Nichole Montanez

• Led design strategy aligning with brand vision and editorial objectives.
• Directed cross-functional teams to deliver innovative visual content for print and digital platforms.
• Mentored junior designers, enhancing skills and fostering creative growth within the team.
• Oversaw project timelines, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality design solutions.
• Implemented design processes that improved workflow efficiency across multiple projects.
• Collaborated with editors and marketing teams to create engaging layouts that drive readership engagement.
• Collaborated with technology director and developers to design and implement a new content management system to include design plugins within Adobe InDesign.
• Collaborated with editors, photographers and designers to develop and implement a new quarterly, high-end magazine.

• Led design projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with client specifications and brand identity.

• Created new brand recognition for The Colorado Springs Philharmonic

• Worked alongside editors and reporters to create visual graphics to accompany news and features stories. These included charts, graphs, maps and illustrations. I was responsible for research, gathering data and details for organizing into easily-digestible information enhancing and adding context to news content.