_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am a multidisciplinary artist and designer with over a decade of experience in visual storytelling, branding, and editorial design. I excel at translating ideas into compelling visual systems by balancing intuitive craft with strategic thinking. Known for thoughtful collaboration, attention to detail, and a strong aesthetic sensibility, I bring a breadth of skills across painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and digital design tools. Currently based in San Francisco, I freelance for a diverse client base across arts, nonprofits, small businesses, and tech sectors, offering tailored design solutions from branding to website and presentation design. Alongside this, I keep an active personal art practice and contribute to the ceramics community as a teaching aide, blending hands-on creativity with professional design expertise.

Rachael Tellerman

_Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ I am a multidisciplinary artist and designer with over a decade of experience in visual storytelling, branding, and editorial design. I excel at translating ideas into compelling visual systems by balancing intuitive craft with strategic thinking. Known for thoughtful collaboration, attention to detail, and a strong aesthetic sensibility, I bring a breadth of skills across painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and digital design tools. Currently based in San Francisco, I freelance for a diverse client base across arts, nonprofits, small businesses, and tech sectors, offering tailored design solutions from branding to website and presentation design. Alongside this, I keep an active personal art practice and contribute to the ceramics community as a teaching aide, blending hands-on creativity with professional design expertise.

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I am a multidisciplinary artist and designer with over a decade of experience in visual storytelling, branding, and editorial design. I excel at translating ideas into compelling visual systems by balancing intuitive craft with strategic thinking. Known for thoughtful collaboration, attention to detail, and a strong aesthetic sensibility, I bring a breadth of skills across painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and digital design tools.

Currently based in San Francisco, I freelance for a diverse client base across arts, nonprofits, small businesses, and tech sectors, offering tailored design solutions from branding to website and presentation design. Alongside this, I keep an active personal art practice and contribute to the ceramics community as a teaching aide, blending hands-on creativity with professional design expertise.

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Work Experience

Teaching Aide at Ruby’s Clay Studio
January 1, 2024 - Present
Support ceramic classes with studio setup, cleanup, and class logistics. Assist with student orientation, demonstrations, tool sales, clay distribution, bisque firing loading, and inventory management. Guide students through ceramic skills and answer process-related questions.
Senior Visual Designer at Modsy
January 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Led design role on marketing team focusing on establishing and evolving the brand’s visual identity across digital, print, and environmental formats including website, email marketing, social media, video commercials, and billboards. Led multiple homepage redesigns and seasonal campaigns. Collaborated with product teams to align marketing with in-product user experiences. Contributed to UX research, email flow design, and customer journey optimization.
Freelance Designer & Artist at Self-employed
January 1, 2022 - Present
Collaborate with clients across arts, small business, nonprofit, and tech sectors to develop branding, logos, websites, presentations, and marketing materials. Create custom illustrations and visual assets for publications, digital platforms, and events. Incorporate research and content strategy for conceptually grounded, audience-focused designs. Manage full creative production cycles including scoping, scheduling, presenting, and delivery. Maintain an active art practice involving drawing, painting, ceramics, taking commissions, exhibiting, and selling at craft fairs.
Visual Designer at Modsy
January 1, 2020 - September 3, 2025
Joined as the first visual designer on the marketing team and helped establish the brand’s visual identity from the ground up. Designed and produced core brand assets and content strategy elements across digital and print media and environmental design. Worked cross-functionally to support product and marketing initiatives.
Freelance Designer at Various Clients in St. Louis, MO
January 1, 2015 - September 3, 2025
Created custom hand-drawn chalkboard designs for small businesses including City Museum, Yellow Brick Creative Studios, Central Table, and Northwest Coffee Roasting Company.
Exhibition Associate at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts
January 1, 2015 - September 3, 2025
Organized and installed art exhibitions for Fort Gondo and Beverly spaces. Supported writing, research, workshops, and events. Collaborated on website redesign and promotional print materials including postcards and pamphlets.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Painting, Minor in English Literature at Washington University in St. Louis Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2013
Master of Design (MDes) in Graphic Design at Maryland Institute College of Art
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

Weekly Figure Drawing at 23rd St Drawing Studio
January 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Ceramic Classes at Ruby’s Clay Studio
January 1, 2022 - September 3, 2025
Monoprint Workshop at Kala Institute
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Printmaking Workshop with Mandee Schroer, Guanajuato, MX
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Ceramic Classes at Clay by the Bay
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2019
General Assembly User Experience Design Course
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017

Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Software & Internet