I am an experienced freelance graphic designer who creates visually appealing and effective designs for print, presentations, social media, digital, and infographics. I have worked with various companies and nonprofits across multiple industries, including business and consumer services, retail, and healthcare. I enjoy collaborating closely with my clients throughout the design process, valuing teamwork and maintaining brand consistency across multiple projects. Whether working with detailed briefs or minimal direction, I strive to create cohesive visual stories that serve my clients' goals.…

Donna Shultz

I am an experienced freelance graphic designer who creates visually appealing and effective designs for print, presentations, social media, digital, and infographics. I have worked with various companies and nonprofits across multiple industries, including business and consumer services, retail, and healthcare. I enjoy collaborating closely with my clients throughout the design process, valuing teamwork and maintaining brand consistency across multiple projects. Whether working with detailed briefs or minimal direction, I strive to create cohesive visual stories that serve my clients' goals.…

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I am an experienced freelance graphic designer who creates visually appealing and effective designs for print, presentations, social media, digital, and infographics. I have worked with various companies and nonprofits across multiple industries, including business and consumer services, retail, and healthcare.

I enjoy collaborating closely with my clients throughout the design process, valuing teamwork and maintaining brand consistency across multiple projects. Whether working with detailed briefs or minimal direction, I strive to create cohesive visual stories that serve my clients’ goals.

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Work Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer at Self-employed, Chicago, Illinois
January 1, 1995 - Present
Providing a wide range of design services including print materials such as fliers, brochures, postcards, posters, annual reports, newsletters, directories, event programs, advertisements, and large format signage. Also designing formal invitations and marketing packages. Creating logos, icons, and infographics. Delivering digital and social media content including custom social media graphics, email headers, web and mobile app banners, PDF e-books, and photo editing. Supporting presentations through proposal decks, event support slides, and PowerPoint templates. Maintained long-term client relationships and managed multiple projects with brand consistency.

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Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization, Healthcare, Retail, Consumer Goods, Other
    uniE621 Promotional Campaign for Small Business Saturday-Gift Guide
    Since 2018, I have designed the chamber's annual printed gift guide. For 2024, I was responsible for both the guide and all promotional items tied to their Small Business Saturday campaign, including a 60 x 36-inch banner, a door hanger, a 1200 x 1200 px social media post used on Facebook, Instagram and in promotional emails, a 16-page printed and digital gift guide, and directional banners hung near the event location. My past gift guide cover designs played off the chamber logo by placing the capital “N” inside a circular element, like a wreath. The chamber was receptive to working with the same design concept for the guide cover, but having a cohesive design across all promotional items. I used snowflakes as the circular element on the guide cover and as a patterned background for the event promotional items. To represent the “shop local” theme of Small Business Saturday, I modified a licensed graphic of storefronts to reflect the businesses in the area. I used the storefront graphics consistently at the bottom of each piece. Key information was highlighted in solid-colored circles that bleed off the edge of the page, and teal and blue formed the main color palette throughout. graphicdesigner designer…
    uniE621 Promotional Campaign for Small Business Saturday-print and digital assets
    Since 2018, I have designed the chamber's annual printed gift guide. For 2024, I was responsible for both the guide and all promotional items tied to their Small Business Saturday campaign, including a 60 x 36-inch banner, a door hanger, a 1200 x 1200 px social media post used on Facebook, Instagram and in promotional emails, a 16-page printed and digital gift guide, and directional banners hung near the event location. My past gift guide cover designs played off the chamber logo by placing the capital “N” inside a circular element, like a wreath. The chamber was receptive to working with the same design concept for the guide cover, but having a cohesive design across all promotional items. I used snowflakes as the circular element on the guide cover and as a patterned background for the event promotional items. To represent the “shop local” theme of Small Business Saturday, I modified a licensed graphic of storefronts to reflect the businesses in the area. I used the storefront graphics consistently at the bottom of each piece. Key information was highlighted in solid-colored circles that bleed off the edge of the page, and teal and blue formed the main color palette throughout. graphicdesigner designer…
    uniE621 Promotional Flyer for a Fitness and Wellness Center
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    paper Impact Report: Next Step Kansas City

    I was hired to create a report that Next Step Kansas City could share with current donors, prospective donors and sponsors. I needed to work with the photos provided by the client. In one instance, the door to a storage room was open in the background and was distracting. I used Photoshop to edit and clean up the photo. #graphicdesigner #photoediting

    paper Promotional poster for a series of events.
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