melissa anne portfolio

Hello, I’m Melissa! I specialize in branding and project management, with a background in graphic design. I have a passion for powerful fonts that help you feel the message the company is trying to convey. I believe photography is the best way to capture and evoke emotion, especially when selling an experience or product.

A few months after graduation I landed my first real job as a graphic designer! I work and live in Dayton, Ohio now and enjoy work out classes like spin and yoga and I try to read a new book every month. I have a weakness for anything cute, and when it comes to animals it’s even worse. I have a fluffy charcoal cat Winnie, that has finally warmed up to cuddling with me.

melissa.anne1018@yahoo.com937-515-3965

B.A. CommunicationsWilmington College, Ohio 2010,

Cum Laude, 3.6 GPA

GRAPHIC DESIGN

LAYOUT DESIGN

POSTER DESIGN

CATALOGS

FLYERS/ADS

SALES PIECES

PHOTO EDITING

PHOTO MANIPULATION

LOGO CREATION

TYPOGRAPHY

COLOR MANAGEMENT

ILLUSTRATIONS

INFOGRAPHICS

SOCIAL MEDIA

GRAPHIC CREATION

CALENDAR PLANNING

CONTENT CREATION

HASHTAG TRACKING

FAN ENGAGEMENT

BRAND PROMOTION

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

BRANDING

CREATION OF STYLE GUIDE

TEMPLATE CREATION

ARTWORK REVIEW

COPY WRITING

PHOTO SHOOT DIRECTION

PERSONALITY AND VOICE CREATION

SPONSOR PROMOTION

High Proficiency in Adobe CC InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop with a little bit of Muse. Use of hoot suite, twilert, and storify programs for social media. Light photography experience using a Nikon DSLR.

BRAND COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON ATHLETICS, OCTOBER ‘13

Brand manager of a new logo implementation working on style guides, internal understanding and external promotion. Primary athletics graphic designer for print, web, and social media graphics ranging from postcards, social media design templates, and environmental graphics. Coordinating vendor relationships to produce print projects and environmental designs. Assists with social media posts and content planning.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MANDALAY CREATIVE, DECEMBER ‘10 - SEPTEMBER ‘13

Primary print designer and social media guru. Projects ranged from packaging design, sales brochures and catalogs, annual reports, identity letterhead and daily print design needs. *Successful printer un-jammer

COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT, ABX AIR, MARCH - DECEMBER ‘08

Responsible for weekly employee newsletter, working on content creation and layout of allprinted materials. Assisted with events, focusing on planning and day-of coordination.

melissa.anne1018@yahoo.com937-515-3965

B.A. CommunicationsWilmington College, Ohio 2010,

Cum Laude, 3.6 GPA