I’m Breanna, a creative professional who blends graphic design, branding, and storytelling through illustration and photography. I enjoy turning ideas into clear, engaging visuals—whether that’s building brand identities, designing marketing materials, or creating image-led content that connects with real people. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across print and digital campaigns, led production from concept to delivery, and refined efficient workflows to keep projects on time and on brand. Today, through my own design and photography businesses, I collaborate directly with clients to translate goals into thoughtful visual communication—from logos and guidelines to portraits, events, and published children’s book illustrations.…

Breanna Stephenson

I’m Breanna, a creative professional who blends graphic design, branding, and storytelling through illustration and photography. I enjoy turning ideas into clear, engaging visuals—whether that’s building brand identities, designing marketing materials, or creating image-led content that connects with real people. Over the past decade, I’ve worked across print and digital campaigns, led production from concept to delivery, and refined efficient workflows to keep projects on time and on brand. Today, through my own design and photography businesses, I collaborate directly with clients to translate goals into thoughtful visual communication—from logos and guidelines to portraits, events, and published children’s book illustrations.…

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I’m Breanna, a creative professional who blends graphic design, branding, and storytelling through illustration and photography. I enjoy turning ideas into clear, engaging visuals—whether that’s building brand identities, designing marketing materials, or creating image-led content that connects with real people.

Over the past decade, I’ve worked across print and digital campaigns, led production from concept to delivery, and refined efficient workflows to keep projects on time and on brand. Today, through my own design and photography businesses, I collaborate directly with clients to translate goals into thoughtful visual communication—from logos and guidelines to portraits, events, and published children’s book illustrations.

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Language

English
Fluent
Dutch
Beginner
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Work Experience

Author & Illustrator (Self-Published) at B.Stephenson Design
January 1, 2024 - December 29, 2024
Wrote and illustrated the original children’s book Twisty the Fly and I Go to a Garage Sale. Managed the creative process from concept and design through publication, and presented at a local library event to engage children and families through storytelling.
Independent Creative Marketing & Design Consultant at B.Stephenson Design
January 2, 2022 - Present
Develop brand identities and visual systems, including logos, typography, color palettes, graphics, and brand guidelines for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Design and produce integrated marketing materials across print and digital platforms, including promotional graphics, social media assets, brochures, websites, and other branded communications. Manage multiple client projects simultaneously from concept through production while maintaining schedules, budgets, deadlines, and consistent brand standards. Design trade show booth graphics and modular display systems, creating flexible layouts that adapt to different event spaces and configurations. Collaborate directly with clients to translate organizational goals and marketing objectives into thoughtful, effective visual communications. Design user-friendly websites that strengthen organizational visibility and outreach. Advise clients on branding, marketing, and design best practices to create cohesive experiences across channels.
Lead Photographer, Owner at Vaguely Familiar Photo
March 31, 2020 - Present
Conceptualize, plan, schedule and manage photoshoots. Cultivate a welcoming environment for all shoots. Utilize shot composition to capture authentic, heartwarming moments and produce memorable, high-quality images. Streamline post-production culling and editing photos. Communicate clearly and consistently with clients. Produce marketing collateral for social media.
Senior Graphic Designer at Ruffalo Noel Levitz
September 1, 2016 - May 29, 2021
Produced high-volume print and digital marketing materials across 70+ client brands, maintaining quality, consistency, and brand standards. Collaborated with strategists and writers to build integrated campaigns, designed responsive websites/microsites/emails/digital advertising, performed quality checks on other designers’ work, developed standardized deliverable workflows to improve efficiency, incorporated A/B testing for data-informed digital advertising, and mentored 10+ designers via critiques and reviews. Designed responsive websites, microsites, emails, digital advertising, and other digital marketing content to engage target audiences. Reviewed and quality-checked other designers’ work to ensure accuracy, consistency, and production readiness. Developed standardized client deliverable processes that improved organization, efficiency, and project workflow. Produced data-informed digital advertising campaigns, incorporating A/B testing to improve marketing performance. Mentored 10+ designers through creative critiques and project reviews, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
Graphic Designer at Ruffalo Noel Levitz
January 30, 2015 - September 22, 2016
Designed print and digital marketing materials including brochures, advertisements, direct mail, email campaigns, and promotional collateral. Presented creative concepts, incorporated feedback, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop campaigns. Managed quality assurance and print production, coordinated with vendors and proof approvals, and coded HTML email templates for digital marketing initiatives.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management (Marketing emphasis) with a Fine Arts minor at Central College
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality, Retail
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