Hi there! I’m Liz Irvin, a people-oriented designer who loves helping mission-driven organizations bring their vision to life through creative, purposeful design. I thrive on teamwork, fast turnarounds, and adventures in creativity that push ideas from concept to polished reality. My background spans nonprofit communications, fundraising materials, and website design, with a strong emphasis on branding and visual storytelling. I enjoy blending creativity with practical messaging to support impactful work and meaningful connections with audiences.

Liz Irvin

Hi there! I’m Liz Irvin, a people-oriented designer who loves helping mission-driven organizations bring their vision to life through creative, purposeful design. I thrive on teamwork, fast turnarounds, and adventures in creativity that push ideas from concept to polished reality. My background spans nonprofit communications, fundraising materials, and website design, with a strong emphasis on branding and visual storytelling. I enjoy blending creativity with practical messaging to support impactful work and meaningful connections with audiences.

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Hi there! I’m Liz Irvin, a people-oriented designer who loves helping mission-driven organizations bring their vision to life through creative, purposeful design. I thrive on teamwork, fast turnarounds, and adventures in creativity that push ideas from concept to polished reality.

My background spans nonprofit communications, fundraising materials, and website design, with a strong emphasis on branding and visual storytelling. I enjoy blending creativity with practical messaging to support impactful work and meaningful connections with audiences.

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Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Young Life
August 1, 2015 - Present
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat DC). Create fundraising materials such as brochures, personal case statements and event materials (programs, invitations, RSVP cards and Save the Dates). Contribute to company-wide materials like Young Life's Relationships magazine, high-end donor events and mission-wide communications with EMMA and Marketing Cloud. Also involved in website design and building out websites using Times platform. Design electronic graphics for e-mail templates, web banners, social media, websites and other electronic communications tools as assigned.
Accounting Assistant at Garden of the Gods Market and Café
August 1, 2015 - September 22, 2025
Input accounts payable and accounts receivable data into QuickBooks for Garden of the Gods Gourmet Market and Catering. Works proficiently in Caterease, ADP and ALOHA.
Arts Management Intern at Barak Inc
May 1, 2013 - September 22, 2025
Facilitated the NexGen Youth Management team and mentored a group of high school students in areas of marketing, event planning and fundraising. Used social media to promote NexGen Arts Festival and Art and Jazz. Organized student artwork and office space. Documented students' artwork through photographing projects and uploaded them to cloud storage for Messiah College. Worked with Professor Kathy Hettinga to publish an edition in the CIVA magazine.
Work Study at Messiah College
August 1, 2012 - September 22, 2025
Support across departments; assisted with various campus projects and administrative tasks.
Graphic Designer at Young Life
August 1, 2015 - Present
Design and produce fundraising materials (brochures, program assets, invitations, Save the Dates, etc.), contribute to the Relationships magazine, support high-end donor events and mission-wide communications using EMMA and Marketing Cloud, and assist with website design and electronic communications including email templates and web banners.
Accounting Assistant at Garden of the Gods Market and Café
August 1, 2015 - September 22, 2025
Input accounts payable and accounts receivable data into QuickBooks; work with Caterease, ADP and ALOHA to support financial processes.
Arts Management Intern at Barak Inc
May 1, 2013 - September 22, 2025
Facilitated the NexGen Youth Management team; mentored high school students in marketing, event planning and fundraising; promoted NexGen Arts Festival and Art and Jazz via social media; organized student artwork and office space; documented artwork for Messiah College and contributed to magazine publishing.
Work Study at Messiah College
August 1, 2012 - September 22, 2025
Organized student artwork and office space; photographed projects and uploaded to cloud storage; collaborated with Professor Kathy Hettinga to publish an edition in the CIVA magazine.

Education

Arts Management at Messiah College
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2013
Theological Teaching at Camp of the Woods
September 1, 2013 - September 22, 2025
Leaders in Further Training (LIFT) at Speculator, US
September 1, 2013 - September 22, 2025
Arts Management at Messiah College
January 11, 2030 - May 1, 2013
Theological Teaching at Camp of the Woods
September 1, 2013 - September 22, 2025

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Industry Experience

Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services