My expertise is a unique blend of graphic design, illustration, 3D design, strategic marketing planning, branding and developing creative communication concepts. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of Marketing and Communication including graphic design and layout, illustration, print production, media relations, social media technology, website design and content management, art direction, graphic design instruction, and managing marketing departments. I am very experienced in all the programs in the Adobe Creative Suite. In both of my illustration and graphic design experience, I bring the ability to work collaboratively with a team of other designers, illustrators, project managers and anyone with a vested interest in the project/s I am creating and producing. I have a high level of experience creating brand design and incorporating them into successful marketing strategies using traditional and digital design methods. I am attentive to detail. I work well with others. I am professional with the ability to communicate concepts both verbally and visually.

Betsy Barnes

My expertise is a unique blend of graphic design, illustration, 3D design, strategic marketing planning, branding and developing creative communication concepts. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of Marketing and Communication including graphic design and layout, illustration, print production, media relations, social media technology, website design and content management, art direction, graphic design instruction, and managing marketing departments. I am very experienced in all the programs in the Adobe Creative Suite. In both of my illustration and graphic design experience, I bring the ability to work collaboratively with a team of other designers, illustrators, project managers and anyone with a vested interest in the project/s I am creating and producing. I have a high level of experience creating brand design and incorporating them into successful marketing strategies using traditional and digital design methods. I am attentive to detail. I work well with others. I am professional with the ability to communicate concepts both verbally and visually.

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My expertise is a unique blend of graphic design, illustration, 3D design, strategic marketing planning, branding and developing creative communication concepts. I have over 25 years of experience in the field of Marketing and Communication including graphic design and layout, illustration, print production, media relations, social media technology, website design and content management, art direction, graphic design instruction, and managing marketing departments. I am very experienced in all the programs in the Adobe Creative Suite.

In both of my illustration and graphic design experience, I bring the ability to work collaboratively with a team of other designers, illustrators, project managers and anyone with a vested interest in the project/s I am creating and producing. I have a high level of experience creating brand design and incorporating them into successful marketing strategies using traditional and digital design methods. I am attentive to detail. I work well with others. I am professional with the ability to communicate concepts both verbally and visually.

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Work Experience

Graphic Designer/Illustrator at Betsy Barnes Designs
September 1, 2000 - Present
Magazine and Ad Designer: Design and Layout of seven national monthly magazines, including publication ads, using Adobe Creative Suite. Traditional and Digital Illustrator: Create illustrations in watercolor, acrylic, gouache, pencil, pen/ink and in Illustrator/Photoshop. Clients include various individuals and businesses.
Communications Supervisor/Graphic Designer at Avow Hospice
April 1, 2017 - October 15, 2025
Create, implement and oversee communications programs both internally and externally that describe and promote the organization and its products. Create marketing collateral utilizing Adobe Creative Suite.
Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer at Pine State Trading Co.
August 1, 2014 - October 15, 2025
Manage a team of 7 graphic designers, a photographer and an intern. Create and produce designs/layouts utilizing Adobe Creative Suite. Create and produce corporate marketing materials, corporate branding and logo designs, tradeshow marketing collateral and presentations. Manage website content and social media sites. Maintain marketing department budgets. Manage project work.
Graphics Manager at Geiger/Crestline
June 1, 2006 - October 15, 2025
Manage the creative team. Create and produce designs/layouts for quarterly catalog, general sales collateral, newsletters, brochures, covers of catalogs.

Education

BFA - Communication Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1992

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Other