Michelle May Email & Phone Number

Worcester/Boston

We drive your growth with a story that your customers are drawn to.We build your brand story with compelling content, design effective visual libraries, create compelling messaging & marketing strategies that call your audience to action.We present your story to convey the core of your strengths and problems you solve for your customers. We elevate your brand with decades of award-winning design skills.We are inspired by our experiences and the interesting people we meet in our travels. Our clients hire us knowing that our work is based on intensive research, intuition and data. Our best clients are honest and direct and looking for something edgy. We are challenged by limitations and we are optimists. We work with and understand many industries, healthcare, energy, cybersecurity to art, restaurants, farm and real estate development. Recent clients include: ShardSecure, Starr Home Care, Worcester Public Market, Kelley Square Lofts, Mass Farmers Markets, Copley Square Market, Bedlam Book Cafe, COI Energy, Nivi of Nairobi, Pet Rock Festival, Seldon Plan and stART on the Street.We have proven success with high-level clients, celebrities and our vendors. We have developed lines for prominent brands such as Wayfair, Babies “r” Us, Costco, Caesar’s Palace, Joss & Main, Gilt and Brides Magazines. Celebrities Tyra Banks, Bill Gates, Jim Henson, Robert Cray, Death & Co, Ricky Martin and even Queen Rania, among others have chosen our work. Our designs have been featured in the Knot, Brides, Martha Stewart as well as on The Today Show, Good Morning America and Brides Live Weddings.We are obsessed with creating exceptional work and look forward to meeting new clients and discovering how we can be an integral part of their business strategy.

Juniper Rag is an independent art & lifestyle magazine published by Atelier ID Global. Our mission to elevate artists is driven by our ability to connect people. In addition to the magazine, we host live and virtual exhibitions and promote artists from all over the world. Art collectors and artists can connect through artists features, print and digital marketing campaigns, curated exhibitions, juried shows and collaborative projects that we present annually. Notable projects include:• Fay Chandler Emerging Art Exhibition: We juried and curated the exhibition hosted by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture at Boston City Hall.• About Face: We juried and curated Fountain Street Gallery’s annual international call for art and exhibition. There were over 600 submissions and 37 artists selected. • Paradiso Social Club: We co-curated New Art Center’s annual fundraiser gala. The exhibition featured 3 auctions with over 40 national artists. The fundraiser raised over $80,000 for the Cultural Access Project.• TORRID | Abstract Impressions: This Juniper Rag group show consisted of 30 New England artists and 57 pieces of art.• The 2022 Annual Kris Waldman Curator-In-Residence Exhibit: We were on the panel of jurors for selection of The Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA) Curator in Residence.• Newton Now: We co-curated for the second community art show at Nearby Gallery. • Artists on Fire I & II: We curated for the annual exhibition at Krikorian Gallery at Worcester Center for Crafts held during Hot Night in the City. • Luscious Punch: A solo show with Robin Reynolds featuring Julia C. R. Gray. This show was a collaborative effort with Curtis Speer of CUSP Gallery, Provincetown, MA and Juniper Rag magazine.• ORIGIN: This show at JMAC/Worcester PopUp celebrated the launch of Juniper Rag Magazine, showing over 50 works of art from artists all over the United States.

Greater Boston Area

BonBillo is a startup incubator, early-stage investor and support network for ambitious startups using technology to solve social, health and environmental problems. We run incubator programs in Boston and Mumbai focused on helping teams build sustainable businesses that contribute to a healthy, happy and equitable planet.Responsibilities:Provide guidance on user experience, design, marketing, messaging and strategy to MBA student entrepreneurs who are developing social-impact businesses.

