Meet Jess
I'm a Designer, Fine Artist, Art Director, Creative Strategist, and… Notary Public (definitely the odd one out of the bunch!). Though design and art are my primary focus, I often end up in the roles of consultant and strategist as well.
My overall work history includes Customer Service, Management, Education, Film, Retail, and even Massage Therapy. My work specifically in design includes Agency, Freelance, B2B, CPG, University, UI/UX, Visual Design, Production Design, Spatial Design, Publication Design, and so much more.
My work has been in many formats, including film, billboards, books, retail stores, bookshelves, and inboxes around the world. Design isn’t just my profession, it’s my craft. I’ve spent years perfecting it, and it shows consistently in all of my happy repeat clients.
Originally from the East Coast (the only "Bay Area" I acknowledge is the Chesapeake!), I currently live and work in Denver with my big St. Bernard Maggie. Outside of design work, I spend my free time working on my personal art, playing video games, collecting action figures, learning to play bass, and spending time with my partner and my friends.
Jess Trivia:
I was on a Geek Pop Culture Trivia show hosted by Bruce Campbell.
I can identify almost all the ingredients of a dish just by the smell.
I have at least one "Vault Boy" action figure in every room of my house.
Notable Clients
Arrow Electronics
Art District on Santa Fe
Black Bride Magazine
Marvel
Mrs. Fields Cookies
TCBY Yogurt
Chevron
Habitat for Humanity Restore
Oregon Jamboree
Miss Linn and Lane County Miss America Pageants
Writer, Philanthropist and Founder of The Phoenix Fighter, Marissa Jenae Johnson
Education
Oregon State University, BFA Graphic Design,
New media studies
Linn-Benton Community College, Computer Science
Features
Voyage Denver - Featured Business
Business News Daily - 5 Steps to Designing an Effective Business Website
Living Dead Magazine - Issue 1 - Contributing member to the initial design team.
Oh My! Handmade - Hanging Trees & Piracy : The Unapologetic Ethics of Seasalt & Co.
DAMChic Magazine
Winter 2015 - Nordic Odyssey Issue
Areas of ExpertisE
Art and Creative direction, including leading small teams and sourcing and managing creative talent.
Print and Production Design
Packaging design
Typography
Branding, positioning, and market leadership.
Creative Strategy
Content creation (video production and editing, copywriting, SEO, white papers, infographics, social media graphics and promotions, etc).
Highlights
Former Designer and Art Director for Golden Peak Properties: Sew News and Creative Machine Embroidery Magazines.
Former Assistant Art Director of DAMchic Magazine, once nominated to be a top four finalist for Best Fashion Style Publication in the 2012 for the Portland Fashion and Style Awards.
Designed film credits and promotional assets for "Welcome to The Circus", a documentary about a traveling French circus that allows Palestinian children to travel unrestricted along the West Bank.
Certifications
Certified Colorado Notary Public
Google Adwords Search & Digital Sales
Hubspot Inbound sales & Content Marketing