Lindsey brennan - resume

About me

A hard-working, team-oriented individual with tenure in a wide variety of settings. Experience in agency, in-house/corporate and nonprofit environments over the past 21 years. Skilled in print and digital. Programs include PS, AI, ID, AE. Great at drawing/illustration. Love the Wacom. Deadline-driven and cool under pressure. Talented in vendor management. Organized. Self-driven. Funny.

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BFA, Painting | 1997-2001

College of DuPage Associate’s Degree, Advertising Design and Illustration | 2001-2002

  • Dean’s List - U of I

  • Tuition Waiver Award - Art - U of I

  • Honors - College of DuPage

experience

UBS Asset Management, Chicago, IL 2015-2023 | Designer / art director

  • Designed a wide variety of financial materials including brochures, annual reports, pitchbooks, fact sheets, white papers, reports, profiles, executive summaries, matrices, finals presentations, trade show booths and materials, ads, emails, microsites, banners and social posts for our global partners

  • Work was infographic-heavy, featuring a large amount of charts, graphs and graphics showcasing complex data sets

  • Adhered to very strict brand guidelines set by our Global Brand Group dictating everything from the grid to the color scheme used in photography

Invesco Consulting, Downers Grove, IL 2011-2015 | Designer / art director

  • Directed extremely complex projects from start to finish. Concepted and designed pieces with content from colleagues, dealt with logistics, worked directly with print departments and printers to bid projects and discuss specs, worked with in-house programmers on apps, web pages and emails

  • Worked closely with our digital department to design the Invesco Consulting section of Invesco.com/us, as well as the Invesco Consulting section of the Invesco.com iPad app

  • Created new sub-brands from the ground up, in addition to working with strict company brand standards for advisors within companies such as Morgan Stanley, UBS and Merrill Lynch

Elton Designs, Inc, Chicago, IL 2004-2011 | Senior Graphic Designer

  • Designed the look and feel for websites, microsites, internet press kits, web banners and e-mails

  • Was involved in numerous facets of design including print, packaging, environmental design, trade show booths and identities, allowing me to also gain knowledge of the production side of a large variety of projects

  • Worked on projects for companies such as Unilever, Kraft, Mars, McCormick, Campbell’s, got milk? and Pork, through Elton’s largest client, Weber Shandwick

Learning Point Associates, Naperville, IL 2003-2004 | Graphic Designer

  • Designed all printed materials, including pamphlets, brochures, signage and magazines

  • Was involved in ground floor development of a new brand including the development and maintenance of graphic standards, collateral and a website

Arlington Park, Arlington Heights, IL 2002 | Graphic Designer

  • Specialized in promotional ads, giveaways, direct mail, newspaper and program ads, e-mail promotions, maps, logos, and nationally circulated special event ads

  • Worked with multi-media specialists in creating static graphics for the racetrack’s television network