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Design Team Lead / Graphic Designer

Michelle Smart

Kenosha, WI
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    A creative graphic designer with over 10 years experience specializing in branding, print, and digital design. Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Microsoft Office Suite. Proven track record in developing unique and engaging visualizations that tells the story and benefit of its solutions to customers.

  • Education
    • Bachelor of Arts and Communication Graphic Design
      UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER
      2009
  • Experience
    • DESIGN TEAM LEAD
      Leica Biosystems
      Jan 2020 - Mar 2021 (1 year 2 months)
      • Partnered across a global organization on concepting and presenting creative execution across multi-media platforms (print, digital, web, and social media).

      • Led in-house design team and managed the production of customer-facing marketing materials and internal corporate design templates to support branding consistency.

      • Implemented digital project management program Kapost to increase organization and workflow resulting in a 26 percent increase in efficiency. * Managed and prioritized the design team workload and developed a process to measure design projects success.
    • GRAPHIC DESIGNER
      Leica Biosystems
      2015 - 2019 (4 years)
      • Translated business and marketing objectives into designs
      that are clear, compelling, visually exciting, easy to use,
      and emotionally engaging; targeted to personas across the
      customer’s journey.

      • Increased customer awareness of products and benefits by
      33 Percent by proving appropriate tools to the sales force
      that conveyed a clear and compelling message.

      • Developed and lead re-branding project, creating a new
      look and feel for the company identity
    • JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
      Leica Biosystems
      Richmond, IL
      2010 - 2015 (5 years)
      • Led the re-branding from Leica Microsystems to Leica
      Biosystems, which included package design, brochures,
      flyers, product labels, and instructions for use, while
      upholding the brand identity standards.

      • Oversaw more than 300 customer-facing marketing
      materials through stakeholder reviews and approvals.
    • CONTRACT MARKETING ASSISTANT
      Medical College of Wisconsin
      Madison, WI
      2009 - 2009
      Updated and maintained website using CMS and Dreamweaver
  • Industries
    • Commercial Equipment
    • Medical & Scientific Equipment
    • Services
    • Healthcare
    • Retail
  • Skills
    • Branding & Corporate Identity
    • Communication Design
    • Content Management
    • Creative Suite
    • Email Campaign Design
    • Event Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Infographics
    • Packaging Design
    • Research
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