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Verified Expert in Design
Designer
Location
Seattle, WA, United States
Toptal Member Since
June 27, 2017
Natalie is a senior level graphic designer with 7+ years of combined agency and in-house experience. She has worked with many companies to help tell their brand story through mediums including digital and visual design, advertising, packaging, and branding. While working with clients, Natalie sees herself as part of their collective team - working collaboratively to achieve their goals from conceptual development to the final product.
Portfolio
Work Experience
Senior Graphic Designer
2015 - 2017
Creative Retail Packaging
- Created a responsive website including site-mapping, wireframing, and designing for Ember, a provider of computing and technology support for business applications.
- Lead designer on the re-brand of Sur La Table, a U.S. kitchenware retail store with over 100 locations. The project included brand guidelines, onboarding tools, design templates, and digital marketing.
- Created a responsive website including site-mapping, wireframing, and designing for Tiny Boxwoods Productions, a restaurateur based in Houston, TX.
- Lead designer on branding and website for Ellipse Global, one of the largest integrated mobile support services and disaster relief companies in North America.
- Created branding and an identity system for J.Hilburn Personal Stylists including brand guidelines, print-collateral, and website refresh.
- Designed packaging for Raised Gluten Free, a line of allergy-free baked goods handmade with love by Natural Decadence Bakery.
Technologies: Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Contract Graphic Designer
2014 - 2014
Clarisonic
- Designed 2014 in-store holiday display at Macy's department store.
- Designed product and packaging exclusively for Nordstrom, an American chain of luxury department stores.
- Created brand booklet displaying Clarisonic's key offerings including skincare solutions and products.
- Designed 2014 Spring/Summer campaign including product and packaging design, in-store displays, and posters.
- Created brand guidelines for multiple campaigns to ensure executional consistency across all in-store displays and online marketing initiatives.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Graphic Designer
2014 - 2014
Heckler Associates
- Designed a social media presence for Tilray Medical Cannabis, a leading Canadian medical marijuana company.
- Created packaging for Tilray Medical Cannabis sold in licensed distribution centers throughout Canada.
- Designed advertisements and marketing materials for Leafly, an information app used to learn more about cannabis strains and products and where to find them.
- Presented design concepts to key stakeholders at Privateer Holdings, a private equity firm shaping the future of the global legal cannabis industry, developing a portfolio of world-leading brands.
- Designed 2014 holiday gift and packaging for Tilray customers.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop
Graphic Designer
2010 - 2014
Yamamoto
- Conceptualized, designed, and launched a new brand identity for Hudson Physicians, a health care clinic based in Hudson, Wisconsin. The launch included the following applications: ad campaign, web design, brand guidelines, marketing materials.
- Originated and designed a promotion for Progressive Insurance, one of the largest providers of car insurance in the United States. Design applications included a website landing page, banner advertisements, posters, and Facebook presence.
- Created product packaging for Medtronic, a medical technology development company.
- Designed ad campaign for Virtua Health, a healthcare system located in New Jersey that operates a network of hospitals, surgery centers, physical practices, and fitness centers.
- Launched a new brand identity and packaging for a series of genetic tests by Myriad Genetics, a molecular diagnostic company dedicated to saving and improving lives by discovering and delivering tests across major diseases.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Education
2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Design
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities - Minneapolis, MN
Experience
Collaboration That Works
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