Visual Designer

Welcome :)

Observant. Innovative. Empathetic. Inclusive. Honest.

Joy Thomas outside hiking

I’m a graphic designer and illustrator with over ten years of experience.

I specialize in digital design primarily creating banner ads, motion graphics/video editing, social media content, elearning modules, and email marketing. I have experience with digital marketing as well as making web content WCAG accessible.

I’m an inquisitive and adventurous person, always finding myself learning new programs, experimenting with new techniques, going to lectures, and pushing my boundaries. I’ve earned a Motion Graphics certificate from Noble Desktop, a Mini-MBA in Digital Marketing, and am currently learning more about AI—to get ahead of the curve and learn how to use it to my client’s advantage. 

Currently looking for freelance opportunities to build my portfolio!
If you have a project let’s connect :)


Education

Fashion Institute of Technology
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
2014

Experience

Octane Learning
Graphic Designer
Oct 2022—present

Hospital for Special Surgery
Graphic Designer
Dec 2014—Oct 2022

NESRI
Freelance Designer
May 2014—Nov 2014

Frederator Books
Intern
Jan 2014—May 2014

Certificates

Mini-MBA: Digital Marketing
Rutgers University School or Business
May 2021

Motion Graphics
Noble Desktop
Dec 2020

 

Design Skills

Branding + Identity
Concept Development
Print Design + Production
UI/UX
Typography
Motion Graphics
Web Design
Illustration
Design Thinking
Accessibility
AI

Technical Skills

InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Premiere
Digital Marketing
HTML5
Microsoft Office
Apple Keynote
Google Analytics
Mailchimp
Figma
Articulate Rise

Awards

GD USA In House Award for HSS Sports Medicine Symposium video promotion
2021
Gold Aster Award for Education to Empowerment September-October mailer 2021
GD USA Health + Wellness Design Award for Education to Empowerment program mailers 2021
GD USA Health + Wellness Design Award for the HSS Journal® visual abstract graphic
2021
Silver Aster Award for HealthConnection Spring 2019 Woman’s Musculoskeletal Health newsletter 2020
A Grand Award from Apex Award Competition for the HealthConnection Spring 2019 Woman’s Musculoskeletal Health newsletter (highest level achievement in this category) 2020