I’m a one-woman design studio and freelance creative who helps brands tell their story through branding, illustration, and digital design. I specialize in brand identities, website design, art direction, and campaign design for clients ranging from startups to established brands. Over the years I’ve led on-site work for McCann World Group with General Mills, launched products, directed photo shoots, and managed digital campaigns across sites, social, email, and web. I enjoy collaborating with clients to craft visuals and experiences that are not only beautiful but strategically effective.

Aleisha Samek

I’m a one-woman design studio and freelance creative who helps brands tell their story through branding, illustration, and digital design. I specialize in brand identities, website design, art direction, and campaign design for clients ranging from startups to established brands. Over the years I’ve led on-site work for McCann World Group with General Mills, launched products, directed photo shoots, and managed digital campaigns across sites, social, email, and web. I enjoy collaborating with clients to craft visuals and experiences that are not only beautiful but strategically effective.

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I’m a one-woman design studio and freelance creative who helps brands tell their story through branding, illustration, and digital design. I specialize in brand identities, website design, art direction, and campaign design for clients ranging from startups to established brands.

Over the years I’ve led on-site work for McCann World Group with General Mills, launched products, directed photo shoots, and managed digital campaigns across sites, social, email, and web. I enjoy collaborating with clients to craft visuals and experiences that are not only beautiful but strategically effective.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Creative at Self-Employed / Freelance
December 1, 2020 - October 31, 2025
As a freelancer, I solve a variety of design challenges with branding and illustration as my specialties. I also work in web design, art direction, and campaign design across digital and print spaces. Clients include Cub Foods, The Honey Pot, U.S. Bank, Rombauer, Fan Girl, and various startups. I manage projects from concept through final product, driving design outcomes and client collaboration.
Design Intern at Myriad Mobile
August 31, 2016 - August 31, 2016
Summer internship focusing on design tasks, contributing to product design and visual assets for mobile-centric projects.
Associate Digital Designer at McCann World Group
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
On-site at General Mills, contributed to new product launch creative, led and assisted art direction for campaigns and recipe photo shoots, UX/UI design for digital platforms, and digital campaigns across site, social, email, and digital ad creative. Managed projects within a client scope of $2.5MM-$4MM annually; helped client platforms reach 143MM users per year. Brands included Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Tablespoon, Hamburger Helper, Progresso, and Old El Paso.
Digital Designer at McCann World Group
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Continued on-site work with digital design for campaigns, delivering on-brand creative across digital channels and supporting multiple product lines.
Visual Designer at LEISH Media Junction
December 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017
Developed new brand identities for clients, created website design layouts and prototypes using Sketch, InVision, and Adobe Creative Suite; assisted in presenting ideas to clients and guiding them through the design process.
Associate Digital Designer at McCann World Group
July 1, 2017 - March 1, 2019
On-site at General Mills; contributed to on-brand product launches, campaigns and recipe photography, and UX/UI design for digital platforms; worked on digital campaigns across site, social, email, and digital ads; client scope ranged from $2.5MM-$4MM yearly; helped campaigns reach 143MM annual reach.
Digital Designer at McCann World Group
March 1, 2019 - June 1, 2020
Led and assisted art direction for campaigns and recipe photo shoots; UX/UI design for client digital platforms; managed digital campaigns across site, social, email, and digital ad creative.
Freelance Creative
December 1, 2020 - Present
Branding and illustration specialist with experience in web design, art direction, and campaign design across digital and print spaces; worked with a variety of brands including Cub Foods, The Honey Pot, U.S. Bank, Rombauer, Fan Girl, and startups.

Education

BFA in Graphic Design at Minnesota State University Moorhead
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Coursework in Design & Technology at California State University Chico
September 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
BFA in Graphic Design at Minnesota State University Moorhead
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016
Unknown degree at California State University Chico
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Retail