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About Me

Stephani Kuehn is an award-winning graphic designer with over 20 years of experience in digital and print media. She has broad experience working with corporate clients and the necessary skills to bring marketing campaigns to life. A thoughtful designer, an attentive project manager, she is experienced working within a deadline-driven environment and has the versatility to tackle a variety of projects.

A Michigan native, she currently resides in Chicago and enjoys cooking, taking road trips and parenting her two awesome kids.

[capabilities]
+ Project Management
+ Email Design
+ Static & Animated Banner Ads
+ Landing Pages
+ Website Design
+ User Experience (UX)
+ Social Media Marketing
+ Branding & Identity
+ Brochures & other Print Collateral
+ Consumer & Trade Advertisements
+ Direct Mail
+ Custom PowerPoint
+ Trade show & Event Support
+ Signage
+ Promotional Giveaways
+ Infographics
+ Brand Guidelines

 

[experience]

INDEPENDENT DESIGN CONSULTANT (2006 - present)

  • Illinois Legal Aid Online (2017 - present) Freelance Digital and Print Designer

  • Excel Marketing (2008 - present) Freelance Art Director and Graphic Designer

  • Insureon (2014 - 2017) Freelance Digital Designer

  • CLEAResult (2011 - 2015) Freelance Art Director and Graphic Designer

  • Jesculca/Terman & Associates (2008 - 2012) Freelance Graphic Designer and Production Artist

  • Aon (2011) PowerPoint Designer

  • Shawk! (2008) Contract Designer

  • Other Notable Clients: Edelman, Good Studio, Kronos Foods, Merchandise Mart Properties, Nicor, NIPSCO, Quarasan Group, Racconto, ROI* Ventures, Simon Meyers, SolutionSet, The Marketing Arm, TreeHouse Foods, Turner & Cunniff

YES MARKETING (2017 - present)
Email Designer

  • Designed and coded multiple email campaigns to support Marriott Rewards loyalty program, Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Traveler

  • Part of team that supported Marriott Bonvoy’s 2019 rollout with new email template design and retrofits to existing campaigns

  • Comfortable working in HTML, CSS and Sitecore builds, concepting layouts, creating custom animation and working with outside web production teams

HANDELAN-PEDERSEN (2015 - 2017)
Senior Designer

  • Supported Zebra Technologies’ cross-platform ad campaign, including animated and static web banners, event graphics, social media and landing pages

  • Completed multi-page master brand guidelines and design templates for Zebra Technologies' internal use

  • Designed multiple custom PowerPoint presentations

  • Member of a rebranding team that transitioned existing Motorola collateral to Zebra Technologies’ new brand standards.

MEDIA MADE GREAT (2011 - 2015)
Digital Art Director | Project Manager

  • Project Manager for Sears and Kmart account, including successfully overseeing a weekly output of 200-300 static banner ads on deadline, on time

  • Art Director and Project Manager for mobile-friendly redesign of Bay State Cruise Company’s website (www.baystatecruisecompany.com)

  • Assigned projects, managed studio workload, met client expectations, deadline driven

  • Experience with storyboarding animated banners and responsive web design

THE WRIGHT GROUP/McGRAW-HILL (2006-2008)
Graphic Designer.

  • Completed a wide range of business-to-business projects, including advertising, promotion, direct mail and corporate communication.

  • Assisted creative team with corporate-mandated branding changes

  • Project and traffic coordination, including routing, tracking, quoting and managing outside vendors, including off-site freelancers

TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES (TMS) (1997-2005)
Senior Designer.

  • Managed an extensive workload in an intensive, deadline-driven environment

  • Created results-oriented design for high-profile websites and online shopping stores; launched www.comicspage.com, TMS’ first direct-to-consumer website

  • Developed design solutions for successful launches and ongoing promotions for Tribune News and Features and Entertainment groups

  • Responsible for soliciting vendors and working within client budget constraints

 

[awards]

  • Tribune Media Services “Brilliant Team” award: 2000 and 2002.

  • Graphic Design USA, American Graphic Design Award: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

  • Web Marketing Association, Outstanding Achievement in Web Site Development: 2001.

  • United Way’s Best Campaign Poster and Best Overall Communications Program: 1999.

 

[education]

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BFA