Worcester, Massachusetts

1NTERRUPT was founded in 2014 by Marc Blackmer of Worcester, MA. 1NTERRUPT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit made up of hackers, researchers, developers, educators, entrepreneurs, and practitioners. We love what we do, and we want to introduce participants to the world of information security. All of the 1NTERRUPT organizers, volunteers, and guest speakers are industry professionals who work in the IT and cyber security world every day. The purpose, to create pathways for students. Since inception, there has been much growth, establishing chapters in Worcester at WPI & Worcester Academy, in Atlanta at Georgia Tech and Portland, OR at Mt. Hood Community College. Past speakers include Marty Roesch of Cicso/Sourcefire/Snort and Martin McKeay of Akamai Technologies.1NTERRUPT events are focused on the exchange of ideas, knowledge sharing, fostering local communities, and building relationships. We invite local public, private, and home school students 14-22 with an interest in cyber security, open source development, and entrepreneurship to join us. 1NTERRUPT is not a sixth day of school. We consider every person who participates to be a new colleague, therefore, we aim to excite, encourage, and challenge – and we expect to be challenged back. The format of the day will involve demos, open discussion, Q&A with industry professionals, hands-on, and even role playing. Topics include network security, web and hardware hacking, design, and of course, ethics.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Cirque du Noir offers an exciting platform of local art talent with a live art fusion, silent auction and live music. Inspiration came from working and living in an environment filled with amazing artistic talent. An edgy & inspiring evening of art collaboration, music and masquerade to support the Worcester community by donating over 30K to The Worcester County Food Bank, The Sprinkler Factory and Creative Hub Worcester, since 2007.

New York, United States

Manage social media and digital marketing strategies for ShardSecure

Hudson, Ma

The Gift Wrap Company is the oldest established gift wrap manufacturer in the USA founded in 1903, now under the IG Design Group umbrella. IG designs based in the UK, manufactures and distributes products to over 200,000 retail outlets across more than 80 countries.

45 Linden Street | Worcester | Ma | 01609

Directing and determining the best ways for Savvy Staffing to visually represent their identity online while creating a voice for the company in all areas of communication. Supervise website development from concept to completion. Create and build social media followingto expand partner and client network. Information Architecture Content creation and all copywriting User Experience and Wireframe Development Manage outside developer, vendors and partners, on time, on budget Testing/troubleshooting across multiple browsers and operating systemsCreating and managing successful content for best SEO Solid understanding of Web/Social Analytics Managed 3rd party software integration HTML/CSS Google Adwords Creative Direction + Design Identity Creation and Supervision of Brand Management, internally and externally Marketing Communication Advertising Event ManagementSocial Media and Business Development Lead creative sessions for all projects Develop creative programs to advance brand strategy Manage and grow multichannel online presence Established online presence over 6 months: Website traffic by 500%, Facebook engagement by 400%, LinkedIn unique viewers by 400%.

West Boylston, Massachusetts

At Checkerboard, eInvite and Outvite.com, I designed product, innovative stationery and home goods as created marketing campaigns and social media strategies. My product innovation and high selling items contributed to their success year-over-year. I provided consistent top sale items for over a decade by developing innovative concepts, a social media presence, and forecasted trends for optimal design strategies. I created Unveiled, a new concept in invitation presentation, reinventing how wedding invitations are viewed. Design suites using storytelling, which were first in the market. Designing for three companies seamlessly. The concept was adopted for our partnership with BRIDES Magazine. - Generate superior sales success, contributing to 20% revenue growth per year- Ability to present and communicate non-linear concepts to different audiences- Present and sell ideas to executives and leave them inspired and driven- Key designer for strategic revenue generating projects- Intuitive color and style trend researcher with proven 2+ years forecasting ability- Develop cross departmental relations + workflow- Successfully train, mentor and manage junior designers- Seamlessly maintain schedules and multiple overlapping deadlines- Social media development, product development + VIP client care- Vendor and business development, customer care and acquisition- Public Relations + Marketing across multi channeled business partners and websites- Develop the product lines of 3 distinct companies simultaneously- Management offsite, my role was key in problem resolution and keeping projects on track- Creator of innovative wedding paper collection, called Unveiled, from pitch to marketing- Project Lead + inspiration for layout + execution of BRIDES Fine Wedding Papers- Work directly with the editors of BRIDES Magazine- Networked with US's top wedding photographers, placing them in albums, which lead to magazine features

West Boylston, Ma

Graphic designer and fine artist with consistent top sales combined with integrated ideation skills. Main focus on product design and development, but the scope of my work was broadened by a constant and deliberate approach fueled by impassioned creativity and devout work ethic.

West Boylston, Ma

Call center representative responsible for solving issues and questions for our nationwide client base. Follow up with customer orders in production, assist with design ideas and suggestions for a ten album product line with over 1000 products. Knowledge of the printing industry, competitor activity, and representative in sales for the National Stationery Show in New York City for face to face contact with clients. Developing customer relations and special projects based on connections made in the industry. Knowing our client base and having keen insight into the needs of our customers was very advantageous and segued into a successful design career with Checkerboard. In 2001 I was hired as a designer. I quickly became one of the top revenue driving designers creating products that are still top sellers, long after the company sold.