I am a freelance artist with experience in graphic design, t-shirt design/screen printing, illustration, music composition, song writing, and video editing. I'm known for being hard working and dedicated to doing everything with excellence. I have a degree in chemistry and am certified in computer programming. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.…

Katie Straughn

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I am a freelance artist with experience in graphic design, t-shirt design/screen printing, illustration, music composition, song writing, and video editing. I'm known for being hard working and dedicated to doing everything with excellence. I have a degree in chemistry and am certified in computer programming. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.…

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I am a freelance artist with experience in graphic design, t-shirt design/screen printing, illustration, music composition, song writing, and video editing. I’m known for being hard working and dedicated to doing everything with excellence. I have a degree in chemistry and am certified in computer programming. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Skills

Experience Level

Freelance Gig
Expert
Artwork
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Google Drive
Expert
Business Card
Expert
Flyer
Expert
T-shirt Design
Expert
Canva
Expert
Cartoon
Expert
Pinterest
Expert
SVG
Expert
LinkedIn
Expert
Clip Studio Paint
Expert
ChatGPT
Expert
Audio
Expert
Sticker
Expert
Facebook
Expert
Anime
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Jingle
Expert
inkscape
Expert
Dropbox
Expert
Twitter
Expert
Book Cover
Expert
Tumblr
Expert
Instrumental
Expert
Branding
Intermediate
Poster
Intermediate
Pencil Illustration
Intermediate
Instagram
Intermediate
Rotoscope
Intermediate
Microsoft Powerpoint
Intermediate
Animation
Intermediate
Reddit
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Colorist and Typesetter for a Children's Book at Self-employed via Upwork
January 1, 2024 - November 1, 2025
I worked with a client to color their hand-drawn illustrations for their children's book. This required extensive cleanup of the drawings as well as personally illustrating parts that were left incomplete. I was also in charge of typsetting the book and formatting the pages for publication. I helped assist with any other miscellaneous tasks my client needed done to finish the book.
Graphic Design at Self-employed
November 2, 2025 - Present

Education

Certificate of Computer Programming and Software Development at Moore Norman Technology Center
January 10, 2016 - May 28, 2017
Associate's Degree, Chemistry at Rose State College
January 18, 2022 - May 15, 2025
Graduated with honors, as part of PTK.

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Other
    paper Illustrations and Digital Paintings
    This is a collection of illustrations and digital paintings I've done. resume illustrator painting digitalart…
    paper Colorist and Typesetter for Children's Book "Chico"
    I was responsible for cleaning up scanned ink drawings and coloring them, as well as typesetting for this children's book. I handled all formatting and coordinated with the publishing company to ensure the book was printed correctly. The book was a private publication that I did for a client through Upwork. illustrator color designer childrensbook book…
    paper Graphic Design for Apparel
    These are various designs I've made for apparel. graphicdesigner illustrator appareldesign thirt tshirts hat hats…
    uniE621 405 SEO Logo
    I was hired by an Oklahoma SEO startup to design its logo. The client and I worked closely together on alternative designs before they chose one that best captured their business's brand identity. We went with a design that fully leaned into the name, using an Oklahoma state outline inside the business's area code and a magnifying glass inside the SEO. I suggested simple primary colors to give the business a well-rounded and eye-catching appeal.…
    uniE621 All Things Groups Logo
    I was asked by The Good Humans Growth Network to design a logo for their new online community, All Things Groups. The vision they had was something related to " a space for connection, clarity, and confidence in the groups you lead (or aspire to lead)". The vision for the selected logo was building blocks supporting each other, just as people in the community will be building up and supporting each other. logo graphicdesigner illustrator branding designer…
    uniE603 Two Button Crew Theme Song
    I composed this song as the theme for the YouTube channel Two Button Crew and their associated podcast. music composition jingle beat soundtrack instrumental master…