Brendan Armstrong

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

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.