Graphic designer with experience creating intelligent solutions for a broad range of clients. Skilled in design and management of projects from concept to completion, including business collateral, advertising, publications, branding, identity, social media posts, and websites.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Designer & Owner, 2005-present  |  Kristin Annen Design   
Design presentations, logos/identities, websites, marketing materials, tradeshow exhibits, book covers, book internals. Clients: VENSYS Energy AG, Peter Gross Bau, Vensys Elektrotechnik, Brück GmbH, Vi-be Digital, Oracle, Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.

Senior Designer (Freelance), 6.2016-present | Vi-be Digital  |  Oakland, CA 
Design annual reports, marketing materials, exhibit materials and signage. 
Clients: Omidyar Network, Dalberg, Global Development Incubator, Cisco, 
Trident Capital, Burnham Brown.

Senior Designer, 3.2020-5.2020  |  BEP Werbeagentur  |  Saarlouis, Germany 
Designed social media posts, gifs, videos. Clients: Pernod Ricard, Asmussen Rum, Mariacron Weinbrand, Eckes Edle Liköre, Melitta, Stadtwerke Saarlouis, SPARKS fitness. 

Senior Designer, 8.2019-2.2020  |  Vensys Energy  |  Neunkirchen, Germany
Designed and produced business collateral, marketing materials, exhibit materials and signage. Design and updated presentations. Updated the company website using TYPO3.

Senior Designer, 2.2010-3.2012  |  Twist  |  San Francisco, CA 
Designed business collateral, advertising, identities, environmental graphics, 
and websites. Clients: Abbott, Carroll Burdick & McDonough, StoneTurn Group, 
PDL BioPharma, Charles Schwab & Co., Stanford Hospital.

Designer, 7.2009-2.2010  |  City and County of San Francisco
Designed signage, custom reports, identities, advertising, collateral. Clients: SF Arts 
Commission, SF Recreation & Parks, First 5 SF, Animal Care & Control, SF Mayor's Office, SF General Hospital.

Designer, 8.2007-9.2008  |  Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Responsible for design of marketing collateral, environmental graphics, websites, and publications. Prepared final artwork for print and web production. Worked closely with library, public relations, graphics, and web development colleagues, as well as in-house and outside printers.

Designer, 2004-2007  |  Beckmeyer Design  |  Cincinnati, OH
Designed and implemented identities, corporate collateral, advertising, book covers and book internals, environmental graphics, and websites. Worked with financial services, health care, education, manufacturing, real estate, publishing and non-profit clients.

EDUCATION

Master of Design, Graphic Design
University of Cincinnati | College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) 

Graduate Certificate, Museum Studies 
University of Cincinnati | College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) 

Bachelor of Arts with honors, Growth and Structure of Cities   
Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA 

SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator | Photoshop | InDesign | After Effects
Microsoft Office: Powerpoint | Word | Excel
Keynote
Procreate
TYPO3

Languages: English native speaker | Fluent German | Basic French, Spanish