About

Learn more about me

Graphic Designer & Creative Leader

I'm serious about design. I help individuals and organizations make their offerings beautiful. Here are a few things about me:

  • Hometown: Chico, CA
  • Dream Job: NBA Player
  • Favorite Beatle: Paul
  • #1 Team: SF 49ers

If there were two adjectives for a project that are my greatest ambition, it’s for a project to appear effortless and inevitable. —Steve Harris
People in those old times had convictions; we moderns only have opinions. And it needs more than a mere opinion to erect a Gothic cathedral. —Heinrich Heine

Skills

Illustrator95%
Photoshop 89%
InDesign 85%
CSS 75%
Project Management 96%
Ideation 95%

Resume

My Experience

Education

Graphic Design & Illustration, A.A.A.

2022 – Present

Madison Area Technical College

Business Administration, Emphasis in Management B.S.

Graduated 2013

University of Colorado Boulder

Certificate in Operations & Information Management

Professional Experience

Junior Digital Design Specialist

2023 – Present

Credit Union Executives Society (CUES), Madison, WI

  • Designing digital ads, social media graphics, and corporate templates, as well as brochures and sell sheets for print.
  • Working across company, coordinating with sales, member services and publishing teams to deliver designs on time and with consistent internal branding.
  • Creating, from scratch, new layouts for corporate documents such as org charts and sales territory maps.

Graphic Design Intern

June 2023 – October 2023

Credit Union Executives Society (CUES), Madison, WI

  • Designed digital ads and graphics for websites and events using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
  • Worked alongside marketing coordinators, digital brand manager and VP of Marketing to ensure consistency in design and balance of creativity and brand identity.
  • Designed logo options for new offerings and collaborating with entire marketing team.

Account Executive

2016-2021

Plastic Ingenuity, Cross Plains, WI

  • Responsible for managing multiple accounts ($5MM+ revenue) from initial communication to full-scale production of custom packaging, developing relationships across multiple levels of client organization.
  • Worked closely with internal marketing and graphic design teams to strategize on sales & marketing events, promotions, drip campaigns and overall creative strategy.
  • Led conceptualization and implementation of video marketing program teaching customers and prospects about circularity of plastics.

Purchasing Manager

2014-2016

Hope Foods, LLC, Boulder, CO

  • Led development of multiple packaging components, working closely with suppliers and internal graphic designer on design and application of thermoformed cups, die-cut lid film, injection mold lids, corrugated boxes and more.
  • Participated in complete re-brand of company with focus on brand continuity across all aspects of packaging design.

Services

My Services

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Portfolio

My Work

  • All
  • Posters
  • Layout
  • Misc

Canada Travel Poster

Posters

Winter Showcase Poster

Posters

McCartney Magazine Spread

Layout

Bar Corallini Menu

Layout

Book Jacket Design

Misc

Site Layout

Layout

Netflix Title Card

Misc

Typographic Poster

Posters

Wall Pattern

Misc

Contact

Contact Me

Email Me

brendanarmstrong.art@gmail.com

Call Me

+1 608-695-3535

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