Katy MartinPhone: 715.966.1750Email: kmartin1881@gmail.comBehance: be.net/k_martinLinkedIn: /in/katymartin1

Work Experience

Blooming Lotus Bakery & Milwaukee Yoga CenterFreelance Graphic DesignerMilwaukee, WiFeb 2015 - Present

● Lead/Only Designer● Food Packaging (now in Outpost Foods!)● Creating/Updating the Website (via Squarespace)● Assets for events and Promotions● Stationery Set● Business Cards● Menu Design/Updates● Social Media Presence

BuySeasonsOnline Retailer for Costumes and EventsWeb DesignerNew Berlin, WiNov 2015 - Feb 2016

● Designed/coded email blasts for a variety of themes● Designed/coded landing page updates for their 3 retail sites● Product photo retouching● Web design

UWM Union MarketingIn-house design center servicing the Union and Student OrgsGraphic Designer 2Milwaukee, WiJan 2014 - May 2015

● Mentored younger designers● Actively attended client meetings● Translated client ideas to complete designs

● Event Campaigns○ Banners/Posters○ Digital Banners○ Pamphlets○ Postcards○ Buttons/Stickers/Take aways etc.○ Event decor (large, decorative posters to create event setting)

● Logo development

HY ConnectAdvertising AgencyCreative InternMilwaukee, WiSept 2014 - Dec 2014

● Pamphlet edits/design● Chart design● Photography (Portraits, scenes and booklets/pamphlets)● Web banners● Attended client meetings● Worked with other interns in a team environment● Gained familiarity with agency standards and online project management

DCI-ArtformRetail Marketing Agency specializing in Retail ScienceInvisionship Intern - 2D DesignerMilwaukee, WiJune 2014 - Aug 2014This was a 10 week design competition in which team teams got three separate challenges all related to Millennials in the retail sector. Each team of four consisted of a Marketing Intern, a 3D Designer, a Web Designer and a 2D Designer. Our mission was to up sales to Millennial men in the personal grooming market.

● Marketing strategy○ Weeks of research were done as a team before any design began○ Did first hand market research by physically going to retail locations and

observing trends● App and digital kiosk design● Created an original ad campaign

○ Magazine ads○ Email blasts

○ Window signage○ In-store displays/signage○ Mock mailers

● Gave multiple presentations on project to large audiences

Blend StudiosVideo Production Creative AgencyVideo Editing Intern/Creative AssistantMilwaukee, WiSept 2011 - May 2013 (Loose freelance position, no set scheduling)

● Gained skills in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro○ Went through b-roll to select usable footage○ Put together rough runs of promotional videos before handing off to senior

editor○ Matched audio tracks to video footage○ Animated logos and credits

● Answered phones/Greeted guests

Education

UW-MilwaukeePeck School of the ArtsMilwaukee, WiSept 2012 - May 2015BFA in Design & Visual Communications

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD)Milwaukee, WiSept 2010 - Dec 2011Foundations Studies, Interior Architecture & Design

Technical Skills 10 - Excellent | 5 - Adequate | 3 - Base Skills

Adobe SuiteIllustrator: 10InDesign: 8.5Photoshop: 8After Effects: 5

Premiere Pro: 7Edge Animate: 5Dreamweaver: 5

Web HTML 5: 8CSS: 7Jquery: 3

Formal Accomplishments

● Graduated with honors from UWM● Dean's List at MIAD● President of AIGA - UWM (2 semesters)● Displayed in the UWM Annual Juried Exhibition (Art Quilt)● Freshman Exhibition Winner (MIAD - video)● NPG.org Video Scholarship Winner