Sarah Black Email & Phone Number

Manhattan, Kansas, United States

• As Art Director, I'm part of the client-facing aspect of the Creative Services department. I connect client's design vision and guide them through the design of their website. I communicate internally with project.
• Communicate directly with clients in a variety of meetings scheduled throughout the website production process.
• Present concepts and guide clients towards functional solutions.
• Coordinate internal creative teams to successfully deliver design and production services in a timely manner.
• Continually review projects for quality control, advising the creative teams and providing guidance to clients.
• Design website concepts and complete revisions and production work as needed.

Manhattan, Kansas

• Manage all aspects of development including design planning, art direction and execution while working closely with team editor and digital media specialist and printing. Provide marketing support for Housing and.
• Develop, organize and execute eye catching marketing materials to support events and departments throughout student life
• Supervise full time graphic designer, three student graphic designers and two marketing assistants.
• Build and maintain constituent relationships
• Develop strong customer base of new and existing clients by maintaining customer satisfaction and quality
• Create and supervise production of printed materials

Manhattan, Kansas

• Responsible for all design tasks, including interacting with clients and identifying their needs, collecting relevant information about products/services and their users, brainstorming and planning design ideas..
• Create printed pieces for events and recruiting efforts
• Work closely with campus printing services
• Campaign collaboration with campus partners
• Designed and produced recruiting booths, presentations, product labels and packaging.
• Worked in a lead role to provide guidance to student designers

Wichita, Kansas Area

• Provide all design work while collaborating with a remote marketing manager.
• Responsible for preparing files for print
• Organize monthly advertising campaigns while adhering to Verizon’s brand standards.
• Create advertising for store interiors

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Create promotional designs for Union Station, Science City and Kansas City Museum.
• Designed a gallery exhibit at KC Museum
• Responsible for preparing files for print
• Created invitations, brochures, newspaper ads, postcards and promotional posters.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Responsible for 95% of all design work and print production.
• Designed ads, flyers, invitations, brochures, posters, pamphlets, newsletters, billboards, books, CD/CD covers, logos and business cards for multiple companies
• One-on-one client interaction from project start to finish
• Worked with sales team to design new business proposal decks for prospective clients
• Prepared files for print production