Multimedia Graphic Design Manager at The Everygirl Media Group
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Hello!
I am extremely excited to be applying to the Multimedia Graphic Design Manager position at The Everygirl Media Group. I Have been a long-time fan of The Everygirl and it would be incredible to be a part of a company that is producing such meaningful, creative work that benefits so many. I first discovered The Everygirl when I moved to Chicago in 2014, and even found my first job in Chicago through The Everygirl’s job board. My life and career have grown a lot since finding that first Chicago job, and I’m so excited to grow even more with the possibility of this opportunity.
I am currently the Graphic Designer for The Mom Project, a mission-driven organization that helps women find flexible work opportunities and equips them with the tools they need to thrive in working motherhood. I’ve been with The Mom Project for two years, and have watched the start-up grow from 40 employees to nearly 200. I was the first graphic designer that The Mom Project brought in-house, and we now have a mighty design team of 3 marketing designers and 2 product designers. I have the privilege of managing our junior designer, which has been a highlight of my time at The Mom Project. In addition to my management responsibilities, I was responsible for designing, developing and implementing new brand guidelines and redesigned The Mom Project’s website to the site that you see today. I’ve had the opportunity to art direct photoshoots and video shoots and I work closely with our Social Media Manager, Demand Gen Manager and Content Managers to produce on-brand and engaging collateral across sales materials, event assets, landing pages, emails, digital ads and more.
Prior to my position at The Mom Project, I was the Multimedia Designer for Intelligentsia Coffee, where I managed all aspects of the design process. From product packaging, to merchandise design, social media graphics, digital ads and in-store signage.
I have a strong passion for design and pride myself on being a creative problem solver. I’m always looking to grow and learn, and because of my growth mindset I went back to school in 2016 to receive my Masters Degree in Graphic Design and Web Design from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design.
I believe that my combination of project management, creative expertise, and team management skills would enable me to succeed in the Multimedia Graphic Design Manager position at The Everygirl. I look forward to the possibility of speaking with your team further about my experience and the opportunity.
Thank you!
Erica Hartmann
(801) 560-4862
hello@creativeerica.com
Experience
Graphic Designer
The Mom Project / 2019 - Present
Follow creative briefs to design and execute all marketing materials, including sales collateral, emails, landing pages, event collateral, digital ads, etc.
Lead, ideate and design all brand and marketing projects for Community and B2B teams. Maintaining brand integrity across marketing initiatives and design assets.
Responsible for creating, managing, and evolving the branding style guide and design ecosystem.
Manage and mentor junior graphic designer. Anticipating team needs and providing support and design needs.
Founder & Designer
Loom Branding / 2016 - Present
Design and develop strategy across a variety of clients and projects, including branding guidelines, logo development, packaging design, web design and event design.
Develop and manage overall marketing and design vision, scopes of work, budgets and deliverable time frames across multiple clients and stakeholders.
Multimedia Designer
Intelligentsia Coffee / 2018-2019
Design product packaging and execute production. Working closely with outside vendors and complicated dielines for coffee bags, boxes, store merchandise, etc.
Create all in-store displays and signage for the coffee bars across the country. Along with designing all product and merchandise sold in stores and on the retail website, including shirts, mugs, enamel pins and more.
Marketing Designer
GREATER MSP / 2016-2018
Designed and managed print and digital projects from conception through completion while meeting all deadlines, requirements and budget restraints, collaborating across departments.
Executed email marketing efforts including industry newsletters and event invitations. And responsible for social media graphics, photographs and video content across all channels.
Objective
Seeking an opportunity at a mission-driven organization that utilizes my visual identity, typography, illustration and communication skills.
Skills
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
HTML/CSS
Microsoft Office Suite
Google Slides + Docs
Wordpress
Hubspot
Sketch
Procreate
Zeplin
Keynote
Adobe XD
Klaviyo
Illustration
Hand lettering
Education
Masters of Art, Graphic & Web Design
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
/ August 2018
Bachelor of Art, Mass Communication
University of Utah / December 2012
I have a stationery brand where I design and sell art prints, cards and calendars. You can check it out here!
I’ve lived in Chicago for over 7 years and love it! I grew up in Vermont, and also spent 8 years in Park City, UT.
My partner and I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Olaf. He’s 105 pounds of pure love and our lives basically revolve around him :)