Melissa Phillips

Current

• Designer/Art Director at N/A (Self Employed)

Past

• Senior Designer at IATA
• Web Designer at SpectraCom

Education

• Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Melissa Phillips’s Summary

I am a graphic designer with 10 years professional experience, working with a wide variety of clients and media. I specialize in interactive media, web design, print design, branding and illustration - from non-profit to e-commerce and B2B.

I have recently moved back to New York from Montréal, where I had worked for three years as the Senior Designer for the International Air Transport Association (IATA). During my time with IATA, I was responsible for leading the design team in Montréal, coordinating with the Creative Director in Geneva, Switzerland, and leading high-level projects such as the Annual General Meeting.

Prior to IATA, I lived and worked in New York, Milwaukee and Phoenix. I also spent two years in the UK collaborating with New York studios on multimedia and web-based projects. My clients have included Kimberly-Clark, Adidas, Target, Rimmel London, Celine Dion, Kohler Co., Pfizer, Miller, and the NFL, as well as a roster of smaller independent organizations across North America and Europe.

I am a resourceful team player, with experience working independently from concept to completion. My main interest is working with conceptually creative ideas. I try to make each project unique and as visually exciting as possible. I am looking for rewarding and challenging experiences in a creative agency environment, or on a project to project basis.

Melissa Phillips’s Specialties:

Print design, web design, flash design, user experience/interface design, art direction, front-end development, project management, branding and identity, illustration, photography.

Melissa Phillips’s Experience

• Designer/Art Director

  N/A (Self Employed)

  (Graphic Design industry)

  July 1998 — Present (11 years 5 months)

  (Freelance) Designing corporate identities; Creating print materials; Illustration; Web design, web architecture and online advertising; UI design; Flash design and production; Marketing consultancy; Project management.
  
  Clients: Kimberly-Clark, Target, Adidas, Celine Dion Parfums, Rimmel London, COTY, Miller Brands, Kohler Co., Ko Media, Fullhouse Media.

• Senior Designer

  IATA

  (Non-Profit; Airlines/Aviation industry)

  January 2006 — January 2009 (3 years 1 month)

  Providing creative direction in an international B2B environment; Responsible for executing high-level projects and global events; Brand management; Integrated marketing; Identity design; Illustration; Print and packaging design; Interactive design and consultancy; UI design and support; Project management; Training.

• Web Designer

  SpectraCom

  (Internet industry)

  April 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  Site design and production for Fortune 500 companies; Flash design, animation and production for web; Interactive marketing; Illustration; Project management.
  
  Clients: The NFL, The Canadian Football League (CFL), Kohler Co., Pfizer, Warner Lambert, Parke-Davis, Masterlock, The International Olympic Committee.

Melissa Phillips’s Education

• Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

  Graphic Design 1999 — 1999

Additional Information

Melissa Phillips’s Honors:

STUDIO SMACKDOWN 2 CHAMPION
Hosted by Adobe/Aquent › 2005
Voted winner of the four-week motion graphics design competition.