“ People can learn to “do” tasks. But you can’t teach people to care." SUMMARY I am a veteran designer for over 11 years. I started writing HTML and building websites back in the early 2000’s. I evolved right alongside web technology, and consider myself a well rounded expert in web design and a fluent collaborator within web development technologies. I have a great deal of knowledge around framework, responsive design, and WordPress development. I have spent my career building the user-facing aspects of websites and apps, from the UX side that involves research, information architecture, user stories and narratives, flows and processes through wire framing, interaction design, interface design, and visual design and graphic art. I have spent many years as an individual contributor, and my recent years as a leader and director of projects and teams. LAURA MARTINEZ DIGITAL LEADER CONTACT DETAILS 7313 N. 48th Dr. / Glendale, AZ 602-397-1502 [email protected] www.darkclouddesign.com www.linkedin.com/pub/lauramartinez/8/7a4/b05 www.behance.net/ dark_cloud_design SOFTWARE, TOOLS, & TECHNOLOGY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Powerpoint Responsive Design Mobile / App Design UI /UX Design HTML5 / CSS3 / Prototyping Conversational PHP, XHTML, Javascript WordPress Design / Modification / Theming SublimeText & Dreamweaver Google Analytics / Reporting SEO Knowledge, SEM & PPC Experience Some Flash Experience Project Management Software: Trello, Basecamp ect. Agile & Scrum Experience EDUCATION Art Center Design School Tucson, AZ 2003 AA Advertising Art ! LAURA MARTINEZ DIGITAL LEADER WORK HISTORY Digital Design Manager Senior digital design manager, leading user experience, interaction design, and IDT911 usability across all web and mobile products. Advanced to be a key decision maker and 06/14 – Present VP Interactive / Digital Creative Director manager on product strategy, and concepts. Leading website re-designs of several corporate brands & meeting company vision of all things digital. Overall responsibility for all production work completed by the design team and providing the strategic direction and design for all web entities. ! Arrowhead Advertising Design Leadership: Lead strategic thinking to ensure that simple and intuitive user 09/12 – 03/14 experiences are designed and adhered to; defined standards of usability and accessibility. Engaged with product managers, design, and development leads to solve user and business goals using the principles of user-centered design. Major Projects: Responsive Wordpress Sites, Responsive Email Designs, Web Portals, Microsites, Reporting Dashboards, Project Management Application. Creative Director Cyberactive Marketing 03/12 – 09/12 Senior Designer Sheknows.com 03/10 – 03/12 Senior Web Designer Mission eCommerce 03/07 – 04/10 ∗ Oversee every artistic aspect of the company brand and its visual identity ∗ Oversee creative projects & give direction to team members in a busy digital environment ∗ Partner with back-end developers and programmers throughout the execution of the creative design process ∗ Examine and understand the overall brand objectives, and develop and implement original concepts and effectively communicate ideas that support the vision of the brand ∗ Create designs, concepts and layouts based on knowledge of brand objectives, layout principles, typography, color theory and other aesthetic design concepts ∗ Confer with management to determine and brainstorm design and creative concepts ∗ Design and execution of websites, digital ads, landing pages, email templates, presentations and other web concepts for marketing initiatives ∗ Concept and creating intuitive, engaging, and brand-consistent web experiences, staying current on evolving design and implementation practices Responsible for working with Creative Director on a variety of projects including video, site builds, animation, banners from concept to completion. Work with creative leads and project managers to develop a wide variety of on-line, video and multimedia projects. Assist with break-up and optimization of visual assets for final development. Creating comps based on existing design direction and Integrating high quality animation for site builds, rollovers, transitions, etc. for both Flash and video. Able to contribute well-developed ideas during brainstorms and conceptual meetings and generate storyboards that outline animation and/ or motion graphics. Worked as a eCommerce designer developing websites that maximize conversion rates and promoted site visitors to “pull out their credit cards and buy”. Created websites, micro sites, landing pages, ad creatives, and other materials that catered to the needs of the direct response/eCommerce clients who sought to maximize their website revenue. LAURA MARTINEZ DIGITAL LEADER COVER LETTER I am an experience zealot that is constantly evangelizing the principles and ideals of design, putting passion and creativity into everything I do. My goal is to make things that delight and give people something that is useful. I have nearly 11 years of experience in advertising, branding, marketing campaign strategy, and project management for the digital space. This experience allowed me to creative direct, manage, design and build hundreds of digital sites over the years. ! As a senior level creative with a "hands on approach” I designed and directed digital marketing strategies, client campaigns, websites, and new business development pitches. I have served as the senior designer/director responsible for high level creation, digital strategy, development and marketing campaigns. ! I wanted to quickly re-cap why I would be a great addition to your team. I am a digital veteran with substantial design leadership history. I live and die with digital. I offer passionate creativity, analytic problem solving and enthusiasm for building marketing strategy. Design for me is just a way of living, like being a musician or professional athlete, it’s just what I do. It never gets old, it never gets boring. I want to impact as much of the world as I can through creating meaningful experiences with analytic results. ! Thank you for your consideration, ! Laura Martinez
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