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Hi, I’m Kara Wald, a San Diego-based illustrator and caricature artist specializing in portraits for individuals, brands, and events. I work across traditional media (acrylics, oils) and digital formats to produce fine art portraits, caricatures, and illustrations for books, postcards, signs, murals, and live events. I also operate Karacatures, selling caricatures at amusement parks and various stands and booths. Beyond drawing, I blend design, marketing, and project management to deliver cohesive branding and web solutions. I direct teams on print and web design, build brochure and e-commerce sites with WordPress, and craft marketing campaigns, branding systems, and client strategies. I’ve managed dozens of website projects, coordinated contractors and logistics, and built lead-follow-up processes through CRM systems.…Hi, I’m Kara Wald, a San Diego-based illustrator and caricature artist specializing in portraits for individuals, brands, and events. I work across traditional media (acrylics, oils) and digital formats to produce fine art portraits, caricatures, and illustrations for books, postcards, signs, murals, and live events. I also operate Karacatures, selling caricatures at amusement parks and various stands and booths. Beyond drawing, I blend design, marketing, and project management to deliver cohesive branding and web solutions. I direct teams on print and web design, build brochure and e-commerce sites with WordPress, and craft marketing campaigns, branding systems, and client strategies. I’ve managed dozens of website projects, coordinated contractors and logistics, and built lead-follow-up processes through CRM systems.

Kara Wald

Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Web Designer, +4

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Hi, I’m Kara Wald, a San Diego-based illustrator and caricature artist specializing in portraits for individuals, brands, and events. I work across traditional media (acrylics, oils) and digital formats to produce fine art portraits, caricatures, and illustrations for books, postcards, signs, murals, and live events. I also operate Karacatures, selling caricatures at amusement parks and various stands and booths. Beyond drawing, I blend design, marketing, and project management to deliver cohesive branding and web solutions. I direct teams on print and web design, build brochure and e-commerce sites with WordPress, and craft marketing campaigns, branding systems, and client strategies. I’ve managed dozens of website projects, coordinated contractors and logistics, and built lead-follow-up processes through CRM systems.…Hi, I’m Kara Wald, a San Diego-based illustrator and caricature artist specializing in portraits for individuals, brands, and events. I work across traditional media (acrylics, oils) and digital formats to produce fine art portraits, caricatures, and illustrations for books, postcards, signs, murals, and live events. I also operate Karacatures, selling caricatures at amusement parks and various stands and booths. Beyond drawing, I blend design, marketing, and project management to deliver cohesive branding and web solutions. I direct teams on print and web design, build brochure and e-commerce sites with WordPress, and craft marketing campaigns, branding systems, and client strategies. I’ve managed dozens of website projects, coordinated contractors and logistics, and built lead-follow-up processes through CRM systems.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Kara Wald, a San Diego-based illustrator and caricature artist specializing in portraits for individuals, brands, and events. I work across traditional media (acrylics, oils) and digital formats to produce fine art portraits, caricatures, and illustrations for books, postcards, signs, murals, and live events. I also operate Karacatures, selling caricatures at amusement parks and various stands and booths.

Beyond drawing, I blend design, marketing, and project management to deliver cohesive branding and web solutions. I direct teams on print and web design, build brochure and e-commerce sites with WordPress, and craft marketing campaigns, branding systems, and client strategies. I’ve managed dozens of website projects, coordinated contractors and logistics, and built lead-follow-up processes through CRM systems.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Work Experience

Owner at GoodEye Design

January 1, 2006 - Present

Design and produce publications, Web marketing, design and maintenance, marketing strategy, illustrations, and caricatures.

E-Marketing Associate at Phillips Publishing International

January 1, 2005 - Present

Created marketing emails and banner ads. Worked on proprietary system that sent out emails to targeted audiences and tracked results.

Desktop Publisher at International Food Policy Research Institute

January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Created Quark files for publication to distribute an international conference, created a photo library plan and scanned photos, coordinated printers, and acted as project manager for conference handouts.

Web Project Manager and Web Marketer at ORC Macro

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003

Managed Web sites that include gathering and disseminating data and marketing the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information and related sites (e.g., soyunica.gov, girlpower.gov, health.org).

Web Project Manager and Art Director at Interweft

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2000

Created marketing collateral for Interweft; developed marketing strategy; systematized Web development using information architecture; created bids, proposals and client presentations; directed Web site designs.

Instructor at EEI Communications

January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2003

Taught classes on Web project management, Web site proposals, and Web site pricing, for buying a Web site and for preparing development proposals.

Project Manager / Consultant at North Light Communications

January 1, 1998 - Present

Managed the General Dynamics Graphics Standards Manual project; adapted fonts for General Dynamics; produced printer-ready MS Word and Quark files for stationery, brochures, and other collateral; led a team.

Designer, Market Researcher at SRA International

January 1, 1993 - December 31, 1998

Designed and printed marketing collateral; developed and illustrated Web sites for DOD clients; conducted market research in telecommunications for Sprint International.

Owner/Founder at Karacatures

January 1, 2000 - Present

History illustrations, caricatures, project management, and marketing. Created marketing emails and banner ads. Managed hundreds of projects with contractors, clients, and logistics coordination. Created lead-follow-up system using CRM software.