L. STORMY OLSON
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
laurastormyolson@gmail.com
lstormyolson.myportfolio.com
http://linkedin.com/in/lstormyolson
952.270.3460
lstormyolson.myportfolio.com
http://linkedin.com/in/lstormyolson
952.270.3460
GOAL
Use empathy, design thinking, and problem-solving to create engaging experiences.
Work Experience
COMMUNICATION DESIGNER (DECEMBER 2014 – PRESENT)
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC | REMOTE, MN
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC | REMOTE, MN
• Design email newsletter for 8,000 employees with 70% average open rate
• Design and develop Sharepoint sites utilizing user research, wireframing, and applying brand standards
• Create custom visual assets using Photoshop
• Create training website with average monthly page opens of 2,000
• Follow style and branding guidelines
• Manage content authoring tool of over 5,000 documents focused on user experience
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and leadership on cross-functional project teams
• Support global team with project management structure and guidelines
• Ensure business language is clear and concise throughout communications
• Create centralized data visualization website for organizational-wide KPIs
• Mentoring and coaching with cross-functional colleagues
• Host monthly training on various topics to average audience of 50 attendees
• Annually plan 4 in person events to 400+ employees
• Secure vendors, catering, and activities within an annual operating budget of $40,000
• Supervise team of 2
• Design and develop Sharepoint sites utilizing user research, wireframing, and applying brand standards
• Create custom visual assets using Photoshop
• Create training website with average monthly page opens of 2,000
• Follow style and branding guidelines
• Manage content authoring tool of over 5,000 documents focused on user experience
• Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and leadership on cross-functional project teams
• Support global team with project management structure and guidelines
• Ensure business language is clear and concise throughout communications
• Create centralized data visualization website for organizational-wide KPIs
• Mentoring and coaching with cross-functional colleagues
• Host monthly training on various topics to average audience of 50 attendees
• Annually plan 4 in person events to 400+ employees
• Secure vendors, catering, and activities within an annual operating budget of $40,000
• Supervise team of 2
MARKETING LEAD (SEPTEMBER 2010 – OCTOBER 2014)
RENT KEY WEST VACATIONS | KEY WEST, FL
RENT KEY WEST VACATIONS | KEY WEST, FL
• Designed 1-2 local advertisements per year using Photoshop
• Project manager for website, mobile app, and email marketing tools
• Wrote content for monthly website, blog, and mobile app
• Photographed average of 40 photos per property
• Edited selected range of 10-12 photos using Photoshop
• Ensured brand standards met on all customer-facing products
• Identified suitable channels for various customer communications
• Setup and maintained property marketing portfolio of 60 listings
• Grew company’s Facebook audience by 59% over one-year period
• Researched local competitive market
• Project manager for website, mobile app, and email marketing tools
• Wrote content for monthly website, blog, and mobile app
• Photographed average of 40 photos per property
• Edited selected range of 10-12 photos using Photoshop
• Ensured brand standards met on all customer-facing products
• Identified suitable channels for various customer communications
• Setup and maintained property marketing portfolio of 60 listings
• Grew company’s Facebook audience by 59% over one-year period
• Researched local competitive market
Tools
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• Sharepoint Online
• Sway
• Yammer
• WordPress
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Microsoft Office 365 Suite
• Sharepoint Online
• Sway
• Yammer
• WordPress
education
Marketing Design, Associate of Applied Science
• Dakota County Technical College
• 2009 - 2011
• Dakota County Technical College
• 2009 - 2011
Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts
• Southern New Hampshire University
• Expected graduation 2023
• Southern New Hampshire University
• Expected graduation 2023