Bethany Thornton Email & Phone Number

Ames, Iowa, Us

I consult on team operational efficiency from discovery to change management and execution. I also partner with clients on a wide breadth of design projects and experiences.

Sabbatical: Time off to travel and learn

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Atlassian empowers 250,000+ companies worldwide with world class team collaboration software and a mission to unleash the potential in every team.I set the vision and strategy for creative operations. Architected and led the creative operations and production function to support a globally distributed team of 60+ creatives in copywriting, illustration, and visual, motion, and presentation design.PEOPLEBuilt an exceptionally talented ops, production, and project management team of 10 people. Partnered closely with art directors, ECD, and executive leadership. Nurtured relationships with partners across the organization for cohesion across the company's offerings and product portfolio. Together with design leads, brought stability and inspiration to the team during 3 significant team leadership changes. Conducted regular team temperature checks to monitor and guide the health of the team.PROCESSDeveloped and oversaw the team's processes, workflows, and automations. These processes supported team and vendor onboarding, partner collaboration, team morale, quarterly planning, intake, production, design delivery, and reporting across 7 lines of business.TECHNOLOGYThe team is indispensable across the organization. Having the right tools is key to how the team communicates, intakes requests, ships projects, and provides access to multiple thousands of assets. Conducted RFPs to replace or add technologies that improved asset management, print services, resource management, and collaboration - reducing expenses while increasing support for designers.PRACTICESFocused on internal talent onboarding as the creative team grew 5x while fully remote - dramatically improving ramp up time and team communication. Developed and managed operational standards, vendor relationships, contracts, remote-friendly engaging activities, and team offsites. Effectively managed the team's annual budget of $3 million.

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

I consult on team operational efficiency from discovery to change management and execution. I also partner with clients on a wide breadth of design projects and experiences.Client list includes: Atlassian, Plaid, Entrepid Partners, Legion, Agathos, and local animal welfare non-profits

New York, Ny, Us

BlackRock is the world's largest asset management firm, with more than $5 trillion in assets under management. BlackRock's product offering, iShares, manages more than $1 trillion in assets.DESIGNResponsible for the development of print and digital campaigns, custom events, marketing material, and direct mail packaging. Collaborated closely with global team—located in San Francisco, Princeton, London, and Mumbai. Executed strong visual design understanding through typography, layout and composition, and grid systems. Elicited constructive feedback in critiques and interpreted feedback into design solutions. OPERATIONSIncreased creative operation functions and team development through serving on the global technology committee and overseeing design learning sessions. Developed, managed, and refined production standards, design libraries, and guideline documents for the U.S. based design team. Worked within Agile methodology with business partners, engineers, and project managers.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Greathouse is a furniture retailer in San Diego, California, offering design services, indoor and outdoor furniture, rugs and accessories, and two wholesale lines, Patio Republic and Teodora Imports.Developed and launched re-branding of Greathouse retail locations and online presence. Strategized, designed, and maintained integrated omnichannel brand experience across all print and digital advertising and communications for Greathouse retail showrooms and both wholesale lines, Patio Republic and Teodora Imports. Managed all print and digital marketing, social media, company blog, designer rewards program, and branding for digital and retail environments. Responsible for all product and lifestyle photo shoots, editing, production, and image libraries.

Specialized in brand development through print and digital experiences. Designed websites, print material, and brand identities for small businesses and private individuals in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia. Photographer for private events.

Washington, Dc, Us

The Enterprise Center actively promotes the growth and competitiveness of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.Researched, developed and oversaw the completion of minority business tracking reports and capability profiles. Updated minority statistics using federal databases and current census information. Organized and designed presentations, print and online marketing material for meetings, events, and client distribution.

Founded Dulcet Raiments, a retail and wholesale company offering unique handmade jewelry and handcrafted specialty items for infants, toddlers and children. Produced all products within the catalog with organic, natural wools, vintage buttons and jewels for the upscale boutique market. Strategized, designed, and implemented all aspects of the brand including print and digital presence, photo shoots, marketing, and sales.