Hello. Over the past 4 years, I have worked as an in-house designer in the food and wellness industry, while also supporting creatives and small businesses through freelance projects. My experience spans print and digital design, brand systems, layouts, and production design. I enjoy turning big-picture ideas into clear, well-crafted visuals. I am fluent in Adobe Creative Cloud and comfortable working across layout, typography, motion, and art direction. I thrive in collaborative environments, value open communication, and quickly adapt to new tools and challenges. Recently I have began to work primarily as a freelance designer, building campaigns and the pitch decks for a small creative agency alongside building media decks for the University of Alberta. I have experience working within Powerpoint and would be happy to refine your pitch deck with creativity and consistency. Thank you

Gillian Hillerud

Hello. Over the past 4 years, I have worked as an in-house designer in the food and wellness industry, while also supporting creatives and small businesses through freelance projects. My experience spans print and digital design, brand systems, layouts, and production design. I enjoy turning big-picture ideas into clear, well-crafted visuals. I am fluent in Adobe Creative Cloud and comfortable working across layout, typography, motion, and art direction. I thrive in collaborative environments, value open communication, and quickly adapt to new tools and challenges. Recently I have began to work primarily as a freelance designer, building campaigns and the pitch decks for a small creative agency alongside building media decks for the University of Alberta. I have experience working within Powerpoint and would be happy to refine your pitch deck with creativity and consistency. Thank you

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Hello. Over the past 4 years, I have worked as an in-house designer in the food and wellness industry, while also supporting creatives and small businesses through freelance projects. My experience spans print and digital design, brand systems, layouts, and production design. I enjoy turning big-picture ideas into clear, well-crafted visuals.
I am fluent in Adobe Creative Cloud and comfortable working across layout, typography, motion, and art direction. I thrive in collaborative environments, value open communication, and quickly adapt to new tools and challenges.
Recently I have began to work primarily as a freelance designer, building campaigns and the pitch decks for a small creative agency alongside building media decks for the University of Alberta. I have experience working within Powerpoint and would be happy to refine your pitch deck with creativity and consistency.
Thank you

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Calgary Co-op / Community Natural Foods
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2025
Lead the Community Natural Foods brand including creative design in print and digital assets, management of the distribution of all campaign materials and store signage, photography, print and digital advertising and ecommerce assets; support Calgary Co-op with flyer assets, community events communications, print and digital assets, in store signage and private brand product labels
Creative Lead, Graphic Designer at Community Natural Foods
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Responsible for upholding brand standards for Community Natural Foods, creative design in all print and digital assets, management of the distribution of all campaign materials and store signage, photography styling and direction; Manage the social media creator, visual content contractors, external creative agencies and photographers; Weekly flyer, promotion support, social and newsletter graphics, print and digital advertising, internal and external events and ecommerce assets; Communicate and coordinate deliverables with printers, agencies, internal marketing team and retail team
Freelance Graphic Designer
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2026
Graphic Designer at Bangel PR
January 1, 2026 - Present
in house documents for University of Alberta
Logo Designer at Calgary Board of Education - Unique Pathways
January 1, 2022 - Present
logo for the department and icons for program subgroups
Purchaser at Community Natural Foods
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2021
maintenance of the legacy inventory management & rebuy system; vendor relationships; continuous evaluation of inventory planning and warehouse inventory management; monitor shrink and adjust buying plans to improve shrink rate; investigate out-of-stock reports and inventory discrepancies; predicting demand and procuring stock for promotions, marketing events
Jewellery Silversmith and Jewellery Designer at Gillian Hillerud Jewellery
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2014
jewellery design and fabrication; grant applications, marketing materials, sales, photography direction, customer service, booth design
Brand Designer / Designer at Kalika Bowlby Ceramics
January 1, 2025 - Present
brand assets to refresh an existing brand including new logo, colour palette, patterns, icons, business cards, stickers, tags and merchandise
Brand Designer at Wild Roots Massage Therapy
January 1, 2025 - Present
brand support for a website build including logos, colour palettes, photography selections, patterns, business cards, gift cards, stickers and icons
Brand Designer at Jess Marais_Weaver
January 1, 2023 - Present
logo, colour palette, icons, patterns, business cards and tags
Logo Designer at Calgary Board of Education_Unique Pathways
January 1, 2022 - Present
logo for the department and icons for program subgroups

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Alberta College of Art and Design
January 11, 2030 - March 22, 2026
Graphic Design Certificate at University of Calgary
January 11, 2030 - March 22, 2026

Qualifications

Graphic Design Certificate
January 11, 2030 - March 22, 2026

Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Retail, Media & Entertainment, Education