Hello!

Over the course of my 17 year career, I’ve cultivated skills and developed a passion for creating visual experiences, each with their unique story to tell through design. The clients and industries I have worked with are as diverse as their project types. Each with their own unique needs that I enjoy using my creative thinking to find them the perfect solution. Outside of work, I enjoy working on my personal art projects. These projects allow me to express my creativity in different mediums and expands my knowledge of art and design, allowing me to bring novel ideas to my work.

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Experience

McCann Health – New York City, New York (Remote)
Group Art Supervisor, Freelance – July 2021 to Present

Explored and developed digital and print marketing aligning with current trends; building upon the brand, personality, and strategy in partnership with copy, editorial, and account teams; delivering detailed designs in rigorous deadlines.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

  • Convention and event graphics, commercial storyboards, website design, banner ads, email templates, interactive visual aids, and presentations

 

Netrix, LLC. – Chicago, Illinois
Art Direction, Marketing & UI/UX – February 2015 to May 2021

Collaborated across multiple teams and departments around the world; advocated design best practices; produced UI/UX designs and assets for websites and applications; developed branding and created digital marketing designs; prepared and presented creative briefs and design concepts to key stakeholders; assisted with design sprints and focus groups; helped cultivate company culture.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

  • Netrix – environmental graphics for trade shows and conferences
  • TetraVX – collaboration center UI/UX; marketing design direction
  • FGMK – brand development, print collateral, logos, and website design
  • Tuscaloosa County Alabama – logo design; police reporting app UI/UX
  • Jameson Sotheby’s – realtor resource center intranet design
  • CA Student Living – creative brief and website design
  • JLL Chicago Experience Center – motion graphics and interactive display 

 

Jason Bitner Art & Design – Chicago, Illinois
Creative Director, Freelance – October 2004 to Present

Fabricated three dimensional sculptures, paper art, and acrylic paintings. Print design, logo design, brand development, marketing, and web front-end development, for local and national agencies.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

  • Bud Light – advertisements, website, and logo design for LGBTQ+ community
  • GoPride Chicago – Northalsted visitors guide brochure
  • BarFly Ventures – custom built tiki drummer animatronics

 

Paetzold Design, LLC. – St. Charles, Illinois
Senior Graphic Designer – November 2006 to February 2014

Developed skills in print design, package design, web design, front-end development, photo manipulation, video production, and motion graphics.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

  • OffWorld Designs – digital marketing campaigns
  • Grandview Senior Living – WordPress website design and development
  • SpringHill Camps – print collateral for youth camps
  • C.H. Hanson – package design for hand tools
  • ShelterLogic – video production and motion graphics for demo videos
  • Special Olympics Illinois – annual report designs

 

Fresh Ink Branding/Diane Hoover Designs, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Production Designer – September 2005 to November 2006

Gained proficiency in print collateral, advertising, logo design, and preparing files for print.

NOTABLE PROJECT

  • Radiance Medspa – print advertising

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in
Visual Communications
The Illinois Institute of Art—
Schaumburg, June 2005

Associations

Society of Typographical Arts
Member since January 2005

AIGA—The Professional
Association for Design

Member since August 2003

Technical Skills

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe XD
  • WordPress
  • HTML & CSS
  • Video Production
  • Fabrication

Hobbies & Interests