Mid-level designer based in Madison, Wisconsin with over six years of cumulative design experience, blending layout design, illustration and brand identity development. Proficiency in several Adobe Creative Suite applications, utilized to design digital and print materials. Skilled in communication, adapting to feedback and project management.…

Jason Clausen

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Mid-level designer based in Madison, Wisconsin with over six years of cumulative design experience, blending layout design, illustration and brand identity development. Proficiency in several Adobe Creative Suite applications, utilized to design digital and print materials. Skilled in communication, adapting to feedback and project management.…

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Mid-level designer based in Madison, Wisconsin with over six years of cumulative design experience, blending layout design, illustration and brand identity development. Proficiency in several Adobe Creative Suite applications, utilized to design digital and print materials. Skilled in communication, adapting to feedback and project management.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

In-House Graphic Designer at Visalia Arts Consortium
June 28, 2023 - Present
Designing print collateral, including posters, flyers, road signs and merchandise for events and promotional material. Producing event and promotional graphics for digital formats, including web, newsletters and social media. Developing annually printed magazines and booklets, involving layout and brand design, editorial input, photo editing and photography. Co-managing a monthly event project, requiring writing copy, client communication, layout design and brand identity maintenance. Implementing and expanding approaches to marketing and branding.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at California State University, Fresno
August 1, 2023 - August 10, 2025
Graphic Design Major

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Education
    paper FIrst Friday Art Walk (Work Examples in PDF Download)
    First Friday is a free monthly event where galleries and businesses in Downtown Visalia highlight the arts through local artist exhibitions and interactive activities. Custom vector illustrations inspired by prominent figures in art history, accompanied by short descriptions and images for participating venues, are arranged every month for a variety of promotional materials. Despite the variety of sizes and shapes for First Friday designs, creating layouts that prioritize venue information, paired with eye-catching design elements and illustrations, creates consistency across all formats while retaining substance.…
    paper Taste The Arts Festival (Work Examples in PDF Download)
    Taste the Arts is Tulare County’s largest art festival. This Downtown Visalia event hosts over 100 artists annually, celebrating the rich cultural and artistic heritage found in the Central Valley. Designing for Taste The Arts involves promotional materials to advertise the event, along with informational graphics for navigating the event. Informational graphics focus on the featured artists and clearly communicate information about them, while using recurring graphics and color palettes reinforce the event’s visual identity. For 2025’s promotional materials, a custom illustration was created that ties together culinary and visual art tools, reflecting the craftsmanship of participating artists. Although the artwork was integrated into a wide variety of formats to present event information, every design still reinforces a single, coordinated event.…
    paper Watermark Magazine (Work Examples in PDF Download)
    Watermark is an annual 64-page magazine containing stories about Tulare County arts, Arts Consortium programs and informational catalogs for local artists, organizations and events. For 2024’s issue of Watermark, a new document grid and text styles were created, keeping page layouts connected and staying flexible for each section’s needs. These systems serve as a foundation, letting every story and list be presented in a clean, easy to navigate fashion. Building on this structure with custom-made graphics, distinctive compositions and curated photos allow each page to offer something captivating and new.…