I’m a senior creative professional with more than 15 years of experience shaping and evolving brands through strategy, art direction, and visual design. My work spans typography, photography, presentation design, scalable brand systems, and integrated print and digital communications. I’m particularly skilled at translating complex ideas into clear, polished visual experiences, building flexible systems that improve consistency across teams and channels, and developing thoughtful creative solutions that balance brand expression with practical business needs.…

Anastacia Barleva

I’m a senior creative professional with more than 15 years of experience shaping and evolving brands through strategy, art direction, and visual design. My work spans typography, photography, presentation design, scalable brand systems, and integrated print and digital communications. I’m particularly skilled at translating complex ideas into clear, polished visual experiences, building flexible systems that improve consistency across teams and channels, and developing thoughtful creative solutions that balance brand expression with practical business needs.…

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I’m a senior creative professional with more than 15 years of experience shaping and evolving brands through strategy, art direction, and visual design.

My work spans typography, photography, presentation design, scalable brand systems, and integrated print and digital communications.

I’m particularly skilled at translating complex ideas into clear, polished visual experiences, building flexible systems that improve consistency across teams and channels, and developing thoughtful creative solutions that balance brand expression with practical business needs.

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Lead Brand Designer | Consultant at Personalis Inc.
October 1, 2025 - June 1, 2026
Identified the need to strengthen the existing brand and proposed a strategic refresh to improve consistency and scalability. Refined brand guidelines, color systems, product identity, and reusable marketing templates. Built durable design systems for consistent application across print and digital, oversaw implementation with clinicians and internal stakeholders, and established a framework that reduced one-off design decisions.
Senior Brand Designer at United Nations Federal Credit Union
February 1, 2023 - October 1, 2025
Contributed to a foundational brand redesign supporting an on-time, on-budget website launch. Developed brand guidelines, design systems, templates, and more than 100 branded assets across digital and print collateral, reports, tradeshows, signage, and other public-facing materials. Initiated a brand photography strategy and directed international photoshoots with five-figure budgets from concept through execution.
Creative Lead & Designer at Anastacia Barleva Design LLC
September 1, 2016 - Present
Collaborated with industry-leading organizations to develop visual identities, brand design systems, templates, social media strategies, data visualizations, investment decks, and marketing materials across print and digital channels. Key clients included the International Rescue Committee, LexisNexis, Savills North America, Corcoran Group, Nutrafol, Marcus & Millichap, Whitewall Magazine, and Atla/Cosme.
Lead Graphic Designer at Marcus & Millichap
April 1, 2014 - September 1, 2016
Designed marketing materials and templates including presentations, investment decks, proposals, email campaigns, flyers, and promotional content. Managed an in-house team of copywriters, researchers, and financial analysts to produce impactful marketing collateral.
Graphic Designer at Marchon Eyewear
June 1, 2012 - April 1, 2014
Created original marketing materials for high-end licensee brands including Nike, Valentino, Lacoste, and other fashion and eyewear brands. Collaborated on photoshoots, assisted with asset production for corporate campaigns, and delivered creative marketing designs.

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Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art History at University of Massachusetts, Boston
January 11, 2030 - August 24, 2026

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Financial Services, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Real Estate & Construction, Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Software & Internet

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