design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
- Designed 12 book covers, 2 of which were New York Times best-sellers, using Adobe Illustrator
- Prepared finished copy and art by operating typesetting, printing, and similar equipment; and purchasing from vendors
- Illustrated artistic concepts by designing rough layouts of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts
- Defined the tone and voice of the company’s brand by drafting the logo and typography for all company publications
- Worked with producers and strategists to ensure work aligned with creative briefs and timelines
Intern
Runaway Works
Moscow, ID
05.2008 - 08.2008
- Created a billboard-size advertisement for a renowned law firm
- Developed a color palette that reflected the brand’s professionalism and friendliness
- Ensured brand consistency across all digital formats, including social media, website, and email logos and letterheads
Education
Graphic Design
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID01-2009
Skills
Creativity
Time Management
Organizational Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Inkscape
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
HTML/CSS
Interests
Drawing, Cosplaying, DIY Home Projects, Fiction Writing, Bowling
Timeline
Senior Graphic Designer
Josephine Productions
01.2016 - Current
Junior Graphic Designer
Runaway Works
06.2009 - 12.2015
Intern
Runaway Works
05.2008 - 08.2008
Graphic Design
University of Idaho