Emma Elzinga Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Oversee the book design process for all authors. Manage the Indigo brand presentation and social media channels. Manage artist collaboration and guide the illustration process for children's books.

Produce unique cover design concepts crafted from author consultations, genre research, and my own inspiration. Typeset and style book interiors to reflect their unique covers and maintain design consistency. Use custom CSS and HTML to build reflowable and interactive ebooks. Expand cover concepts into marketing collateral for authors to promote their work. Engage efficiently with feedback from authors and an internal team to refine designs. Collaborate with leads of other departments to guide authors smoothly through the publishing process.

Realize innovative branding strategies and coach clients through the brand development process. Create designs for use in use in print and web applications. Deliver production-ready graphics for manufacture or printing. Engage with client feedback to help clients realize their artistic vision and bring it to life. Experienced in branding and identity design, poster design, book design, typesetting, custom typography, and engaging designs for educational materials. Consult with individuals and teams on streamlining productivity. Develop innovative solutions and custom workflow technology for clients using Notion.

Founded creative studio providing book design services for authors and independent publishing houses. Blend ideas from author consultations, genre research, and my own inspiration to produce unique cover design concepts. Engage efficiently with author feedback to refine designs. Style book interiors to reflect their unique cover designs and maintain design consistency. Build ebooks with custom CSS and HTML. Create marketing collateral for authors to promote their work. Offer consulting and instructional material on the publishing process for new authors.

Blend ideas from author consultations, genre research, and my own inspiration to produce unique cover design concepts. Engage efficiently with author feedback to refine designs. Design and format full book cover spreads to printer's requirements.

Hawaiian Islands

Launched branding campaign for Discipleship Training Schools. Conceptualized and designed logos, booklets, and print and digital collateral for training programs. Designed innovative business cards, flyers, and stickers to prompt YWAM Ships and special events. Printed and produced all catalogs, booklets, and posters by hand in studio.

Designer for non-profit delivering winter clothing to the homeless in Chicago. Workshopped with organization president to discern branding vision for start-up non-profit. Crafted brand identity and designed all collateral, including posters, brochures, and business cards, all used for distribution at nationwide conferences. Spearheaded social media team to craft a digital marketing campaign, leading to a successful first clothing drive.

Worked as sole graphic designer for Overland Partners, a nationwide top 50 architecture studio. Proposed redeveloped print collateral system for architect portfolios and developed prototypes for new system. Worked with the marketing team to design new signage for building and formally presented ideas to company CEOS. Produced, edited, and launched videos for internal instructional programs for resident architects. Redesigned function and look of internal instructional program system. Created hundreds of graphics for in-house and promotional use.

Completed design residency program in Lakeside, Montana for non-profit architecture studio. Innovated print marketing materials and wearables, designed over 35 posters to promote summer studio programs locally and abroad. Created new branding identity for studio annual conference series. Created graphics for new website.

Graphic designer and marketing assistant at non-profit theater. Designed marketing materials for shows, including posters, t-shirts, ads, programs. Promoted, planned, and hosted multiple fundraisers and events. Spearheaded digital marketing initiative for company to increase ticket sales and engagement.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Managed correspondence for a team of 15 lawyers and assistants. Accepted and forwarded all calls, sorted and delivered mail, greeted and hosted clients, prepared conference rooms for meetings. Booked appointments for lawyer and client meetings. Completed opening and closing tasks for building.