A Bit About Me
I’m Michele Schuman, a visual designer who is detail-oriented, driven, collaborative and has strong management skills. I work in a variety of mediums, including print, email, web, social media, and user experience. In addition, I’m a master at Adobe Creative Suite.
I’m passionate about building and nurturing partnerships that result in creative wins that drive customer interest and profits.
I value hard work and the opinions of others; I believe great ideas come from the most unexpected places. I embrace each project as a unique opportunity to discover and capture its innate essence and find new ways to engage its audience.
My Portfolio
Skills, Experience & Education
Freelance Visual Designer–Present
Steve Rosen Law Firm • 2023
Logo, branding, website
Sew Gussied Up • 2022-23
Website, business cards
Chris Woodburn Design Group • 2022-23
Websites, business cards
Indigo Global Investors • 2022-23
Consulting, business cards
Pacific Life Insurance Company • 2020-23
Design, Print & Digital
Branding & Identity • logo design • web • digital image editing & manipulation
• digital & print publication • prototyping • social media
Pacific Life Insurance Company–Digital Creative Director–2020
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Manage and lead a team of creatives, print buyer and a project manager in the development of marketing campaigns.
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Manage and lead Omnichannel marketing including but not limited to (print, email, web, social, video, podcast...).
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Work closely with Meetings and Events Planning in the design and creation of promo items (posters, banners, t-shirts, pins, stickers...)
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Stay informed. Seek out and study industry trends, new tools & technologies and learning opportunities to benefit self and team.
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Manage assets on a cloud based server. Including naming conventions and file management.
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Brand ambassador. Maintain design consistency with brand and overall company strategy. Stakeholder and contributor of corporate brand guidelines website.
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Project management. Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to set project deadlines, content goals and measurable wins.
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Adjust team focus to changing priorities and deadlines. Attend weekly status meetings with marketing to ensure projects are on track and identify perceivable roadblocks.
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Write and deliver creative briefs.
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Assist in the creation and presentation of mood boards.
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Oversee the creative budget.
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Manage vendor relationships.
California State University Long Beach, Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communications
Leadership Journey: Completed an 18 month long Leadership Journey course at Pacific Life
Certificates: Salesforce, NN/g, certified UX