Creative graphic designer with strong typography and design skills. Capable and dedicated to developing well-crafted, dynamic communications. Comfortable handling projects from concept through completion, independently or in collaboration with a team. Experience working in a variety of environments. Contributes to assignments with insight, organization, and a sense of humor.

Freelance Graphic Designer :: 09/18-current
Freelance graphic designer, joining organizations on a contract basis, or working with clients directly. Recent projects include:

-Kniznick Gallery at Brandeis University: Work with curator to create branding, digital postcards, exhibit titling and catalog for three exhibitions annually
-GDS, The Center for Global Development + Sustainability, Brandeis University: GDS web editor, develop html newsletters, course flyers, working papers, CASTE academic journal branding and cover design
-GreenBiz Group: Recent projects include designing online reports (State of the Profession, Corporate Sustainability, Electrical Logistics), presentations (Media Kit, Investor Deck), infographics
-Prior to the pandemic, I worked onsite in the Office of Communications at Brandeis University during an employee leave, and continue to partner with various departments (beyond those above) as needed

MADELEINE CORSON DESIGN :: Graphic Designer :: 10/14–05/18
Member of a small team at sophisticated San Francisco design studio. Examples of projects include brand and package development for vineyards, annual reports for a public policy institute, website design for a literary journal, catalogue design for higher education organization, and exhibit banners for an art museum.
-Work collaboratively with design director and team
-Concept ideation and development
-Design exploration: format, layout, typography, color, icon/graphics
-Contribute to meetings, critiques, and discussion of projects
-Research and create theme boards to inform and direct branding explorations
-Design and prepare presentation materials
-Finalize production specifications, image retouching, deliver files for print/digital platforms
-Proof and manage communications with printer throughout proofing process
-Interact effectively with outside artists, vendors, and clients as needed

Freelance Graphic Designer :: 09/04-10/14
-A Happy Planet—Catalogs, website, identity, sub-brand development [2004-14]
-Burr Pilger Mayer Accountants—Marketing collateral, proposals, white papers, interactive PDF, website imagery [2009-11]
-Williams-Sonoma, Ghirardelli Chocolate—Design exploration specialty packaging. Production, design; complex patterns, spot illustration, photo retouching, mechanicals, file delivery [2005-08]

GAUGER + ASSOCIATES :: Graphic Designer :: 07/00-08/04
Agency specializing in the natural foods and real estate markets. Responsibilities ranged from design through production on a variety of projects. 
-Design exploration brand/packaging, identity, brochures, collateral, environmental graphics, photography art direction
-Production design; line extensions, mechanical production, file delivery