Hi, I’m Shari Rust, a Senior Graphic Designer and Brand Specialist with 25+ years of experience crafting strategic, visually compelling design solutions across print and digital platforms. I partner with businesses to elevate their brand presence through thoughtful identity design, marketing materials, and user-focused visual experiences. I translate ideas into impactful visual stories that engage audiences and support business growth, all while keeping communications lean and efficient. I lead design projects from concept to final delivery, blending strong design expertise with practical project management and clear client collaboration. My approach ensures brand systems stay cohesive across channels, delivering high-quality work from concept through execution and helping organizations grow without the complexity of in-house teams.

Shari Rust

Hi, I’m Shari Rust, a Senior Graphic Designer and Brand Specialist with 25+ years of experience crafting strategic, visually compelling design solutions across print and digital platforms. I partner with businesses to elevate their brand presence through thoughtful identity design, marketing materials, and user-focused visual experiences. I translate ideas into impactful visual stories that engage audiences and support business growth, all while keeping communications lean and efficient. I lead design projects from concept to final delivery, blending strong design expertise with practical project management and clear client collaboration. My approach ensures brand systems stay cohesive across channels, delivering high-quality work from concept through execution and helping organizations grow without the complexity of in-house teams.

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Hi, I’m Shari Rust, a Senior Graphic Designer and Brand Specialist with 25+ years of experience crafting strategic, visually compelling design solutions across print and digital platforms. I partner with businesses to elevate their brand presence through thoughtful identity design, marketing materials, and user-focused visual experiences. I translate ideas into impactful visual stories that engage audiences and support business growth, all while keeping communications lean and efficient.

I lead design projects from concept to final delivery, blending strong design expertise with practical project management and clear client collaboration. My approach ensures brand systems stay cohesive across channels, delivering high-quality work from concept through execution and helping organizations grow without the complexity of in-house teams.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Communications & Creative Design Director at Hyde Park Community UMC
April 17, 2016 - October 23, 2025
• Design concept creation to implementation of promotional planning/marketing, and delivery of promotional print & digital materials • Innovative solutions to yearly projects, project management, team management, and budgeting • Graphic design supporting all organizational areas • Creation of weekly graphics for: bulletins, live stream, and social media • Concept and design of email campaigns • Managed the development and design of two websites as well as maintaining content both visual and textual • Process development and member of the Leadership team • Social media strategy and management of team • Supervise the communications assistant including annual reviews • Direct communications with clients, volunteers, staff, and leadership • Brand redesign and implementation • Content copy writing/editing
Freelance Graphic Designer at Design/Photo retouch/Illustrator
March 3, 2006 - Present
• Poster design, special event promotional materials, brochures, flyers, and seasonal letterheads • Silo and retouching of photos for web and print use • Development and design of promotional marketing materials • Logo, business card and print promotional materials • Website design • Development, design, and implemention of software interfaces • Design of textbook covers and development of mulit-page layout design • Production work for textbook presentations and interactive flash pieces

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design at Northern Kentucky University
August 19, 1996 - May 20, 2000
BFA in Graphic Design at Northern Kentucky University
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2000

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
    Disable American Veterans (DAV)
    This is a flyer for the DAV Airshow booth that was to be handed out. I created many other pieces to go along with this flyer that you can view in my portfolio: https://www.twine.net/signin
    Hyde Park Community UMC 2023 Global Mailer
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