Creative Specialist blending graphic design, branding, and photography to deliver cohesive visual storytelling across print, digital, and event environments. Leads campaign identity work, produces warm community-centered visuals, and captures high-quality event and portrait photography. Known for concept development, cross-functional collaboration, and project coordination—from illustration and merchandise design to studio lighting and visual documentation for marketing, social media, and archives.

Jessica Spann

Creative Specialist blending graphic design, branding, and photography to deliver cohesive visual storytelling across print, digital, and event environments. Leads campaign identity work, produces warm community-centered visuals, and captures high-quality event and portrait photography. Known for concept development, cross-functional collaboration, and project coordination—from illustration and merchandise design to studio lighting and visual documentation for marketing, social media, and archives.

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Creative Specialist blending graphic design, branding, and photography to deliver cohesive visual storytelling across print, digital, and event environments. Leads campaign identity work, produces warm community-centered visuals, and captures high-quality event and portrait photography.

Known for concept development, cross-functional collaboration, and project coordination—from illustration and merchandise design to studio lighting and visual documentation for marketing, social media, and archives.

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Work Experience

Freelance Creative Specialist at Moms in the Making
March 1, 2022 - Present
Provide design and photography for a national nonprofit focused on faith-based community support. Lead conference theme design (2023–present), creating cohesive visual identities across print, digital, merchandise, and environmental graphics. Serve as event photographer for retreats and annual conferences, delivering images used for marketing, storytelling, and archival documentation. Support year-round creative needs with a warm, community-centered aesthetic.
Graphic Designer & Photographer (Hybrid) at Columbus Metropolitan Library
May 1, 2019 - June 30, 2026
Provide hybrid creative support for system-wide campaigns for one of Ohio’s largest public library systems. Led the Summer Reading Challenge campaign (2022–2026), overseeing concept, illustration, and production across print and digital. Designed and illustrated promotional materials for children’s programming and exhibits, including posters, billboards, booklets, bookmarks, invitations, and digital graphics. Managed the library’s ecommerce site, designing products and visual assets for retail. Contributed to a system-wide rebrand, refining color palettes, typography, and core visual elements. Served as lead photographer, capturing events, customer experience imagery, headshots, and branch interiors/exteriors, plus studio photography.
Graphic Designer & Prepress Specialist at West‑Camp Press (formerly American ColorScans)
February 1, 2015 - May 1, 2019
Supported high-volume print production with design, branding, and prepress expertise. Designed branding projects including logos, brochures, banners, POS signage, social graphics, and vehicle wraps. Partnered with production teams to determine optimal print, cut, and assembly solutions. Served as prepress specialist, reviewing files for color accuracy and production readiness and creating die lines for screen print, digital, and wide-format output. Coordinated a small design team to ensure accuracy and timely project completion.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design (Concentration in Photography) at Defiance College
January 11, 2030 - August 14, 2026
Additional Study at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
January 11, 2030 - August 14, 2026

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Education, Media & Entertainment, Retail