Designer, Communicator, Creator

Ian Palmer

Addison, IL

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Award-winning, multidisciplinary designer and communicator.
Education
- BA journalism graphics, Spanish, jazz/commercial music
  
  Ball State University
  
  2001 - 2005
Experience
- web / graphic designer
  
  LLT Group
  
  Naperville, IL
  
  Sep 2017 - Present (7 years 3 months)
  
  Generating and executing original creative concepts for client projects including presentations, logo/branding, print design, websites and user interfaces.
- senior graphic designer
  
  Officite
  
  Downers Grove, IL
  
  May 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 4 months)
  
  Lead visual branding efforts for internet marketing company; design direct mail, print and digital advertisements, presentations, marketing collateral, emails and sales enablement materials; manage print vendor relationships; mentor junior designers and review creative work; design logos and collateral for Officite clients.
- senior graphic designer
  
  National Safety Council
  
  Nov 2006 - May 2015 (8 years 6 months)
  
  Designing covers and all interior pages, creating graphics for monthly business-to-business magazine Safety+Health, quarterly consumer magazine Family Safety & Health, three monthly industry newsletters, quarterly internal newsletter. Designing statistical reference book. Redesigning publications and assisting with creative direction.
- copy editor
  
  Northwest News Group
  
  May 2005 - Nov 2006 (1 year 6 months)
  
  Designing front page of daily newspaper, copy editing local and wire stories, writing headlines, laying out news and local sections, creating maps and news graphics.
- 72 Hours Editor
  
  Ball State Daily News
  
  2004 - 2005 (1 year)
  
  Writing feature stories, managing freelance writers, designing pages, assisting with production for weekly entertainment tabloid. Arranged and conducted first-person interviews with public figures such as Peter Frampton, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Marlee Matlin.
- design intern
  
  South Bend Tribune
  
  May 2004 - Aug 2004 (3 months)
  
  Designing covers and inside pages for feature and local sections.
Awards

2008 American InHouse Design Award

2009 American InHouse Design Award

2012 American InHouse Design Award
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