Stephanie H.

• Defined and evolved Curl’s visual identity, from typography and color to photography direction, creating a recognizable and trusted brand aesthetic. • Designed and produced all quarterly print issues, along with marketing collateral and digital materials, maintaining consistent visual storytelling across platforms. • Led photo selection, editing, and retouching for all issues, preparing images for print through careful color correction, lighting adjustments, and ink-safe processing to ensure high-quality reproduction. • Partnered with photographers, stylists, and writers to develop cohesive editorial features that resonated with a global audience of 20,000+ readers. • Managed end-to-end production, from concept and layout to vendor coordination and digital proof review, maintaining accuracy and quality across every issue.

• Provide brand-aligned design for editorial, nonprofit, and business clients, producing everything from full print publications to digital and social graphics. • Create flexible brand systems and reusable templates and styles in Adobe Creative Suite to streamline workflows and ensure consistency across campaigns. • Oversee production and manage vendor relationships, maintaining professional print standards from proof to delivery. • Develop creative assets that enhance engagement while upholding each client’s mission and visual voice.

• Designed daily covers and print layouts for multiple national newspaper editions under rigorous deadlines, combining speed, accuracy and visual clarity. • Collaborated with editors, photographers and writers to translate news and features into bold, reader-friendly visual storytelling. • Maintained design and photo standards, ensuring consistency and brand alignment across all editions. • Edited and prepared photography for publication, balancing editorial tone with aesthetic impact.