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Hi, I'm Erika Gowan, a passionate graphic designer with over a decade of experience in creating compelling visual content. I love combining creativity with functionality to produce logos, packaging, advertisements, and much more, working closely with regional and national brands to bring their vision to life. I have a strong background in photography, web content, and social media management, which enables me to support comprehensive brand strategies. Always eager to learn and adapt, I enjoy training others and balancing design aesthetics with business goals.…Hi, I'm Erika Gowan, a passionate graphic designer with over a decade of experience in creating compelling visual content. I love combining creativity with functionality to produce logos, packaging, advertisements, and much more, working closely with regional and national brands to bring their vision to life. I have a strong background in photography, web content, and social media management, which enables me to support comprehensive brand strategies. Always eager to learn and adapt, I enjoy training others and balancing design aesthetics with business goals.

Erika Gowan

Graphic Designer, Designer, Photographer, +2

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Hi, I'm Erika Gowan, a passionate graphic designer with over a decade of experience in creating compelling visual content. I love combining creativity with functionality to produce logos, packaging, advertisements, and much more, working closely with regional and national brands to bring their vision to life. I have a strong background in photography, web content, and social media management, which enables me to support comprehensive brand strategies. Always eager to learn and adapt, I enjoy training others and balancing design aesthetics with business goals.…Hi, I'm Erika Gowan, a passionate graphic designer with over a decade of experience in creating compelling visual content. I love combining creativity with functionality to produce logos, packaging, advertisements, and much more, working closely with regional and national brands to bring their vision to life. I have a strong background in photography, web content, and social media management, which enables me to support comprehensive brand strategies. Always eager to learn and adapt, I enjoy training others and balancing design aesthetics with business goals.

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Hi, I’m Erika Gowan, a passionate graphic designer with over a decade of experience in creating compelling visual content. I love combining creativity with functionality to produce logos, packaging, advertisements, and much more, working closely with regional and national brands to bring their vision to life.

I have a strong background in photography, web content, and social media management, which enables me to support comprehensive brand strategies. Always eager to learn and adapt, I enjoy training others and balancing design aesthetics with business goals.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

GRAPHIC DESIGNER at CAROLINA MANUFACTURING

June 1, 2004 - April 30, 2008

Designed bandannas, skull caps, catalogs, packaging, logos and advertisements as the only on staff designer. Responsible for photography and craft project development. Worked with regional and national brands to create licensed goods.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER at FABRIC EDITIONS

April 1, 2008 - December 31, 2016

Responsible for designing logos, advertisements, packaging and instructions. Worked on photography, color correcting, web site content, social media and product development. Responsible for training fellow designers on specifics of programs.

SOUTHERN REGION GRAPHICS/WEB MARKETING MANAGER - REMOTE at AMERICAS AUTO AUCTION

May 1, 2017 - August 31, 2021

Responsible for weekly and semiweekly informational send outs for 9 locations via text, social media and Constant Contact. Manage email send outs, special flyer's, posters and other marketing materials. Follow corporate design standards for a cohesive look over the brand.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER at SIGNS AND DESIGNS

May 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Responsible for small and large format print designs such as business cards, post cards, yard signs, banners, cut vinyl, t-shirts and building signs. Design logos from scratch and recreate logos and other material. Follow design standards for many different brands.