I’m a creative senior designer with 10+ years of experience delivering high-impact brand identities, packaging, digital campaigns, and merchandising solutions. I thrive on crafting visually compelling experiences that strengthen brand presence and drive measurable engagement. I lead cross-functional teams, shape brand direction, and translate business goals into elegant design solutions. I’m passionate about strategic marketing, brand storytelling, and mentoring others to elevate the creative work we produce.…

Melissa Brount

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I’m a creative senior designer with 10+ years of experience delivering high-impact brand identities, packaging, digital campaigns, and merchandising solutions. I thrive on crafting visually compelling experiences that strengthen brand presence and drive measurable engagement. I lead cross-functional teams, shape brand direction, and translate business goals into elegant design solutions. I’m passionate about strategic marketing, brand storytelling, and mentoring others to elevate the creative work we produce.…

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I’m a creative senior designer with 10+ years of experience delivering high-impact brand identities, packaging, digital campaigns, and merchandising solutions. I thrive on crafting visually compelling experiences that strengthen brand presence and drive measurable engagement.

I lead cross-functional teams, shape brand direction, and translate business goals into elegant design solutions. I’m passionate about strategic marketing, brand storytelling, and mentoring others to elevate the creative work we produce.

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Work Experience

Senior Designer at CURV GROUP
February 1, 2024 - January 1, 2026
Led packaging redesigns with sleeker design language and enhanced messaging, enabling entry into major retailers (including T-Mobile, Walmart, and Home Depot). Created landing pages that tripled conversion rates and halved cost per lead. Maintained brand consistency across packaging, retail, and e-commerce. Built dielines, artwork, and production-ready vendor files. Developed retail displays for in-store engagement and produced high-conversion email campaigns. Streamlined cross-department asset management.
Graphic Design Manager at Champro
July 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Led a team of 5+ designers; facilitated cross-functional collaboration with sales, marketing, and product teams; developed multi-channel brand consistency across web, social, and print. Directed full lifecycle of seasonal catalogs, shaped brand direction with senior leadership, oversaw marketing calendar and deliverables, and directed professional photo and video content creation.
Senior Designer at Champro
January 1, 2018 - July 1, 2023
Led the identity rebrand, including logo creation and updates to all brand collateral, contributing to revenue growth year over year. Served as the sole designer for 10+ seasonal catalogs; designed engaging print and digital assets; directed studio and on-location shoots.
Graphic Designer at Champro
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Key contributor to a company-wide rebranding that increased consumer engagement and B2B relationships by over 30%. Provided support across photo editing, layout, web design, and product development; served as the organization’s first production artist for dye sublimation.
Graphic Designer at Friend of a Friend
February 1, 2013 - June 1, 2015
Built brand identity for a tech start-up social app; created UI/UX wireframes in collaboration with developers.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design at Illinois State University
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2013

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Industry Experience

Retail, Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment
    paper Long Shadow Co.

    Long Shadow Co. is a handmade candle brand that celebrates the comfort of nostalgia with a twist. Offering scents like “Big Spoon” and “Popa’s Jacket,” Long Shadow Co. brings the warmth and whimsy of childhood memories to your adult space.

    See entire project at https://www.twine.net/signin

    paper Champro

    Champro was founded with the goal of producing high quality sporting goods at an affordable price. Since their start in1986, the brand quickly evolved from offering a small line of baseball equipment to the most comprehensive line in the sporting goods industry, including custom apparel and innovative protective equipment.

    See entire project at https://www.twine.net/signin

    paper Floatie Kings

    Floatie Kings is a full-service designer and manufacturer of custom inflatables and pool floats. Their tagline “You Dream It, We Inflate It” describes their commitment to turning imaginative concepts into tangible, eye-catching pieces while maintaining stellar customer service throughout the process.

    See entire project at https://www.twine.net/signin