QUALIFICATIONS

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TIMMY NELSON | DIGITAL DESIGNER

Confident, creative, energetic leader with 8+ years of higher education marketing, communication, philanthropy, social media management, and interactive storytelling experience complemented by 14+ years of digital content creation, freelance graphic design, and traditional illustration.

EMPLOYMENT

Digital Design Specialist
Wayne State University | Office of Alumni Relations
2021 – Present


Web Communications Specialist
University of Detroit Mercy | Marketing & Communications
2014 – 2021


Freelance Illustrator/Graphic Designer
TrueTimFoolery, LLC
2011 – Present

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Studies
Summa Cum Laude
Philosophy Minor
University of Detroit Mercy
May 2011

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Raised more than $28,000 for Beaumont Children's Hospital, Children’s Miracle Network, through Extra Life, 2019-Present

  • Qualified for Twitch Affiliate Program, Twitch, 2019

  • Received National Service Fraternity Chapter Distinguished Service Key, Alpha Phi Omega, 2011

  • Earned Eagle Scout Rank, Boy Scouts of America, 2004

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES/TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • 14+ years: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Traditional Illustration

  • 7+ years: Cascade Content Management System, WordPress, Canva

  • 6+ years: Premiere, iMovie, Dreamweaver

  • 4+ years: Twitch/OBS

  • 1 year: After Effects, Figma

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Visual Design, Storytelling, & Media Production

  • Designs collateral in vector graphics, traditional illustration, and mixed digital media

  • Creates interactive storytelling experiences focused on philanthropy, education, and entertainment through live streaming

  • Develops brand and identity packages for print, web, and social media

  • Implemented unique educational content and supplementary materials for student life virtual programming during COVID-19 lockdown

Marketing & Communication

  • Prepares consistent marketing print and digital with illustrators, designers, web developers, copywriters, major gift officers, and departmental chairs on higher education marketing, pride, and giving campaigns

  • Creates digital content for all social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch

  • Photographed, filmed, edited, acted, and produced marketing campaigns to promote philanthropy, higher education advancement, and student life

  • Updated web pages and monitored page accuracy for accessibility and usability through content management systems

  • Managed, edited, and produced engaging internal and external university communications and newsletters

Leadership & Project Management

  • Manages multiple freelance projects including consolations, financial agreements, revisions, and asset delivery in a professional and timely manner. Collaborates closely with clients, applying feedback and critiques to deliver work tailored to needs/mission/vision/values

  • Monitors brand and design standards across platforms for identity cohesion

  • Coordinated University social media schedule and managed simultaneous digital content creator teams

  • Offered student mentorship and leadership training as student organization advisor and marketing internship manager

  • Trained employees on website content management systems, user experience, and accessibility

  • Provided insight and perspective on university alumni boards and strategic planning committees