Carmen GAGE Ackert
Branding & Marketing Design Professional
“
I’ve worked with Carmen on a
number of projects and have found
her to be a wonderful partner to collaborate with. The quality of her work is exceptional and well thought out;
but most of all, she is able to bring
the best out from everyone
involved in the project.
With Carmen, you truly have
someone who is in the same boat,
oaring with you.
- Brian N., Graphic Designer
“
HELLO
I’m a multifaceted, seasoned creative with many years of experience bringing brands to life through strategic art direction, distinctive design, and meaningful storytelling across a spectrum of industries. Dedicated work methodology driven by targeted goals, market research, and a commitment to customer-centricity inspires compelling marketing and advertising campaigns that translate into tangible assets of success. Panoramic thinking, detail acuity, diligent project management, and strong stakeholder and team relations harmoniously integrate to introduce a powerful business partner for marketing, sales, and creative teams.
EXPERIENCE
- In-house creative, ad agency, freelance experience
- Event marketing, sales, call center, production departments collaboration & presentations
- Brand strategy, architecture, positioning
- Market research and competitive audits
- Messaging development, content writing
- Project planning, account servicing, scheduling
- Creative team, agency, vendor management
- Marketing, advertising, promotional campaigns
- Creative art direction and hands-on design
- Proposal strategy design and production
- Media purchasing and negotiations
- Video, photo, website art direction
- Internet marketing, lead generation
- Social, email, print list management
Technical
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Photoshop
- Acrobat Pro
- Microsoft 365
- Word
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- WordPress, Wix
- MailChimp
- SketchUp, Canva
- Slack, Trello, Zoom
- Justinmind
- CapCut, iMovie
Education
- BA Graphic Design Azusa Pacific University, CA Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Integrated Marketing Communication Certificate Program University of Utah, UT
- Beginning HTML and CSS Santa Rosa Junior College, CA
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HAPPY CLIENTS
“Working with Carmen has been a delight! Her ability to listen and create compelling and unique designs as well as marketing content is absolutely out of this world and beyond what I previously thought possible. It was most enjoyable to see my brand come to life and be cohesive with the various elements and moving parts as they were created - I have never seen this with other designers I have used in the same way I had with Carmen.”
share their experiences
— Colby G., Owner of LevelUp Orthodontics
“Carmen provided focused marketing services on our
proposal for habitat restoration and took the lead on transforming our usual dry materials into an elegant focused proposal. Her talents were always evident in her performance, creative presentation, and the ability to weave disparate technical activities into a seamless storyline.”
— Michael B., Director Geo-Hydro TSG,
Environmental Science Associates
“Carmen is an excellent manager with a strong understanding of project management. Projects were finished ahead of deadline and her creative staff didn’t have to stay late because she was very well organized-a rarity in the field. She is a fine example of someone who possesses both creative and administrative talent.”
— Sumiko S., Former KitchenWorks Employee
