Devon Carlson Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Recent work includes brand identity, website, and social media for local hospitality group
• Portfolio includes logos, layout design, web design, merch, informational documents, and print illustration
• Extensive work in graphic design for marketing, fundraising, and social media campaigns
• 8+ years working in Adobe Photoshop; 5+ years working in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign on advanced vector-based and print layout projects

Greater Chicago Area

• Residential property manager for short-term rentals, including guest communication from booking to check-out, hiring and coordinating cleaning staff, managing calendars and inventory
• Interior decoration, maintenance/construction as needed

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Selected to develop a nationwide onboarding process with 2 other team members, improving adoption of marketing tools to boost national & local brand awareness and customer conversions
• Provided 4-6 weeks of 1-1 assistance, scheduled touchpoints, and marketing trainings for up to 50 loan officers at a time, including 2 company acquisitions, tracked via Workfront
• Developed email campaign journeys and communications to boost engagement during the onboarding process

Chicago, Illinois

• Responsible for overseeing marketing strategy for 150+ loan officers at a time, including the use of marketing platforms, email campaigns, integrated marketing campaigns, customer journeys, and CRM platform
• Led the Southwest and Mid-Atlantic division team, meeting monthly with the Division SVP to ensure the marketing strategy always met the current market’s needs
• Coordinated execution of custom marketing deliverables on strict deadlines in collaboration with design, product, and regulatory compliance teams

La Porte, Indiana

• Implemented SEO strategy and digital ad campaigns that were previously nonexistent
• Managed the organization’s website; developed new pages and updated content as necessary using HTML and CSS within CMS
• Designed and wrote copy for email marketing, print and digital ads, internal- and external-facing communications
• Planned multichannel social media content calendar and campaigns over 2 years
• Editor, designer, and producer of the 2018 La Lumiere Magazine and Annual Report, the annual alumni magazine for an audience of 2,000; a yearlong project to revitalize the school brand and showcase student work

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Planned and taught lessons in the Cambridge English style (Received Cambridge CELTA certification February 2017)
• Taught levels A2-C2 (KET-CPE) to students ranging from 10-60 years old

Elsah, IL

• Helped maintain a balanced and organized workflow in the office by assisting with data entry, managing documents, and marketing study abroad programs
• Managed sensitive information with discretion

Boston, MA

• Fostered confidence in girls ages 11-16 through encouraging achievement in camp activities and the camp's character development program
• Promoted peaceful problem-solving and supportive relationship-building as a live-in cabin counselor
• Taught backpacking and wilderness living skills to girls ages 8-18 with the goal of advancing campers' proficiency to complete real-life expeditions

Bachelor’S Degree, French Language And Literature (Major), Studio Art (Minor)

Activities and Societies: Pilot Magazine, Copy Chief; International Perspectives Conference, Graphic DesignerMy studies at Principia.

Cinematography And Film/Video Production

Activities and Societies: Spoon Magazine, Photographer; -ly Media, Photographer/Videographer