Michaela Grant Email & Phone Number

United States

Long Beach, California, United States

Utilizing Adobe Illustrator, Procreate and Canva to create visually compelling graphics and animations for the office of sustainability’s social media posts and community outreach materialsAssisting with the implementation of the city’s tree-planting program by designing flyers/programs and engaging with the community through tabling events

Grant Your Wish is a small Etsy business where I have four years of expertise in digitalbrand management, logo design, website building, and marketing.• Managing packaging design and shipping of all items purchased through 2e-commerce stores (i.e. Etsy and the website)• Developed proficient skills using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.• Increasing visits by 147% compared to the previous year with Marketing and SEO• Directed a sales research study that compared product thumbnail designs thatresulted in a 92% increase in revenue

Santa Monica, California, United States

Leveraged Adobe Illustrator and Procreate to create visually compelling graphics for community outreach and education including, but not limited to; flyers, programs, social media posts/stories, stickers, murals, signs, logos and layouts.

Santa Monica, California, United States

Through a Fellowship, I worked with The Santa Monica Office of Sustainability and the Environment on community outreach for a recently approved community garden. I created the outreach graphics that were distributed throughout the neighborhood and a postcard that was delivered to locals that engaged 15+ people. We used online forms to conduct surveys to gather feedback from the local community about their garden ideas.Other tasks I worked on included sustainability procurement and observing a green business certification. As well as working with the City's Resource Recovery and Recycling division on educational outreach materials such as kitchen compost pail inserts and trash truck ads regarding organics recycling.

Inglewood, California, United States

Assist and support the administrative team and office manager to ensurethe smooth and effective functioning of ECS Schools.• Simplified the data retrieval processes by streamlining the workflow process by 70%• Conducted workload assessments and devised new operational processes that ledto a 40% increase in productivity• Aided in social media and website management that resulted in a 45% accountengagement increase

Inglewood, California, United States

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

The Waste Less Shop is a small business low-waste home goods brick and mortar and online store. My role as a Sales Associate were, but not limited to:• Assist an average of 20+ customers per day in finding or selecting items, and providing recommendations which have generated a total of $1K+ in additional revenue• Stock, replenish, and organize inventory with accuracy and efficiency• Handle cash registers, organizing inventory room, labeling products, unloading merchandise, and cleaning up• Greeted customers, responded to questions, improved engagement with merchandise and provided outstanding customer service• Fulfilled online wholesale and retail orders• Achieved established monthly sale goals

I work regularly to create personal and focused branding and website design with creatives, small business owners and influencers of all sorts, designed to let the most creative concepts stand out from the crowd.• Creating mood boards to capture client's design interests and needs • Ideation of digital concepts and revisions based on feedback from client • Developing curated logos in color and black and white using Photoshop, InDesign, and/or Illustrator• Creating detailed style guide to establish consistent branding for client• Creating digital designs in line with clients style guide such as: Mailchimp newsletters, website design, web page headers, social media templates• Creating print designs in line with clients style guide such as: Business cards, stationary (letterhead & envelope), shop signage, stickers, brochures, flyers, posters and morePHOTOGRAPHY• Photoshoots for family photos, engagements, announcements, and celebrations• Edit photos in Adobe Photoshop and Light Room Classic• Upload photos to private portal for clients to view

Manhattan Beach, California

Afterburn Fitness is a fitness center that provides group classes, personal training, smoothie bar, and child care. My role as a Front Desk and Child Care Associate were, but not limited to:• Helped generate sales by promoting special services offered• Handled complaints of the guests or any issues that may come up and try to solve it immediately• Communication skills with good telephone etiquette• CPR Certified for emergencies • Maintained discipline with the children and initiate other measures to control behavior• Have excellent communication with children • Have excellent communication with adult parent(s)

The Jazz Standard website was designed and developed for a personal fitness trainer• Established design guidelines, standards, and best practices• Implemented and maintained high-quality SEO policies and incorporated them with content produced for the website• Incorporated functionalities and features into websites• Ensured website function and stability across major devices (i.e. desktop, mobile, tablet)• Designed engaging and responsive pages

United States

Crips Imaging is a premier independent digital printing, imaging, design, and reprographics company. My role as a Creative Designer was, but not limited to:• Created posters, marketing materials, specialty projects, signs and banner design• Created color printing for over 15 clients in the city of Anaheim, Irvine, and Costa Mesa• Edit graphics for in-store wall display• Learned the design process from computer to printer to finishing

United States

• Experienced in independent marketing, sales, and distribution of products.• Educated customers on the advantage of using quality products and provided hands-on demonstrations.• Worked with clients using various media platforms including but not limited to texts, Facebook, telephone and in person to determine which products would best serve their wants, needs, and price limitations.

Graphic Design, Fine/Studio Arts, General

Activities and Societies: Deans’ List, 2017 President’s List 2018

Google Ux Design Certificate, Ux Design

Those who earn the Google UX Design Certificate have completed seven courses, developed by Google, that include hands-on, practice-based.

Studio Art -T, Art/Art Studies, General