Resume
Visual Development Artist, Illustrator, & Designer
I am a Los Angeles-based art professional with 15 years of experience bringing captivating concepts, environments, and stories to life. You can reach me by email at grace.j.wing@gmail.com.
SKILLS
Visual Development / Illustration
Concept art
Character design
Background / matte painting
Storyboarding / animatics
Graphic Design
Print & digital
Typography
Vector graphics
Publication design
Video editing
Motion graphics
Color theory
Software / Hardware
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Microsoft Office
Cintiq
Autodesk Maya (3D Modeling)
Procreate
Storyboard Pro
Mac & Windows operating systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MARKETING AGENCY | 9/2024 - Present | Los Angeles, CA
Senior Graphic Designer
Creates graphics for agency clients
BEAUTY 21 COSMETICS | 12/2018 - 9/2024 | Los Angeles, CA
Lead / Senior Designer
Managed a team of designers
Brainstormed product concepts
Utilized knowledge of market trends to design packaging, displays, and marketing collateral
Created full-color mock ups and illustrations that depicted product ideas, from thumbnail
sketches through delivery of finished product files
Created graphics that aided in pitching product placement retail shelf space to retailers
Worked quickly under pressure
ENLARGE MEDIA GROUP | 11/2017 - 12/2018 | Los Angeles, CA
Senior Graphic Artist
Provided graphic design collateral for agency clients across various industries
Created web graphics, newsletters, videos, social media content, ad campaign materials,
in-app graphics, and style guides for branding
Secured new clients in the gaming and healthcare industries by offering services that
utilized my design skill set
BATTLE ARMS DEVELOPMENT, INC. | 10/2016 - 7/2017 | Las Vegas, NV
Senior Graphic Designer
Organized products into an easily consumable catalog format for business and consumer clients
Created packaging, website, social media graphics, email newsletters, and motion graphics
CHIP. PUBLISHING, LLC | 9/2012 - 9/2016 | Las Vegas, NV
Art Director / Publication Designer | 9/2012 - 9/2016
Managed design and production for 3 publications
Enhanced customer experience by redesigning print publications
Expanded issue distribution and increased overall subscriber rates
Increased advertising revenue by designing ads for advertisers
Cultivated a collaborative environment for writers, editors, photographers, and printers
EDUCATION
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bachelor of Arts degree; Fine Art
Courses / Certificates
CDA
Visual Development Design
Background Painting
Gnomon
Matte Painting
3D Hard Surface Modeling (Maya)
Digital Painting
GCC
Animation
Character Design
Storyboarding