About Me
Designer with an emphasis
on design systems and illustration.
Located in the Broadway District
Salt Lake City, Utah
In-house designer for RainFocus, an All-in-one enterprise event management platform handling complex, multi-format (virtual + in-person) event experiences, analytics and personalization.
Education
Hans de Bruijn Fine Arts School, Leiden, Netherlands
Attended a four-month program in large-scale fine art with an emphasis on oil painting.
Art & Design program with Honors, Utah Valley University Accepted into the BFA program with a full-ride scholarship and 3.9 GPA before leaving for the Creative Director position at Coconut Media.
Skills & Experience
Sr Graphic Designer, RainFocus
2019-Present
• Oversee all marketing and demand gen efforts, including the corporate website, motion graphics, slide decks, printed materials, case studies, ebooks, ads, PR, and marketing campaigns.
• Support our annual user conference, RainFocus INSIGHT, with strategy and assets for our event website, portal, speaker presentation deck, social media templates, SWAG, packaging, badging, signage, photography, and printed material.
• Strategize and shape the RainFocus brand in collaboration with Annalee Penrod as the company evolves. I support the brand with the maintenance of the brand guide, documentation in Confluence, and brand asset organization to assure assets are available and up-to-date company-wide.
• Support the overall company culture through the development of SWAG and the SWAG store in collaboration with Annalee Penrod.
Creative Director, Coconut Media
2017-2020
• Oversaw creative strategy for clients looking to market and craft a brand from scratch or existing assets.
• Oversaw execution of creative strategy, including website design, packaging, print, photography, videography, email, ads, and social media.
• Managed a team of seven, including a Graphic Designer, UI Designer, two Videographers, a Photographer, Web Developer, and Content Manager.
• Helped over 20 companies strategize and market. Verticles included data migration, medical, beauty, infant care, clothing care, health & supplements, watersports, and dental care.
Illustrator, Smart Pixel
2016
• Created illustrations for Merit Medical through Smart Pixel.
Graphic Designer, Persnickety
2015-2017
• Oversaw and designed website content, email, ads, social media, packaging, and printed material.
• Illustrated designs for clothing lines, including a botanical line, Christmas line, and spring line.
Intern, Fur Turtle Show Prints
2015-2017
• Screen printed show prints for bands like Avett Brothers, Death Cab for Cutie, and Band of Horses.
Previously self-employeed, Bonfire Design
2015 - 2019
• Work for clients such as Persnickety (previous employer), Aboard the Mermaid Monster (Youtuber), Last Bloom (band), Beejuvinate (beauty brand), and Dreambly (laundry care).
Software & Hardware
Design Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Sketch, Indesign, Figma, Procreate, Lightroom.
Project Management & Marketing Software: Adobe, Jira, Confluence, RainFocus, Cargo.
Illustration Hardware: Wacom Cintique, iPad Pro
Photography Hardware: Canon R6 with EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM and 24-70mm F2.8L USM lenses.
Recognition and Awards
• Harrington Center of the Arts selective Outdoor Gallery, 2019-2020.
• Awarded "Winning Design" in KOTM's UVU booklet design competition, 2019.
• Published in UVU’s Warp & Weave Illustration Annual, 2019.
• Full-ride design scholarship at Utah Valley University, 2016-2018
• Kathrine Ford Art Grant for $1,000, 2018
Unique Experiences
• Graphic Design Club manager at Utah Valley University.
• Studied large-scale fine oil painting at Hans de Bruijn Fine Arts School in Leiden, Netherlands.
• Was team supervisor at Waiea Aquaponics in Kona, Hawaii, for five months.
• Studied abroad in Calgary, Canada for six months.
• Studied abroad in Dublin, Ireland for two months.
Contact me at KorraCottle@gmail.com or message me on LinkedIn.