Hi! I’m Steph
I’m a designer local to Boston.
Currently I’m in grad school at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in their Masters of Design Innovation (MDes) program. I’ve been learning how to collect data on target audiences, find pain points, and create solutions to those problems.
I’m passionate about creating work that makes people’s lives just a little bit easier. This could be a simple Instagram marketing campaign that is ADA compliant or assisting in designing a product or service based on user needs versus focusing on what is most profitable. In all of my work, I add a lens of human based design so the user is always in mind.
When I’m not working, I’m crafting, listen to true crime podcasts, or hike with my two dogs.
“The goal of design is to raise the expectation of what design can be.”
Paula Scher
Resume
Cambridge Savings Bank
Creative Designer
Drive concept and execution of both print and digital creative around new product launches, brand initiatives + partner collaborations, web, social media channels, in-branch, and experiential for the brand to support product, marketing, and business objectives.
April 2023 - Now
Contract Production Designer
July 2022 - April. 2023
Citizens Bank
Produce assets consistent with the brand. Create high quality visual marketing assets while prioritizing multiple projects and delivering best possible user experience on strategy and on time.
Design Consultant
April - May 2022
Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Graphic design, layout, and provide assistance as needed, including supporting multimedia projects. Help maintain, edit, and manage digital photo assets
Marketing Designer
Dec. 2018 - Jan. 2022
Carnegie Higher Education
Generate templates for internal and external documents. Assist in creating company brand standards. Design CollegeXpress brand guide
Volunteer Multimedia Designer
May 2018 - Current
Disgruntled Veterans Foundation
Design and maintain website and social media content. Create brand standard, logo, and mascot.
Education
Bridgewater State University
Bachelor of Arts Concentrating in Graphic Design
From 2014 to 2018 at BSU, I got a BA concentrating in graphic design. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Minors:
- Communication Studies
- Women & Gender studies
Involvements:
- Alpha Sigma Tau
- Residencial Assistant
- Orientation leader
- American Marketing Association
- National Residence Hall Honorary
Internships
- The Washington Center, Summer 2017
- Million Women Mentors, Summer 2017
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
I started my part time graduate program in the fall of 2021, three years after graduating Bridgewater State. I did this so that I could get more hands on design experience. I didn’t feel like I was gaining the skills I wanted in the jobs I held so I enrolled in a masters program. This way I can explore different types of design with like-minded people in a structured setting with a vast network of design professionals.