Jessica Cornelison, a passionate concept artist, designer, and illustrator based in Kansas City. She specializes in creating and maintaining graphic brand identities while juggling multiple projects and managing client relationships. Over the years, she's worked with diverse teams across companies like Kansas City Kansas Community College, University Missouri Kansas City, local public radio station KCUR Studios, T-Mobile, and Boulevard Brewing Co., helping bring creative visions to life through both design and illustration. She thrives collaborating with others to develop compelling visual content and thoughtful creative storytelling.

Jessica Cornelison

Jessica Cornelison, a passionate concept artist, designer, and illustrator based in Kansas City. She specializes in creating and maintaining graphic brand identities while juggling multiple projects and managing client relationships. Over the years, she's worked with diverse teams across companies like Kansas City Kansas Community College, University Missouri Kansas City, local public radio station KCUR Studios, T-Mobile, and Boulevard Brewing Co., helping bring creative visions to life through both design and illustration. She thrives collaborating with others to develop compelling visual content and thoughtful creative storytelling.

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Jessica Cornelison, a passionate concept artist, designer, and illustrator based in Kansas City. She specializes in creating and maintaining graphic brand identities while juggling multiple projects and managing client relationships.

Over the years, she’s worked with diverse teams across companies like Kansas City Kansas Community College, University Missouri Kansas City, local public radio station KCUR Studios, T-Mobile, and Boulevard Brewing Co., helping bring creative visions to life through both design and illustration. She thrives collaborating with others to develop compelling visual content and thoughtful creative storytelling.

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Work Experience

Graphic Designer at UMKC
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2024
Created and maintained brand standards for the college and specific academic departments. Managed design within production timelines per project requests. Designed fliers, booklets, digital ads, social, PowerPoint templates, and other publications for students, college brand, and college professionals. Collaborated with creative director, marketing specialists, and project managers.
Graphic Designer at KCUR Studios
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2024
Designed graphics and illustrations for audience development to help grow audience members and promote branding. Designed and illustrated podcast tiles, digital ads, social posts, web banners, email headers, newsletters, large event print, branded merchandise, and other professional publications per studio and brand needs. Developed new and expanded on existing designs as needed. Helped create brand awareness through new campaigns, art direction, and creating brand guidelines.
Graphic Designer II at T-Mobile
October 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
Worked closely with creative manager, copywriter, art director, and account manager. Reproduced digital assets for advertisement and in-house tools, such as logos, icons, sales decks, newsletters, infographics, and more. Created social media, digital advertisements, storyboard for animation and live action commercials, and maintained brand identity for sub-branding and brand as a whole. Designed print ads and professional printing such as mail, promotional items/branding, and event publications.
Storyboard Artist at Boulevard Brewing Co.
September 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Designed and illustrated visual aid storyboards. Provided creative direction and stylization guides for animators. Helped with visual development, layout, art direction, and design.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Kansas City Art Institute
January 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014

Qualifications

Emmy Nomination
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Concept development for Cartoon Network's short Mushroom and the Forest of the World

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods, Professional Services