I am an experienced graphic designer and production artist with over 20 years of delivering high-quality creative solutions across both print and digital platforms. My expertise spans a wide range of project scopes—from small-scale pieces such as brochures and flyers to complex, large-scale productions like catalogs and books. In addition to production design, I specialize in logo branding, expert-level Photoshop retouching, and advanced color correction. I have a deep understanding of both print and digital preflight processes. I am highly skilled in creating animated GIFs, interactive PDFs via InDesign, fully functional Acrobat forms with calculated fields and advanced navigation capabilities, and PowerPoint presentations. Detail-oriented and solutions-focused, I approach every project with a positive, collaborative mindset. I take pride in my ability to maintain accuracy under tight deadlines while contributing to efficient workflows.

Kyla McGraw

I am an experienced graphic designer and production artist with over 20 years of delivering high-quality creative solutions across both print and digital platforms. My expertise spans a wide range of project scopes—from small-scale pieces such as brochures and flyers to complex, large-scale productions like catalogs and books. In addition to production design, I specialize in logo branding, expert-level Photoshop retouching, and advanced color correction. I have a deep understanding of both print and digital preflight processes. I am highly skilled in creating animated GIFs, interactive PDFs via InDesign, fully functional Acrobat forms with calculated fields and advanced navigation capabilities, and PowerPoint presentations. Detail-oriented and solutions-focused, I approach every project with a positive, collaborative mindset. I take pride in my ability to maintain accuracy under tight deadlines while contributing to efficient workflows.

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I am an experienced graphic designer and production artist with over 20 years of delivering high-quality creative solutions across both print and digital platforms.

My expertise spans a wide range of project scopes—from small-scale pieces such as brochures and flyers to complex, large-scale productions like catalogs and books.

In addition to production design, I specialize in logo branding, expert-level Photoshop retouching, and advanced color correction.
I have a deep understanding of both print and digital preflight processes.

I am highly skilled in creating animated GIFs, interactive PDFs via InDesign, fully functional Acrobat forms with calculated fields and advanced navigation capabilities, and PowerPoint presentations.
Detail-oriented and solutions-focused, I approach every project with a positive, collaborative mindset.

I take pride in my ability to maintain accuracy under tight deadlines while contributing to efficient workflows.

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Work Experience

Senior Production Artist & Design at Zimmer Madich
July 1, 2025 - September 24, 2025
Led large-scale production projects, including multi-page catalogs and books, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across all stages of production. Collaborated with designers, art directors, and project managers to refine design elements per creative direction and production standards. Adapted and resized artwork for web, social media, packaging, and printed collateral. Produced production-ready files and ensured precise layout, typography, color, and resolution. Designed brand-consistent presentations in PowerPoint, and created interactive PDFs with clickable buttons and embedded links. Provided expert Photoshop retouching and image manipulation. Crafted logos and brand guidelines in CMYK, PMS, RGB, black-and-white, and reversed formats.
Graphic Design & Production Artist at Scales Advertising
December 1, 2006 - September 24, 2025
Produced marketing collateral for 3M Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO). Balanced design and production to meet brand guidelines and tight deadlines.
Graphic Design & Production Artist at 3M (Contract)
December 1, 2005 - September 24, 2025
Developed and executed design and production projects for 3M MRO materials. Maintained consistency across print and digital formats.
Senior Production Artist & Design at Zimmer Madich
July 1, 2025 - September 24, 2025
Led large-scale production projects, including multi-page catalogs and books, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across all production stages. Partnered with designers, art directors, and project managers to refine design elements per creative direction and production standards. Adapted artwork for web, social media, packaging, and printed collateral. Created and maintained vector icon libraries. Conducted quality checks and produced production-ready files for print and digital, ensuring precise layout, typography, color, and resolution. Designed brand-consistent PowerPoint presentations; created interactive PDFs with clickable buttons, rollover effects, and embedded hyperlinks; performed expert-level Photoshop retouching.
Graphic Design & Production Artist at Scales Advertising
December 1, 2006 - September 24, 2025
Produced marketing collateral for 3M Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO); balanced design and production to meet brand guidelines and tight deadlines.
Graphic Design & Production Artist (Contract) at 3M (Contract)
December 1, 2005 - September 24, 2025
Developed and executed design and production projects for 3M MRO materials; maintained consistency across print and digital formats.

Education

Associate of Arts Degree at Hennepin Technical College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2004
Associate of Arts Degree at Hennepin Technical College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2004

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, Professional Services