Bridget Buddenberg

Professional Experience

June 2006–Present
Creative Lead,
Fresh Picked Design (Self-employed)

• Develop my responsive UX designs using HTML and CSS

• Art direct multi-channel marketing campaigns

• Develop branding for companies of all sizes and industries

• Design packaging, merchandise, signage, and other marketing collateral

• Design, animate, and develop custom responsive emails

• Illustrate products, murals, and tattoos

• Paint traditional media

• Past clients include Terminix, Lennar Homes, Sleep.com, USGA, Capital One, Nature Box

January 2021–June 2023
Senior Visual Designer,
Wondrium (Freelance)

• Conceptualize, design, and code marketing landing pages

• Design social media campaigns, marketing emails, streaming channel ads, and affiliate banners

• Collaborate on design for indirect partners and library collections

July 2016–July 2021
Graphic Designer/Web Designer,
City of Charlottesville Parks & Recreation (Part-time)

• Designed marketing campaigns across all communication channels 

• Managed brands for Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, City Markets, Meadowcreek Golf Course, The Grill at Meadowcreek, and Access Arts Charlottesville/Albemarle

• Coordinated and managed all digital assets

October 2009–September 2017
Senior Graphic/Web Designer,
Madison Brands (Freelance)

• Design and code web pages and responsive email marketing

• Design print collateral and product packaging

• Manage digital assets

• Lead the rebrand of the Problem Solvers brand

• Brands include Plow & Hearth, HearthSong, Magic Cabin, ReUseit, Problem Solvers, Viva Terra

April 2010–July 2015
Assistant Brand Manager,
The Great Courses (Freelance)

• Design for catalogs and shipping boxes 

• Skin wireframes for websites and microsites 

• Design and code responsive email templates

• Troubleshoot collateral design and prepress processes

• Correct and manipulate images for packaging covers

Education

BFA, Visual Communications and Design
University of Nebraska at Kearney

Cross-Platform Skills

InDesign
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Photoshop
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Illustrator
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Dreamweaver
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HTML
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CSS
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Figma
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Sketch
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Magento
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Traditional Media Skills

Drawing
Painting
Photography

Awards and Honors

AMCP MarCom Gold Award -
January 2008

IABC Silver Inkwell Award of Excellence -
January 2008

IAVA W3 Silver Award -
January 2008

Marketing Sherpa Gold Winner -
January 2007

Merit Award: Mid-States Graphic Design -
December 2000

Merit Award: AIGA Nebraska -
December 2000

Behance

References

LinkedIn

Written references are available upon request.

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