Courtney Klimak
Graphic Designer & Content Creator
A designer with a passion for making brands and experiences more beautiful and memorable.
Experience
Skills: Figma, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, XD), Branding, Content Creation & Social Media Management, Typography, Layout Design, User Interface Design, Communication and Project Management
Personal & professional references available upon request.
Graphic Designer
Digital Surgeons
January 2022 - Current
Orchestrates monthly social media calendar, consisting of ideation, research, and creation of static, animated, and recorded assets, employing platforms like Metricool.
Led the creative development and implementation of a new visual brand identity for Deeplook Medical, ensuring consistency across all platforms.
Assists on photo and video productions, demonstrating ability to listen deeply, multi-task, manage time and people.
Crafts visually compelling marketing collateral, encompassing social media graphics, photo and video content, paid media ads, and direct mailers, consistently meeting client specifications.
Collaborates in the conception, design, styling, and presentation of various client projects related to marketing, content creation, pitch kits, and branding, working alongside a multidisciplinary team.
Manages several assignments across multiple projects and clients to ensure timely project completion.
Collaborates with a cross-functional team of over 10 members on projects spanning branding, marketing, content creation, advertisement design, social media management, and photography.
Exploring, growing and applying diverse skills, including social media management, content creation, copywriting, marketing strategy, and proficiency in platforms such as Figma, Webflow, Metricool, Airtable, Loom, Klaviyo, and ClickUp.
Social Media Chair
AIGA CT Chapter
August 2021 - 2022
Creates a monthly schedule of over 20 posts per month relating to current trends in order to promote the Connecticut Chapter as well as engage members and non-members alike
Works with and manages a team of 2 people to research and write factually correct copy for over 20 promotional posts per month
Design and create corresponding static and animated graphics for over 20 promotional posts per month
Graphic Design Intern
The Visual Brand
May - August 2021
Assigned a weekly task list of over 5 assignments to ensure completion of projects by their deadline
Works with a team of several employees on projects relating to branding, logo creation, publication and advertising design and photo editing in order to create and execute functional and aesthetic solutions
Creates and edits several graphics per week to ensure client project needs are met and communicated
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Visual Communication Design
University of Hartford
Recipient of the University of Hartford Artistic Merit Scholarship for outstanding academic and portfolio achievement
Cleveland Institute of Art
Recipient of the CIA Gund Family Scholarship awarded for outstanding academic and portfolio achievement