Owner/Designer at Angela Salvo Brand + Design

Established my Sole Proprietorship and working with various tech and real estate-related companies on brand design, visual design, Product/UI, and presentation design. Some contracts listed below.

Founding Designer (Brand, Marketing, Product) at Far Homes

CONTRACT - Was the founding designer for this Seattle startup that focused on helping Americans buy real estate in Mexico. I designed the branding, identity standards, UI tool kits, complete website & agent portal, marketing, email, social media, print, infographics and illustration.

Brand + Visual Designer at 7D Associates

CONTRACT: Worked with this start-up think tank to develop several brands (Khepris, Decentre Labs, and Nexus MLS). I designed logos, brand kits and identity standards, presentation and investor pitch decks, white papers, business cards and print collateral.

Brand + Visual Designer at Resultant IO / Route7

CONTRACT: Worked with this start up to design logo, brand and identity, and investment pitch deck for Route7 project.

Visual and UI Designer at Remine

CONTRACT: Preformed complete UI/UX audit of their website and app; designed new landing pages, UI elements and iconography; created presentation decks, templates and materials for sales and investors; designed a print collateral book and marketing pieces.

Brand and Visual Designer at eNotaryLog

CONTRACT: Worked with this company on a brand redesign; created new logo, brand and identity standards, and a landing page.

Visual and Presentation Designer at Redfin

CONTRACT: Worked with CEO every Nov-Jan to design annual keynote presentation, also contracted on various social media graphics throughout the year.

Art Director + Product Designer at Insurello

Hired as sole designer. Owned visual identity and product UI. Established brand identity, guides, tool kits, and standards for production, productivity, and quality. Conceptualized and created campaigns, graphics, copy, site design, and materials for marketing and social media. Worked closely with Head of Growth & Marketing to establish and further develop a unified brand, marketing strategy and initiatives. Worked closely with Head of Product and Tech, producing sketches, wireframes and work flows for site UI and visual design.

Sr. Manager of Brand Design / Principal Designer at Redfin

Directed brand design strategy for tech and real estate company. Led brand design and art direction for marketing efforts, public relations, customer education and recruiting. Partnered with Product Design. 50% of work was hands-on design (Redfin site, print, email, social media, etc.). Guided 2018 national campaign designs for digital, video, OOH print marketing (billboards and transit), onsite merchandising and email. Led design efforts for the Redfin annual meeting (3-day event that caters to over 3,000 employees). Created presentation templates, guides, asset galleries, and acted as "consistency czar" for all presentation design, leading three teams of designers. Worked directly with CEO to create keynote. Managed logistics, set deadlines, collaborated with AV team and event coordinators. Designed branding, a name badge system, marketing, signage and environmental design for the convention center. Managed and mentored team of 5+ designers. Oversaw day-to-day, supplied art direction, set standards and processes, led brand evolution, and presented new initiatives to executive team and CEO.

Manager of Brand Design / Sr Art Director at Redfin

Built and led Brand Design team. 75% of work was hands-on design. Established identity system, guides and asset libraries for designer, employee and external-use. Created national signage system for listings and events. Designed and art directed direct mail, email, ads and digital display campaigns. Created print styles and guides. Built suite of marketing and recruiting collateral including flyers, direct mail, brochures, books, ads, banners, swag and customizable pieces for listings. Set standards for email and web. Developed UI tool kits and common components. Designed and art directed homepage, merchandising platforms, recruiting pages, SEM landing pages, marketing pages, educational pages, guides and PR Blog. Created presentation standards, templates and libraries for internal and external use. Designed for Redfin IPO Road Show. Worked directly with CEO and executives to create materials including print (S1 Book), presentations (Investor Deck and Road Show Deck), graphics and animations (Road Show video). Led brand design for HQ Offices. Established color palettes, patterns, and finishes. Selected and placed furniture and textiles. Built way-finding practices and signage systems. Developed photography style guides. Hired team, managed and art directed lifestyle shoots. Built a national archive of thousands of client, agent and home photos. Managed Brand Design team. Hired and trained designers. Supplied art direction, mentorship, project management, and relationship management of partner teams (Marketing, Recruiting, Product, Business Operations, and Real Estate). Established strategy, assessed quarterly objectives, and prioritized project requests. Developed processes project intake, file versioning, cross-department collaboration, documentation, and archiving work. Established career ladders. Created separate Creative Services team for design production support. Established templates, standards, process and intake.