Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Art and Design

Long Island University, C.W. Post CampusBrookville, NY

EDUCATION

CONTACT

crystalmcguigan@gmail.comEmail

919-995-1181Phone

crystalmcguigan.comWeb

linkedin.com/in/crystalmcguigan

Nexstar Media General Richmond, Virginia• Created & designed digital ad solutions covering a multitude of clients for use on over 100 broadcast market websites. Digital works include banner advertising, flash and html5 animations, eblasts, responsive splash pages and social media ads.• Communicated with the clients, successfully translated their wants and needs into functional cohesive design. Provided editing and copywriting as needed.• Proven ability to self-manage multiple projects at once while meeting tight deadlines. • Monitored the support box after peak hours, addressed any time sensitive requests.• Created and presented informational webinars on digital products and best practices.• Researched web trends and self-trained on new and emerging digital technologies.

Creative Services Designer

Nov. 2013 – Dec. 2017May 2010 – Nov 2012

Home Care DeliveredRichmond, Virginia• Designs digital advertising pieces such as landing pages, display banners, social media banners and email marketing.• Supports internal design needs across all departments. Responsible for the design and management of all printed materials.• Responsible for developing content marketing assets such as infographics, icons, logos web graphics, and images for marketing channels.

Digital Visual/Graphic Designer

Feb. 2018 – Present

Stefanini Richmond, Virginia• Provided web and interactive graphic support to clients and Stefanini corporate, utilizing design, html and flash actionscript. Revised previous works to improve overall design and UI usability.• Organized information and data through design, creating interactive topic maps, web widgets and other digital solutions.

Sr. Flash Developer

Jan. 2013 – Nov. 2013

S&R Communications Group Durham, North Carolina

• Conceptualized and designed print and digital collateral for a multitude of healthcare clients. Works include: posters, brochures, journals, postcards, folders, CDs, tradeshow graphics, static and animated web banners and web design.• Created, branded and formatted templates for powerpoint presentations, including informational design such as charts graphs and illustration.• Served as main designer for html email design and flash banner animation.• Brainstormed new client pitch ideas, created ad concepts and artwork mock-ups.

Graphic Designer

Sep. 2007 – Feb. 2010

Sinclair Institute Hillsborough, North Carolina • Designed the monthly product catalog layout, along with other direct mail pieces. • Organize and retouched all incoming photography. Prepped catalog and image files for the web, as well as general graphic support to all departments.

Graphic Designer

Feb. 2007 – Aug. 2007

UTStarcom Personal Communications Hauppauge, New York• Designed various marketing materials such as brochures, spec sheets, manuals, box art, posters and trade show graphics.• Retouched all incoming product photography and prepped the digital files. • Supported the sales team by creating and upkeeping powerpoint presentations.• Assisted in the rebranding during the transition from Audiovox to UTStarcom.

Graphic Designer

Oct. 2004 – Jul. 2006

EXPERIENCE

Graduating with Honors and having made the Dean’s list several times, I also served as vice president of DADA, the Digital Art and Design Association of Long Island University, C.W. Post. While attending school I received the gold B.O.L.I. Award from The Long Island Advertising Club for a student run ad campaign competition.

Photoshop

Illustrator

Indesign

QuarkXPress

Dreamweaver

Flash

Edge Animate

After Effects

Adobe XD

Html/CSS

Wordpress

Microsoft Word

Powerpoint

SKILLS

V I S U A L D E S I G N E R

CRYSTAL MCGUIGAN