Print + Web

Web/Graphic design, user interface design, identity and branding, color and design, photography, illustration, art direction, layout, ads, look books, photoshop work, prompt artist.

 

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Arts, Emphasis in Graphic Design
California State University, San Francisco
Summa Cum Laude


Skills

Discovery / Design Research, Brand Analysis, Requirements Gathering

Strategy / Online Vision Strategy, Information Architecture

Creative / Conception, Storyboarding, Illustration, Information Graphics, User Interface Design, Troubleshooting

Mac / Photography, Typography, Color and Design, Usability, HTML, Custom code

AI / Midjourney


Employment

FREELANCE

Art Director/Web and Graphic Designer / May 2013 - Present / Los Angeles, CA
Julia has a knack for anticipating challenges and coming up with intuitive solutions focused on meeting her clients’ needs and goals — sometimes even before they can articulate them. As a fast thinking, active listener, she takes on each client’s unique challenges and desires, presenting a customized, multi-option approach. As a freelance designer, she works on a series of projects involving art direction, web/graphic design, logo design, photography, and illustration.

  • Intuitive solutions focused on clients’ needs and goals

  • Present customized, multi-option approach for clients

  • Create original AI artwork for storyboarding and/or design

BROKEN ENGLISH JEWELRY
Design/Website / June 2023 - April 2024 / Los Angeles, CA
Manage Shopify website and design for web and print, including UI design and layout for site pages and social media posts. Coordinate with marketing and development teams to optimize site performance, traffic and sales. Handle all Photoshop needs (including color correction, background removal, sizing for web, etc).

  • Redesigning site pages and reimagining press and blog pages

  • Redesigning email template and managing seamless transition to new platform

  • Working with jewelry designers and photographers to optimize imagery on site and on email displays

  • Hiring and working closely with third-party development agency to implement best design practices across all channels

  • Continually improving site and visuals with design trends and best practices

  • Key takeaway: Since I joined BE, the company has seen a significant increase in newsletter sign-ups and total customer spend, resulting in increased sales (especially during our Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale and in December 2023, when online sales increased by 170% compared with the same period in 2022)

Client List

JEWELRY
Harwell Godfrey, Shay Fine Jewelry, K. Brunini, Rahaminov, Watches of Switzerland, Stacked x Reservoir, Sarah Hendler, Established Jewelry, Miseno, Signet, Aaron Henry, Sylvie, Heidi Carey, Neha Dani, David Alan Jewelry, SRW, Outlaw Atelier, Twila True, Freestone Peach, Ezole, Jubilee Jones, VTse, Vittorio B. Fine Jewels, Chrysmella, Mike Joseph, Eighternity, Janvier, Have Jewels Will Travel, M3 Collections, Asbury Adams, Gold & Smoke, Eliza Page, Pura Gracia

BEAUTY + WELLNESS
Esalen Institute, Wellbeing with Chelsea, Sarah Swanson Beauty, Sweet Tea Apothecary, Sparks Dental, Heal Well Nutrition, Jennifer Caryn Brand Nutrition, Nykki Hardin Nutrition, Dopamine RX, Seva Living, Speech & Voice Works, Schneider Psychology, Carlos Protzel Therapy, Scott Harris, PhD, Positive EyeOns Optometry, Pause Float Studio

ENTERTAINMENT + PRODUCTION
Lyn Paolo, Parallax, Ava Otto, Dollar Shave Club, MEL Magazine, Capital Arts Entertainment, Third Law Production, Prymmo, 26 Rogues, Comedy Improv Traffic School, The Wayne Theatre

PR + MARKETING + EVENTS
Couture, For Future Reference, WJA (Women's Jewelry Association), PGI (Platinum Guild International), Luxury Brand Group, The Product Agent, Communique, Blink Creative, LupRocks, JCK Events, MARK’D, Neon Sandcastle

ART + DESIGN
Renee Rizzuto Interior Design, Ray Art Design, Art Dimensions Online, Little Arena Designs (Arena Books), Art Punch

MUSIC
Eastman Guitars, Eastman Strings, Eastman Winds

NON-PROFIT
ZEZE Collective, Momma Mosaic, NAMI, Jobs to Grads

PETS
Bark Williams, Tracy Kuhnin Pet Photography, Noah's Barc

WRITING + CONTENT CREATION
Alyssa Shelasky, Jill Newman, Michael Slenske, Shira Levine, Ann Anderson Evans, Vanessa Torres, Victoria Gomelsky

Travel

Russia, Austria, China, England, Ireland, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Holland, Spain, Italy, Sicily, France, Greece, Australia, Mexico, Canada, Israel, Dominican Republic, Panama, Croatia, Bosnia, Switzerland