Michelle Gilman Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon Area

Clients: I-5 Pharms, The Porch, Red Wagon Creamery, Chow, Mastercoach.se, Dreamstar, Kidstarter, Maritime Cafe, Hierba Buena, Sissy Pasi, Robert Eli, Puff Puff Passport, Jericho Footwear.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Tasks: All client-facing and internal graphic design, including the bi-annual catalog (as well as layout and complete creation on my own), sell sheets, advertisements, email campaigns, website design, brand books, letter heads, business cards, presentations, copywriting, content creation for social media, and all client requests. Photographed, edited, and coordinated all lifestyle and product photography, as well as any photography requests by clients (including editing). Assisted with video work. Designed and managed new website during and after creation. Worked closely with a team in Taiwan, as well as a team in New Jersey. Acquired skills: Working with children on set, working with remote teams in Taiwan and New Jersey, working with an in-house creative team, working in a fast-paced environment, wearing many hats in addition to the job I was initially hired for, working directly with a sales team and executive team, customer service, working for a parent company and subsidiary at once.

Portland, Oregon Area

Graphic design for all sell sheets, presentations, catalogs, branding, advertisements; all photography and editing, creating/updating/overseeing bi-annual catalogs, assisting with video work, and working with the video team on social media marketing and content creation.

Photography of all products for Amazon listings, lifestyle photography, and production design work on catalogs, presentations, sell sheets, and packaging.

United States

Tasks: All client-facing and internal graphic design, including the bi-annual catalog (as well as layout and complete creation on my own), sell sheets, advertisements, email campaigns, website design, brand books, letter heads, business cards, presentations, copywriting, content creation for social media, and all client requests. Photographed, edited, and coordinated all lifestyle and product photography, as well as any photography requests by clients (including editing). Assisted with video work. Designed and managed new website during and after creation. Worked closely with a team in Taiwan, as well as a team in New Jersey. Acquired skills: Working with children on set, working with remote teams in Taiwan and New Jersey, working with an in-house creative team, working in a fast-paced environment, wearing many hats in addition to the job I was initially hired for, working directly with a sales team and executive team, customer service, working for a parent company and subsidiary at once.

Portland, Oregon Area

Tasks: Shot and edited all the portrait photos of all the employees at the agency (over 200+), as well as edited photos for clients and pitch decks. Updated and designed newspaper ads and graphics for a handful of the agency’s clients, including a client's newspaper advertisements for 300+ placements nationwide.Acquired skills: Working with an agency, working with an in-house creative team, working in a fast-paced environment, learning studio equipment for photography, working in a hybrid location type.

Portland, Oregon Area

My Co-Director and I plan, execute, and run a program where skilled volunteers in the advertising and marketing world are matched to local non-profits to create pro bono work. The volunteers are organized into teams and spend six months working together to create and execute digital, social, and experiential campaigns that benefit the non-profit.

Portland, Oregon Area

Tasks: Production design of graphics and artwork for numerous departments at the Nike World Headquarters to create or update graphics, patterns, product designs and mockups, and 3-D product design. Finalizing and quality checking designs and updates to send over to the factory for garment production. Worked with many programs, including Adobe Illustrator, 3-D software, and Slack.Acquired skills: working for a large corporation, working in a fast-paced environment, working with a global team, being professional around celebrities, networking with other departments, wearing many hats and learning how to be of use in departments outside of my job description.

Greater Seattle Area

Tasks: Designed custom shape mockups of products and brand collateral (both 3-D and 2-D), designed logos, created vector art, shot product and lifestyle photography of products, photo retouching and editing of product and lifestyle photography, worked with sales reps to customize existing products for various clients, and worked in Adobe Illustrator and 3-D software. Clients ranged from mom and pop shops to Cadillac.Acquired Skills: Working in a new location (moved to Seattle from Portland), working with new programs, working in a fast-paced environment, working directly with a sales team

Clackamas, Or

Tasks: Customer Service, high-end beer/wine/alcohol knowledge, creating art for the expo area in back of house for notices and reminders to staff.Acquired Skills: Knowledge at reading clients to fit their needs, working with people who can be rude and unpleasant while remaining calm and chipper, working well in a fast-paced and highly stressful environment, networking, the art of compromise, how to work under pressure, what to say when you're unsure of the exact answer, multi-tasking, how to make the perfect cocktails, and how to smile through blisters.Certifications: Gallos Wine Certified, Cicero Certified

West Linn, Or

Tasks: Customer service, working heavily with children/families, knowledge of wine/beer pairings with food, responsible for all the chalkboard art at this location.Acquired Skills: Knowledge at reading clients to fit their needs, working with people who can be rude and unpleasant while remaining calm and chipper, working well in a fast-paced and highly stressful environment, networking, the art of compromise, how to work under pressure, what to say when you're unsure of the exact answer, multi-tasking, how to make the perfect fresh cut fries, and how to smile through blisters.Certifications: McMenamin's beer/wine/liquor expert.

Portland, Oregon Area

Tasks: Customer service, working events (serving food, bartending, setting up/taking down events, greeting guests), worked in lounge as bartender and server, knowledge of beer/wine/food pairings.Acquired skills: time management, customer service, knowledge at reading clients to fit their needs, working with people who can be rude and unpleasant while remaining calm and chipper, working well in a fast-paced and highly stressful environment, networking, the art of compromise, how to work under pressure, what to say when you're unsure of the exact answer, multi-tasking, how to make the perfect piece of toast, and how to smile through blisters.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Tasks: handling all of their graphic design work, developing exciting and new content for the company for social media and print and digital, copywriting, and creating an ad campaign for new store opening.Acquired skills: Working under a remote Creative Director (in London), chalk art, working with a small budget and big ideas.

Santiago, Chile

Tasks: All photography/videography for publication and website, all photo retouching and editing for publication and website, manage all social media outlets, cover-to-cover graphic design and management of weekly digital magazine (roughly 40-50 pages), train new media interns, write news articles, co-pitch to potential clients/advertisers, attend events around Santiago, Chile.Acquired skills: Quick adaptation to new surroundings (in this case, international ones), speaking "chileno", cross-marketing solution strategizing, experience training successors, punctuality, task management under lots of pressure, how to read confusing maps, teamwork and (non-romantic) co-worker relationships, overcoming language barriers/cultural differences.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Tasks: photographing all events, retouching and editing photos, designing advertising material, filming promotional videos, some social media management, and filming company events.Acquired skills: Confidence working independently, task organization/management, teamwork with "work family", working under pressure, sharpened video-production skills

Eugene, Oregon Area

Tasks: Content creation, design, social media management, organizing events, planning campaigns, strategizing distribution of Ethos magazine, tabling and coordinating fundraising events.Acquired skills: Event planning, teamwork, strategy, public relations, social media management, and working to promote a magazine.

Eugene, Oregon Area

Tasks: Photography for promotion of shows and events, retouching and editing of photography, designing advertisements, designing brochures, and designing promotional materials, managing all of publicity, press, and social media outlets; sending out press releases, follow-ups, and thank you's; scheduling interviews, writing/distributing weekly blog posts, coordinating events, running company errands, and working backstage at performances.Acquired skills: Working with live performances, client relations, data tracking, writing press releases, social media management, working with a non-profit, copywriting, photography.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Advertising, Senior

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta, Ethos Magazine, Ad Society, Design for America

High School, Dimploma

Activities and Societies: Independent Art Studies, Student Council, Varsity Cheerleading, Tennis, Varsity Track, Varsity Dance, Community.