Maria M

Focused solely on developing and elevating the City’s brand with consideration of sub-brands and local partners. Developed designs across multiple platforms from web to print, collaborating with internal departments and co-designers to ensure outputs match the City’s brand guide and keeping past graphics updated. Managed communication and accountability by tracking projects and providing daily updates. Produced high-quality concepts within requested timelines, especially for urgent/high-priority work. Collaborated effectively with team members including other designers, photographers, and videographers, and applied feedback while maintaining awareness of copyright and licensing for marketing materials and effective storytelling.

Support and design work for apparel branding and client concept development, including collaboration on campaigns and production of marketing visuals.

Collaborated with 1000+ clients to bring original concepts to life to represent their brands. Organized and maintained a complete archive of design assets, process work, and revision records. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills by clearly communicating and staying in touch with new and returning clients. Spearheaded projects with a small team, running meetings with partners/clients to successfully collaborate on large-scale projects and campaigns. Kept up to date on design trends through courses and relevant reading.