Resume

MEGAN N. STANGIS                                                                                                       

m - 480-280-6226, e – mnstangis@gmail.com, linkedin.com/in/meganstangis   

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:       

Diligent, motivated self-starter with experience in graphic design, communication campaigns and marketing executions in Digital Media and Advertising & Public Relations to optimize communication strategies. Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite to create brand, animation, and digital executions for use across web, social media, and other marketing executions. CPG brand and marketing team exposure. Recognized for my work in web/print campaigns, arts and editing. Interested in pursuing a range of new opportunities in communications, graphic design, and advertising.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Graphic Designer - Digital & Print Media
October 2023 - Present

Design and deliver digital assets for digital and print marketing channels, including digital/print publications, digital/print advertisements, social media graphics and banners, emails and email templates, and other Web-based assets. Support digital marketing strategy, campaigns and market branding, Creating Style Guides, Creative Briefs, Social Media Marketing, Facebook, Instagram, Paid Social, SEO Paid Search, Google Analytics. Regular use of Microsoft Office and the full Adobe Creative Suite. Current clients include regional Digital Marketing Agency, national start-ups.

Graphic Designer - Advantus Corp.
August 2022 - October 2023

Work across a range of business lines and products to develop and execute assets including packaging, product photography and videography, marketing collateral, and merchandising concepts. Convert concepts into a graphic reality under deadlines using Adobe Creative Suite applications. Create packaging including die line creation following strict brand style guides. Assist on photo and video shoots, including product set up, lighting, photo/videography, and editing. Edit and enhance photos and videos for marketing purposes, including ecommerce, product demonstrations, promotional videos, and social media content.

Creative Coordinator - Novel Brands
May 2021 - August 2022

Conduct product and audience research for team review and consideration. Create pitch decks on new product opportunities, highlight features, benefits, competitive analysis, and live demonstration suggestions. Support team members to deliver copywriting, graphic, and motion design assets. Create and schedule social media content, including caption copywriting, organizing user-generated content, and community management. Promotion planning, new product releases, website building, and content updates through Shopify. Prepare image and video assets for various brands, sales and social channel deployment. Assemble product landing pages through pre-built Shopify themes for marketing research and development. Assist in producing and coordinating photo shoots and video productions. Research social trends and follow practices of top-performing brands.

Web Designer/Creative Content Producer – Cento Fine Foods
November 2020 - February 2021

Create, manage, and input digital content and project manage the implementation of web initiatives for consistent brand and marketing presence. Maintain and create multimedia content for Cento websites as well as social media platforms, MailChimp templates, and newsletters. Implement digital projects including front-end web design, development, and CSS and HTML coding. Produce photography, videography and animation of products and recipes for e-commerce and promotional materials. Regular communication with Cento graphic designers, programmers and high level executives. 

Digital Content & Social Media Marketing Intern – Campbell Snacks
Summer 2019

Direct engagement across major brand campaigns including Pepperidge Farm (Goldfish, Milano, etc.), Cape Cod, Snyder's Lance, Snack Factory, Late July, Pop Secret & Emerald. Create original and edit content (photography, video, stop-motion animation) using Adobe Acrobat, Premiere, Photoshop & Experience Manager. Supported teams and multiple professionals both directly and virtually. Prepared brand posts for Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Developed templates for Pinterest. Developed training and how-to materials for photo editing. Full use of MS Office Suite including SharePoint & PowerPoint.

Communications & Graphic Design Intern – Loyola University
Summer 2018

Supported Counseling, Diversity and Inclusion Center. Campaign planning for the Public Health Team initiative. Created digital art and logos for the student sleep campaign. Developed ideas, created posters and other marketing materials.

Customer Service/Production – Edible Arrangements
June 2017 to December 2018

Production of fruit bouquets, management and ordering of supplies and materials, customer service, and order placement. Balance end-of-day accounts. Part-time.

EDUCATION

Loyola University Maryland, 2016 - 2020

BA Communications – Dual Concentration (Advertising & Public Relations, Web & Print Media), Dean’s List

Coursework includes - Advertising Copy Writing, Advertising Management, Advertising Capstone, Public Relations, Multi-Media Storytelling, Multi-Media Capstone, Graphic Design I and II, Travel Blogging and Reporting, Photography, Video, Motion Graphics, Animation, Web Design and Programming, Computer Science, Calculus I and II, and Object Oriented Data Structures.

SKILLS:

•   Adobe Creative Suite

  • Photoshop

  • Illustrator

  • InDesign

  • Premiere

  • After Effects

  • XD

  • Acrobat

  • Dream Weaver

• Shopify

• Mailchimp

• Canva

• Graphic Design

• Animation & Motion Graphics

• Photography & Videography

• Web Design, Programming & Prototyping

• Advertising & Marketing

• HTML & CSS