I'm a Lead Brand Designer, illustrator, and freelance creative with a passion for building brands that are both strategic and memorable. After earning dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Visual Communication Design and Drawing & Illustration from Herron School of Art and Design, I've had the opportunity to work with organizations, small businesses, and independent clients to reimagine brand identities, illustrations, and visual experiences across digital and print. In my current role, I lead brand initiatives across multiple companies while collaborating with teams throughout the organization to create thoughtful, engaging design solutions. Through freelance work, I've partnered with clients on logo design, branding, marketing materials, and custom illustration, helping bring their ideas to life with creativity and purpose. One of my biggest strengths is my ability to prosper with communication and collaboration. I enjoy solving problems through design and creating work that leaves a lasting impression.

Taylor Mitchell

I'm a Lead Brand Designer, illustrator, and freelance creative with a passion for building brands that are both strategic and memorable. After earning dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Visual Communication Design and Drawing & Illustration from Herron School of Art and Design, I've had the opportunity to work with organizations, small businesses, and independent clients to reimagine brand identities, illustrations, and visual experiences across digital and print. In my current role, I lead brand initiatives across multiple companies while collaborating with teams throughout the organization to create thoughtful, engaging design solutions. Through freelance work, I've partnered with clients on logo design, branding, marketing materials, and custom illustration, helping bring their ideas to life with creativity and purpose. One of my biggest strengths is my ability to prosper with communication and collaboration. I enjoy solving problems through design and creating work that leaves a lasting impression.

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I’m a Lead Brand Designer, illustrator, and freelance creative with a passion for building brands that are both strategic and memorable. After earning dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Visual Communication Design and Drawing & Illustration from Herron School of Art and Design, I’ve had the opportunity to work with organizations, small businesses, and independent clients to reimagine brand identities, illustrations, and visual experiences across digital and print.

In my current role, I lead brand initiatives across multiple companies while collaborating with teams throughout the organization to create thoughtful, engaging design solutions. Through freelance work, I’ve partnered with clients on logo design, branding, marketing materials, and custom illustration, helping bring their ideas to life with creativity and purpose.

One of my biggest strengths is my ability to prosper with communication and collaboration. I enjoy solving problems through design and creating work that leaves a lasting impression.

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Work Experience

Lead Brand Designer at USIC
December 1, 2025 - Present
Create strategic visual assets that build and maintain brand identity, support effective messaging, and drive engagement across multiple channels for USIC and three USIC-owned companies. Establish, maintain, and evolve brand standards; manage digital asset library; develop executive-level presentations; provide companywide, cross-functional support of initiatives; lead collaboration on development of social media content for four companies with oversight of all visual elements included in posts; resulting in increased engagement and audience growth.
Contract Designer at Ports of Indiana
July 1, 2024 - Present
Design trade show assets; develop graphic applications of system maps for use across multiple channels; create designs for marketing collateral and additional training materials; develop graphic presentation materials.
Graphic Designer II at USIC
March 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Designed updates to brand standards and promoted compliance throughout company; updated and maintained the company’s exhibit booth display; supported sales team at industry conferences; created social media content from event; took and edited photos and video for marketing collateral and corporate communications; updated and maintained company profile on job boards.
Graphic Designer at USIC
July 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
Formatted quarterly C-Suite presentations to the Board of Directors incorporating cross-functional content submissions; created visual content for executive-level presentations including confidential company strategy.
Intern & Marketing Assistant at Wechter Media
April 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Contact potential clients about use of services; provide feedback on project progression.

Education

BFA in Visual Communication Design at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023
BFA in Drawing and Illustration at Herron School of Art and Design, Indianapolis
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2023

Qualifications

Google Ads
January 1, 2022 - June 29, 2026
Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce
January 1, 2023 - June 29, 2026
Brand Positioning and Marketing Strategy
January 1, 2023 - June 29, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other