ABOUT
Emily Murray wears many hats, the tallest of which are of the art + design variety. She likes to say she specializes in building dynamic visual systems, because it sounds fancier than telling people she is good at making things look nice. In addition to design and creative direction, Emily accepts fine art commissions, manages people and projects, writes copy, and has been known to flex her interactive marketing muscles from time to time.
Emily is always on the lookout for creative opportunities that will allow her to hone and cultivate her skillset. She finds writing in the third person to be more-than-slightly uncomfortable, so she encourages you to contact her with questions or project inquiries, or if you just want to say hello.
EXPERIENCE
FIVEHUNDRED DEGREES DESIGN STUDIO | COLUMBUS, OH
ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR (JAN. 2018-PRESENT)
Responsible for leading the design and development of visual campaign strategies for industry-leading, big-brand clients like Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Burger King. This includes but is not limited to: product photography, menu graphics, event displays, packaging, social/web graphics, and in and out of home restaurant signage.
Define the look and feel of all collateral, leading photographers, retouchers, art directors, graphic designers, copywriters, videographers/animators and production artists through execution.
Brought about a quantifiable increase in agency efficiencies within one year of joining the team, by partnering with traffic and account managers and proactively identifying and eliminating bottlenecks and redundancies.
ART + DESIGN BY EMILY | COLUMBUS, OH
CREATIVE CONSULTANT (JAN. 2009-PRESENT)
Manage new and existing relationships with clients in a wide array of industries, some of which include: retail, entertainment, real estate, restaurants, business solutions providers, finance and event venues
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Projects include but are not limited to creative direction, identity, illustration, web and email design, copywriting and fine art commissions
TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT | ALBANY, NY
SENIOR DESIGNER (NOV. 2014-OCT. 2017)
Led a team of designers to produce all in-store and online visual material; developed and maintained Creative Department project management and work-flow process
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Developed exclusive product packaging for franchise-specific consumables, apparel and electronics
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Worked directly with leading industry players such as Sony, Universal and Disney in creating design concepts that adhere to a variety of rigid brand standards across print and digital touchpoints
EBIZDOCS | ALBANY, NY
MANAGER, CREATIVE (JUL. 2012-NOV. 2014)
Responsible for all creative direction and graphic design
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Created highly-targeted communities across corporate social accounts, blog and email communications, generated and maintained company blog, email and website content
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Contracted in the Fall of 2017 to direct creative in corporate rebranding and website redesign
MOHAWK | COHOES, NY
INTERACTIVE MARKETING COORDINATOR (JUN. 2011-JUN. 2012)
Coordinated design and interactive content initiatives across social, blog and email communities
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Worked closely with Pentagram Design in rebranding and website redesign
EDUCATION
MERRIMACK COLLEGE | BOSTON, MA
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS
Major: Graphic Design; Minor: Studio Art
Magna Cum Laude
THE PERFECT WEDDING PHOTO | ANDOVER, MA
DESIGN ASSISTANT (SEP. 2010-MAY 2011)
Assisted with photo edits/design, album/product design and onsite photography
Developed and maintained social media and email communities
SOFTWARE/TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Office, Social & email marketing automation platforms, Website builders & content management systems
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InDesign data merge, Photoshop batch automation
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