Raule Napier

Designer in New York, NY, United States

Member since December 3, 2020

Raule is an entrepreneurial art director and designer specializing in branding, packaging, publication, product development, and content creation for lifestyle brands. Raule also has a seven-year background in mixology, specializing in craft cocktails and saké.

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Digital Design

Minded
- eCommerce
- Health IT
- Blogs
- Visual Design
- Adobe After Effects
- Figma
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Women's Health
- Digital Graphics
- Email Design
- Email Blasts
- Pop-ups
- Blog Design
- Social Media
- Instagram Ads
- Web Page Mockups
- Web UI Design
Aeolus
- App UI
- Social Media Apps
- Experiential Design
- Product Design
- Art Direction
- Graphic Design
- Visual Design
- Mobile Apps
- Travel
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Typography
- Trademarks
- UI Branding
- Adobe
- Data-informed Visual Design
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Luxury Industry
- UI Design
FREE POUR
- Publication
- Magazines
- Magazine Cover Design
- Magazine Layout Design
- Photography
- Product Styling
- Product Photography
- Photoshoot Production
- Lifestyle
- Graphic Design
- Color Theory
- Typography
- Content Creation
- Print Publications
- Art Direction
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Brand Design
- Writing & Editing
- Layout
- Modernization
- Content
- Digital Graphics
- Production
- Illustration
- Visual Design
- Design
Kile's Beautiful Mind Foundation Website
- WiX
- Visual Design
- Motion Graphics
- Website Redesign
- Adobe Suite
- Nonprofits
- Websites
- Videos
- YouTube
- Typography
- Digital Art
- Background Design
- Branding
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Trademarks
- Adobe
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Adobe Photoshop
myblu
- Social Media Apps
- Instagram
- Experiential Design
- Content Creation
- Video Editing
- Motion Graphics
- Photoshoot Production
- Live Marketing
- Analytics
- Celebrities & Influencers
- Brand Activation
- Ideation
- Product Placement
- Visual Design
- Production
- Data-informed Visual Design
- Event Branding
- Product Photography
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Illustrator
- Paid Advertising
- Advertisement Design
- Social Marketing
- Social Media
- Lifestyle
- Social Media Design
- Social Media Strategy
The Life of The Party
- Publication
- Publication Design
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Suite
- Celebrities & Influencers
- Music Industry
- Editorials
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Dimension
- Art Direction
- Print Publications
- Production
- Typography
- Trademarks
- Branding
- Digital Graphics
- Product Photography
- Photoshoot Production
- Luxury Industry
- Lifestyle
- Art Books
Sunset on Crescent
- Websites
- Video Editing
- Photoshop Elements
- Branding
- Squarespace
- Audio Editing
- APIs
- Creative Strategy
- iPad
- Event Artwork
- Music Industry
- Visual Design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Fun & Lifestyle
The Den
- Experiential Design
- Floor Plans
- Mobile Apps
- App UI
- Email
- Instagram
- Social Media Apps
- Motion Graphics
- Branding
- UI Branding
- Logo Design
- Trademarks
- Art Direction
- Email Blasts
- Email Marketing
- Outdoor Advertising
- Data-informed Visual Design
- Adobe Experience Design (XD)
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Content Creation
- Illustration
- Reading
- Luxury Industry
- Email Design
- UI Design

Employment

Art Director | Designer
2016 - PRESENT
Freelance
- Created several brand identities involving logos, color palettes, typography, brand statements, taglines, manifestos, and photography styles.
- Catapulted a brand's social presence by growing its Instagram engagement by 10,206.6% in six months with no paid advertisements.
- Redesigned a website visual presence weekly to match the musical performance and digitally showcase the ever-changing experience.
- Contributed my skills to projects with Kurve by Keisy Myumi (brand, marketing collateral), MyBlu (content creation, social media strategy), Kenny Burns (editorial design, publication production), and Friendly Transportation (brand, website design).
- Collaborated with BRNS (content creation, marketing, print design), Pressed For Wellness (brand identity and strategy), Kile’s Beautiful Mind (brand identity, strategy, website design), and Sunset on Crescent (email design, website design).
- Worked with Nedim The Dream (brand identity, marketing collateral, Kentucky Derby Manual (editorial design, publication production), Tea Tales (brand identity, product development), and Saged (brand identity, social media strategy).
Technologies: Adobe Suite, Zoom, Branding, Creative Strategy, WiX, Squarespace, Webflow
Contract Art Director
2017 - 2021
Studio 43
- Designed multiple projects ranging from visual presentions to marketing emails with an open rate of 40.52% and a low unsubscribe rate of .73%.
- Developed several brand identities and products for sister brands in various industries. These industries include spirits and wine, wellness with a focus on CBD, and niche publications.
- Handled numerous social media campaigns by creating their strategies and executing the art direction. These campaigns had over 400,000 views and an average engagement rate of 22%.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Instagram, Shopify, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Creative Strategy, Social Marketing, Mailchimp, Squarespace
Digital Design Manager
2018 - 2019
ZOOM Marketing Partners
- Implemented omnichannel creative strategies for over four brands that expanded their audience by 27% each month; this often involved leading teams in the execution.
- Ideated and executed the art direction, often involving teams of people, for their brand's social media—increasing social engagement to an average of 43% each month across brands.
- Produced immerse social content on location across four cosmopolitan cities.
Technologies: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Instagram, Adobe Illustrator, Illustration, Experiential Design, Brand Activation, Creative Strategy, Marketing

Education

Certificate in Design and Visual Communications
2017 - 2019
The Creative Circus - Atlanta, GA, United States

Experience

Adobe Suite5 years
Instagram4 years
Websites4 years
Content Creation4 years
Logo Design4 years
Branding4 years
Typography4 years
Experiential Design2 years

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Designer in New York, NY, United States

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Art Director | Designer

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Digital Design Manager

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