Personal details

Yinka O. - Remote visual designer

Yinka O.

Based in: 🇺🇸 United States
Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-5)

Summary

I am a Designer of 10+ years with experience in Brand and Logo Development, producing high-quality, powerful Presentations and Print Media Designs for many business needs. Graphic Design is more than just a career; it’s one of my life’s passions. I am seeking to further my path in learning, leadership, UX Design, and collaborative opportunities.

Work Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer
Creative Circle | Oct 2014 - Present
Excel
PowerPoint
Jira
Confluence
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Adobe InDesign
  • Engaged in a collaborative effort to redesign digital forms, resulting in a 30% reduction in end-user errors and a decrease in costs by 15%.
  • Implemented training materials and onboarding assets to enable fluidity and shared knowledgebases between business partnerships (B2B) increasing production by 3.2% in the first month.
  • Building working relationships with *Creative Circle clients through strategic consultancy, advisement, and execution.
  • *Creative Circle clients: Charles Schwab, Trinity Consultants, Academic Health Plans, and American Airlines.
Graphic Designer / Social Media Manager
BrandEQ Group | Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Canva
  • Collaborative Social Media Strategies Development with the BrandEQ team to establish measurable goals of clients resulting in revamping social media accounts and improving user engagement by over 60%.
  • Streamlined engagement channels between audience and brand to provide consistency, and promptly replied to inquiries, and issues resulting in an increased client retention rate of 90%.
  • We developed a digital marketing strategy that resulted in a 25% increase in online engagement.

Education

University of Louisville
Bachelor's degree・Fine Arts
Jul 1995 - Feb 1999

Personal Projects

Client Brand DevelopmentIconOpenNewWindows
2022
Microsoft Word
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Brand Identity Development for a client consisted of Logo, Print, and Social Media Design. Below are samples for viewing.
Illustration and Monochromatic PortraitureIconOpenNewWindows
2019
Illustration
Monochromatic black and white figurative portraits.

Certifications & Awards

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Google and Coursera | Mar 2023