BETTER HOMES & GARDENS REAL ESTATEGraphic Design and Social MediaSeptember 2015 - Today

• Produce branding and marketing materials for BHGRE, including new agent packets, photography, copy, and web presence for the company.

• Created custom icons and identity system for five Minnesota branches of the office, as well as original branding for Jolt Networking, Better Marketplace, and BoostUP brands.

• Work with agents to rebrand their marketing materials, business cards, fliers, and web presences. • Work with in-house printer to create deliverables.

NATIONAL CAMERA EXCHANGEPhoto Finishing and Printing LabSeptember 2014 - Today

• Work in print shop creating gifting items, metal prints, mugs, and teeshirts, and provide customer service for photo finishing department customers.

TARGET CORPORATEGraphic Design and Executive Level SupportMarch 2013 - June 2015

• Designed visuals for Hi Tech workspace, including digital signage, posters, directional signage, and brochures. Also created a series of creatures used to illustrate training events.

• Created brand guidelines for Guest Experience Center, showcasing the bleeding edge of future Target technology.

• Worked with UX designer to create appointment booking system, Intuiface design for large monitors, handouts, and touch-interactive user experience flow for GXC.

Phen Grant hi@phengrant.com 218.340.6930

CAREER

GRAPHIC DESIGN & LIFESTYLE BRANDINGAugust 2010 - Today

• My client base has expanded by word of mouth for the last few years across the country. My empathetic nature allows me to dig deeper to connect with clients’ vision.

• I partner with Real Estate businesses, local restaurants, distilleries, coffee shops, and bars around Minneapolis to increase their digital presence, especially on Instagram and Facebook with lifestyle photography.

AERATI LLCCreative DirectorJanuary 2016 - Today

• Creating the look and feel, name, social media presence, marketing, branding, commercials and promotion for a startup social connections app for a client in Minneapolis.

DA’UUS CORPORATIONCreative DirectorFebruary 2010 - April 2012

• Created original packaging, logos, website, and advertising campaign for personal products start-up company.

• Created tee-shirt graphics, event posters, website design and commercials for launch of Nuna and Bilan product lines.

GREAT LAKES AQUARIUMGraphic DesignerFebruary 2008 - March 2010

• Designed exhibits from the ground up, working with construction team to actualize ‘Freshwater Forest,” “Amazing Amazon,” and “Wow of Water” exhibits from the ground up.

• Created original signage, banners, mailers, web images, logos, and provided photography of exhibits, and creatures within.

VOLUNTEER WORK

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS Co-chair Design Camp, Chair of LuncheonsJanuary 2010 - Today

• Chair for Luncheons Committee, 2016

• Co-chair of Design Camp committee, 2014. Organized and hosted a large design conference with 250 attendees, twelvekeynote speakers, and several international guests.

SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Suite CC 2015. Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Lightroom, Bridge, Muse, Office, iLife, iWork, Intuiface, Slack, Squarespace. Windows and Mac, iOS and Android.

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota DuluthBachelor of Fine Arts 2004 - 2009