Liz Gray Design offers graphic design and communication consultation services.Identity/Branding - from logos to campaigns and everything in between.Print and digital design - marketing collateral, invitations, programs, business cards, brochures, gift certificates, letterhead, publications, promo items, and more.Communications consultation - social media, campaigns, etc.And more - just ask!

Manage school identity and branding across departments.Serve as art director for all printed and digital material including two magazines, one annual report, videography, design, and the NCS website.Develop both internal and external graphic design projects across departments including logos, icons, infographics, multi-piece invitations, banners, signs, postcards, mailers, promotional items, newsletters, brochures, collateral pieces, videos, notecards, flyers, advertisements, event programs, custom planners, stationery, Christmas cards, handbooks, directories, maps, document templates.Coordinate 10+ print vendors.Strategize communications plans including general institutional and crisis.Photograph school life on a daily basis and during events for publications and media galleries, create e-communications as needed including proofreading and delivery of weekly e-newsletters, and seek and write news stories.Create and maintain NCS’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. Contribute to the content and updating of the NCS website.Additional responsibilities include proofreading, copy editing, writing, web content maintenance, and administrative duties.Additional responsibilities include photography, proofreading, copy editing, writing, web content maintenance, and the Communications Office’s administrative duties.

Freelance graphic design - logos, company style design guidelines, and marketing collateral.Manager of Citrus-Salon.com.Blogger for Sports-glutton.com and Craftyglutton.wordpress.com

Prepare departmental and other city projects for recommendation to City Council for consideration and adoption.

Assistant to Small Business Liaison on a variety of departmental and community outreach projects.Compose maps in GIS; introduce demographic data to conduct spatial analyses on population, income, commute, and potential spending habits for use by department and local businesses. Serve as liaison at stakeholder meetings for both the Economic Development Department and the University with community partners to ensure effective communication and collaborations.Led website development team to promote Neighborhood Business Districts; hired and managed photography interns to build photographic archive of city assets to be used in future marketing materials.Organized the 2012 Neighborhood Business Conference; sat on steering committee; coordinated the planning, production and execution of marketing materials to promote the conference, break-out speaker on Community Networking.Collect qualitative data through taped interviews with local small business.

Research assistant, teaching assistant, and book artist and contributor.

Organized and finalized Request for Information/Request for Proposal responses.Created and analyzed fiscal and sales performance reports.Coordinated/maintained complex calendar/schedule, which included meeting coordination and preparation.

Developed position, practices and policies of Specialty Product Order Controller; served as mentor to new employees.Managed cost effectiveness of all orders assigned while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction and customer retention.

Managed cost effectiveness of all orders assigned while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction and customer retention.

Prepared illustrator art files to be converted to screen-printing and embroidery. Reviewed customer designs for accuracy and print quality.

Checked in all incoming merchandise to verify quantities.Prepared daily bank deposits.Prepared mailers.

Directed incoming client calls on a multi-line system. Developed travel itineraries for sales personnel. Tracked department’s time sheets. Greeted guests and applicants and directed them to the appropriate person.