Resume
Kristen DeFazio: Senior Designer & Art Director
Work Experience
January 2020 - Present
Capital One
Senior Associate, Art Director
Provided design, channel expertise, and art direction for the Digital & Prospect/Consumer Bank Creative team within the Brand department. Implemented an annual evergreen creative refresh cycle to combat in-market creative fatigue. Art directed always-on and special offer campaigns for bank products targetting tens of millions of prospective customers with up to $1-billion in expected deposits per campaign.
June 2017 - December 2019
American Reading Company
Design Lead, Regional Sales & Marketing
Planned and designed monthly and yearly marketing strategies for regional sales team to promote brand awareness, products, and services to a B2B customer base. Marketing initiatives included in-person event promotion, facilitation of webinars, and creation of email campaigns. The regional sales team exceeded their FY19 target revenue goal of $8.5 million with an 102% increase over FY18.
July 2015 - May 2017
Cool Nerds Marketing
Graphic Design Lead
Supervised and provided art direction for design interns, junior designers, and social media team members. Oversaw the development of creative projects including print, digital, video, social media, brand collateral, and logo & identity design. Directed the development and execution of creative strategies for national brand partners including Meiji America, TENA US, and Troy Granite.
Education
Sept 2009 - May 2014
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graphic & Interactive Design | Printmaking
Tyler School of Art / Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Gold Key International Honor Society
Dean’s List
Class of 2014