jenabitler
Professional graphic designer with more than 29 years of experience. BFA in Industrial Design (Cum Laude) from the University of Wisconsin–Stout. In-house and remote design experience with Panasonic, McGraw-Hill, Lubrication Specialties, and Catholic in Recovery. Founder and owner of Doxology Design, a home-based graphic design business established in 2006.
work experience
Graphic Designer + Lead Graphic Designer + Visual Communications
Catholic in Recovery — San Diego, CA (remote) + Nashville, TN (remote)
June 2022 to present
Part-time, remote graphic designer and visual communications since June 2022 (volunteer prior to employment)
Print-related graphic design and production of ministry event flyers, fundraising materials, brochures, posters, advertising, page layout of weekly meeting reflections, ebooks, token graphics, holy cards, etc.
Digital-related graphic design of presentation slides, social media graphics, webinar + podcast video editing, email marketing, form creation + tracking, design + maintenance of WordPress sites (Divi), and blog images, audio editing, interactive Figma development, etc.
Asset sourcing, creation, and editing from stock vendors, public domain, and AI sources. Researched, implemented + maintained top quality web services like Mapme and Teamup.
Spreadsheet organization + tracking for over 200 in-person and virtual meetings, internally and w/community
Graphic Designer + Owner
Doxology Design — Sunbury, OH, + Johnson City, TN
November 2006 to present
Professional print and digital graphic design projects targeting non-profits, ministries, and churches.
Print work includes: monthly newsletters, book page layout, book covers, banners, logo development, posters, advertising materials, marketing collateral, apparel and more.
Digital work includes: social media, simple websites, digital ads, web assets, email campaigns, and more.
Etsy shop specializing in quality vinyl stickers and digital download products.
Graphic Designer + Lead Graphic Designer
Lubrication Specialties Inc. - Mount Gilead, OH, + Johnson City, TN (remote)
August 2016 to May 2022
Part-time, remote graphic designer since May 2018. Prior to this I worked in-office starting August 2016 (started as a temp, hired officially December 2016).
Graphic design of product labels, displays, social media graphics, digital graphics, banners, canopies, magazine ads, publications, apparel, car wraps, PowerPoint presentations, and more for Hot Shot's Secret and the multiple brands carried by LSI. This includes maintaining established branding, as well as, developing new branding as the company grows.
I also design product labels for several private companies.
File organization and production tracking for over 200 labels, including coordination with printing facilities.
Graphic Designer + Senior Graphic Designer
McGraw-Hill Companies - Columbus, OH
May 2000 to November 2006
Graphic designer for Glencoe and Media Tech.
Textbook covers and page layouts, as well as, ancillary products and digital products.
Some Adobe Flash animation, CSS, digital assets and vendor coordination.
Coordination with production, photo specialists, web developers, project managers, and upper management.
Industrial Designer & Product Specialist
Panasonic (Matsushita Home Appliance) - Danville, KY
January 1998 to May 2000
Product and graphic design of vacuum cleaners for both Panasonic and Sears/Kenmore.
From sketch/ideation, to full scale model making, to CDRS computer generated design, to the graphics placed on the products, travel, and full presentations.
Internal coordination with engineering, manufacturing, and upper management.
education
BFA in Industrial Design
University of Wisconsin-Stout - Menomonie, WI
September 1992 to December 1997
Internship, Industrial Design
Panasonic (Matsushita Home Appliance) - Danville, KY
September 1996 to August 1997
Co-op Student, Industrial Design
Polivka Logan Design - St. Paul, MN
June 1996 to August 1996
skills
Graphic design
Typography
Composition & visual hierarchy
Logo design
Brand continuity
File organization & archiving
Template creation
Image editing
Video & audio editing
Keen eye for detail
Asset sourcing
Page production & typesetting
Packaging & display design
Email marketing
Excellent organizational skills
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Premiere Pro
Google Apps & Microsoft counterparts
Familiar with WordPress (Divi), Weebly, Squarespace, and CSS
Experience working with creative directors, CEOs, other graphic designers, print vendors, copy editors, marketing coordinators, content developers, web developers, illustrators, photographers, animators, videographers, sales, management, keynote speakers, parents, church staff, and more.
references
Available by request - including personal / professional, coworkers / clients