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I am a graphic and visual designer with 7+ years of experience crafting campaign materials, digital graphics, and brand assets for global and community-focused organizations. I translate campaign objectives into clear, visually engaging designs across digital and print, ensuring brand consistency and strong visual storytelling. I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. I bring expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for accessible, inclusive design that strengthens audience engagement and brand trust.…I am a graphic and visual designer with 7+ years of experience crafting campaign materials, digital graphics, and brand assets for global and community-focused organizations. I translate campaign objectives into clear, visually engaging designs across digital and print, ensuring brand consistency and strong visual storytelling. I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. I bring expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for accessible, inclusive design that strengthens audience engagement and brand trust.

Paul Akerele

Graphic Designer, Brand Designer, Art Director, +2

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I am a graphic and visual designer with 7+ years of experience crafting campaign materials, digital graphics, and brand assets for global and community-focused organizations. I translate campaign objectives into clear, visually engaging designs across digital and print, ensuring brand consistency and strong visual storytelling. I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. I bring expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for accessible, inclusive design that strengthens audience engagement and brand trust.…I am a graphic and visual designer with 7+ years of experience crafting campaign materials, digital graphics, and brand assets for global and community-focused organizations. I translate campaign objectives into clear, visually engaging designs across digital and print, ensuring brand consistency and strong visual storytelling. I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. I bring expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for accessible, inclusive design that strengthens audience engagement and brand trust.

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I am a graphic and visual designer with 7+ years of experience crafting campaign materials, digital graphics, and brand assets for global and community-focused organizations. I translate campaign objectives into clear, visually engaging designs across digital and print, ensuring brand consistency and strong visual storytelling.

I thrive in fast-paced environments, collaborate remotely with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on tight timelines. I bring expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for accessible, inclusive design that strengthens audience engagement and brand trust.

Skills

Brand Identity

Experience Level

Brand Identity

Expert

Work Experience

Graphic and Visual Designer – Web and Internal Comms. at Calgary Black Seniors Foundation

August 1, 2025 - Present

Designed digital, web, print, and content assets, including newsletters, posters, infographics, presentations, website imagery, and social media graphics. Translated complex program information into clear visual communications, increasing audience reach by 15% and program participation by 50%. Supported website updates, web ready graphics, mobile readability, accessibility improvements, and user friendly content layouts. Produced layered Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign files for digital campaigns, internal communications, and print ready materials. Organized templates, image libraries, graphic elements, and reusable assets, improving cross team file access by 30%. Collaborated with internal stakeholders to refine design direction, apply feedback, and reduce creative turnaround time by 20%.

Senior Art Director and Brand Designer at ADIDAS

December 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025

Led brand design and art direction for digital, retail, social, print, OOH, event style, motion, signage, and presentation assets. Translated campaign strategy and business objectives into high impact visuals that increased campaign engagement by 74%. Designed paid media assets, social content, banners, retail displays, product visuals, presentation materials, and environmental graphics. Created branded materials for physical touchpoints, including signage, large format graphics, display visuals, and promotional collateral. Directed motion graphics, video assets, and storyboard style treatments using After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Managed production and vendor coordination for large format and in store materials valued at $150K. Produced production ready files with attention to typography, layout, resolution, color consistency, file type, and final output. Partnered with marketing, creative, production, and stakeholder teams to deliver polished creative with 9

Graphic and Visual Designer at Ogilvy

February 1, 2021 - November 1, 2024

Created multi channel marketing assets, including digital ads, web graphics, infographics, publications, presentations, training materials, email visuals, and social content. Designed campaign visuals and digital assets that increased audience engagement by 35% and improved web traffic by 25%. Supported landing page visuals, website imagery, hero graphics, campaign layouts, and user focused design assets for client marketing initiatives. Developed multiple creative variations for campaign testing, including CTA visuals, social ad layouts, hero images, and content graphics. Produced motion graphics, animation, video assets, and storyboards for promotional campaigns and digital product storytelling. Created clean brand assets, scalable graphics, and organized design files to support efficient creative handoffs. Applied brand guidelines across B2B and consumer facing deliverables, reducing visual inconsistencies and production errors by 25%. Collaborated with account teams, strategists, p

Graphic and Visual Designer at Publicis Groupe

December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2021

Designed print ready and web ready marketing assets, including advertisements, banners, pamphlets, booklets, social media graphics, presentation visuals, and experiential displays. Created campaign assets across 10+ markets supporting digital advertising, content marketing, print production, and brand awareness initiatives. Developed layout systems, campaign graphics, and illustrated assets that improved audience retention by 18%. Produced video, animation, motion graphics, and visual assets for promotional campaigns, increasing partner engagement by 25%. Coordinated print production, file preparation, pre press review, vendor proofing, and quality assurance. Prepared large format and print deliverables with attention to bleed, margins, image quality, color consistency, and production accuracy. Reduced approval turnaround time by 30% through stronger file accuracy, organized workflows, and clearer production communication.