Resumé of Sarah Noble

I would like to introduce myself as your next rockstar Graphic Designer. As an exceptional graphic designer and digital content specialist, with a background in marketing, I understand the impact that good design can have on sales, views, and social footprints. My career experience and education make me confident in applying for this position.

My background includes corporate, agency, and freelance graphic design experience. I have been immersed in the Great Lakes Bay Region (Michigan) marketing community with hundreds of businesses. I have created many successful print and digital campaigns targeting prime audiences. Campaigns include websites, banner ads, mobile app imagery, printed materials, videos, and social media management. I have designed logos and brand identities as well as written copy for blogs, pamphlets, and social media posts for many businesses. My strongest tool set is working within Adobe Creative products. I keep current with Adobe products with tutorials and online training.

A highlight of my career has been seeing the positive effect on the communities around me. I carry this positivity through my work as a designer and an artist. Working within the media and marketing industry has given me a drive within all of my communications.

Thank you, for your time and consideration. I look forward to meeting with you and discussing how I can use my skills to help your business succeed.

Sincerely,
Sarah Noble

Freelancer and Business Owner
Sarah Belle Studios – 2008 – present

Creating solutions for businesses and brands since 2008. Making my clients look their very best is the number one priority! My expertise is versatile and translates well to digital and traditional marketing solutions.

Achievements:

• Establish and manage a freelance graphic design business that aims to assist companies in brand development.
• Spearhead visual identity including logo design and brand positioning, promotions, and digital marketing for various companies.
• Develop creative advertising content for various media including brochures of all sizes, magazines, flyers, direct mail, billboards, and posters while ensuring maximum brand awareness of the target audience and market.
• Conceptualize websites, digital advertising, branded email communications, and social media design for the best possible user experience.
• Maintaining, updating, and monitoring client digital spaces.
  Consulting clients to utilize and learn how to best use their digital spaces.

Photography Achievements

• Provides diverse portrait photo sessions to many clients, including seniors, family, and couples while engaging with clients to capture natural demeanor
• Business photography to enhance marketing efforts
• Photo-manipulation and editing master to create true art

Clientele Achievement Spotlight: Douglass Safety Systems

Douglass Safety Systems (DSS) was a fire equipment distributor located in Sanford, MI. With $100,000 plus sales across 6 regions in the state of Michigan, DSS’s primary marketing consisted of print ads in fire information magazines and a stagnant Facebook page. In March of 2019, Doug Engwis was looking to grow his business and stand out from other top distributors.

Objectives for DSS

• Coordinate new marketing direction consisting of print ads, social media imagery, sales decks, and digital spaces.
• Revamp the website to brighten, spotlight services offered, and add more details to keep customers from bouncing to other sites.
• Create and implement digital display advertising, social media advertising, and new email marketing tactics.
• Standardize art direction across all branding efforts.
• Increase natural SEO to ensure the best digital footprint possible.
• Hold sales training sessions to help representatives understand new branding materials.

In the spring of 2021, Douglass Safety Systems was merged with Municipal Emergency Services (MES). MES is the largest fire equipment distributor in the United States. Doug Engwis credited this successful (undisclosed) multi-million dollar deal to the success of the new marketing efforts, website, and general great digital first impressions.

Graphic Designer
Client First Technologies – 2019 – 2022

I was an in-house graphic designer for CFT. I reported to the VP Sean Kelley. For this role, I created various visual tools to increase the clarity of proposals. These infographics were used in government proposals. At times I was expected to edit PowerPoint Presentations to ensure all visuals were stable and uniform.

Tools used most often:

• Microsoft products – Word and PowerPoint
• Adobe Illustrator

Digital Content Specialist
Alpha Media – 2010 – 2019

I was the in-house designer for the Saginaw, MI Market and the Mid-West Region. I had cultivated this position as graphic designers weren’t really heard of in the radio world. With my expertise and design skills, the Saginaw market grossed a third of its revenue from digital and multimedia sales.

Achievements:

• Develop and manage daily graphic design communications for a national media company
• Web admin for multiple domains with various audiences – built and rebuilt 5 websites for 3 platform changes.
• Managed Rocketgrab – A lead generation site offering great deals: web maintenance, organization, and customer service
• Social Media Manager across platforms used by target audiences for multiple audiences
• Creative problem solver addressing client needs to get desired results
• Organizer for over 50 client campaigns across multiple platforms including websites, social media pages and advertising, targeted ad display, mobile apps
• Photographer for all events
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Graphic Design Assistant
FACIT at Central Michigan University – 2007 – 2007

FACIT is Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching. I was responsible for tasks assigned by the senior designer, Kelly (Preece) Nack.

Achievements:

• Design and presentation of academic posters to professors
• Printing large format posters for display and conferences
• Collaborating with the senior designer to create presentation pieces
• Designing displays and items to correlate with the branding of the University
• Photograph images for stock library

Central Michigan University
Bachelor Of Fine Art Degree

• First and third place 2007 Brass Ring Awards
• Merit award 2008 Brass Ring Awards
• Gear Up/College Day Summer Camp Mentor (2007)
• Peer Mentor for First-Year Experience
• Also studied photography, printmaking, and marketing

Delta College
Associates Degree with an Emphasis in Art

• Studied graphic design, photography, and photo-manipulation
• Dean’s List