Graphic Designer

Arlene Guanlao

Sacramento, CA

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Education
- AS Graphic Communication
  
  Sacramento City College
  
  I completed courses in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Typography, Web and Interactive Technologies.
- BA and MA English
  
  California State University, Sacramento
  
  I completed courses in Composition, American Literature, and British Literature. I also completed a thesis for my MA degree.
Experience
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Rancho Camulos Museum (RCM)
  
  Nov 2016 - Dec 2021 (5 years 1 month)
  
  -Assisted museum director with event promotion – designed Constant Contact email invitations, event flyer, event invitation postcard, and RCM newsletters
  -Contributed to RCM’s effort to increase donations – designed donor appeal letters and donor response cards
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  Wallace Media
  
  Nov 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 1 month)
  
  -Created Pinterest images to promote articles for a prepping website and a beauty products website
  -Created vector illustrations that demonstrate steps in "how to" sections of web articles
  -Sourced images for web articles and a Wordpress website
- Writer/Editor/Graphic Designer
  
  Dead Walk Online Blog
  
  Dec 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years)
  
  -Designed visual elements that enhanced the horror theme of blog – blog headers for articles and web graphics for two promotional giveaways
  -Created engaging written content for the blog – articles, reviews, and press releases
  -Also assisted editor-in-chief with editing articles for other writers
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  California Municipal Utility Association (CMUA)
  
  Jan 2016 - Nov 2016 (10 months)
  
  -Completed two print projects for two CMUA events – deliverables included event schedule, information handouts, promotional flyer, a 16-page brochure, and 8 award posters
  -Assisted CMUA with member outreach by doing the layout of several editions of the CMUA Outlook newsletter
- Freelance Graphic Designer
  
  International Centre for Contemplative Practices and Research (ICCPR)
  
  May 2016 - May 2016
  
  -Assisted with event promotion through the design of a 4-page conference brochure for ICCPR
- Graphic Designer and Webmaster Assistant
  
  Americans Helping America (AHA)
  
  May 2014 - Dec 2015 (1 year 7 months)
  
  -Created web graphics and web infographics designed to increase interest in AHA’s websites
  -Completed AHA branding project – logo redesign and the creation of social media graphics
  -Performed various content management duties such as updating web content and resizing photos for AHA’s websites
Industries
- Entertainment
- Non-Profit
Skills
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@AGuanlao, member since 2022

Arlene Guanlao

Director and Associate/Full Professor, Myron E. Ullman Jr. School of Design, College of DAAP

Director, Industrial Design