Résumé

Summary

Senior designer experienced in user interaction, print and digital marketing, and presentation for FinTech, Retail, eCommerce, Mass Media, and Fine Arts

Employment

Manager of Creative Design
Trading Technologies
Feb 2019 – present
Chicago, IL

  • Landed high-profile clients by working closely with executive and sales teams on visuals and layout for slide presentations, PDFs, websites, and printed brochures
  • Increased efficiency of design intake and delivery through development of new project workflow and tracking through Jira
  • Enhanced access to all branding materials and marketing collateral by creating easily accessible portals on Frontify and Confluence
  • Advised and created prototypes for derivatives trading app, consolidated and expanded UI design system
  • Managed and mentored marketing design and A/V team

Senior Designer – Visual, UI ,UX
Sears Holdings Corporation (Sears, Kmart, Innovel, Kenmore, Craftsman, DieHard)
Jul 2014 – Feb 2019
Chicago, IL

  • Reorganized workflow of projects, carrying to completion interfaces for in-store kiosks, life-size digital appliance showcase, mobile apps, and websites
  • Iterated UI and design systems for sears.com, k-mart.com, as well as for spin-off initiatives and apps
  • Created websites for SHC corporate, nationwide logistics service, and internal design agency through close collaboration with executives, developers, and content creators

Web Designer
Mediaspan
Feb 2005 – Jun 2014
Irvine, CA / remote

  • Designed and developed front end for hundreds of websites, emails, digital ads, and SaaS products
  • Modernized proprietary CMS framework and templates from table layouts to responsive HTML5/CSS3/jQuery

Web Designer, Content Specialist
Blick Art Materials
Jan 2002 – Feb 2005
Highland Park, IL

  • Designed digital graphics and marketing materials, and maintained content for e-commerce site

Skills

Industry Knowledge

User Interface Design
92%
User Experience Design
28%
Graphic Design
90%
Design Systems
86%
Prototyping
59%
Front End Development
66%
Presentation Design
72%
Branding & Identity
51%
Agile Development
51%
Motion Graphics
33%
Audio Production
88%

Tools & Technology

Adobe Photoshop
96%
Adobe Illustrator
91%
Adobe InDesign
88%
Adobe XD
69%
Sketch
70%
InVision
70%
PowerPoint
78%
CSS
85%
HTML
85%
Javascript
56%
Wordpress
75%
Adobe Experience Manager
39%
Adobe After Effects
39%
Pardot
51%
Google Suite
90%
PHP
33%

Interpersonal Skills

Adaptability
98%
Empathy
98%
Teamwork
83%
Communication
82%
Ideation
86%
Quick Turnaround
86%
Management
25%
Remote Capable
96%

Education

Lawrence University
Bachelor’s Degree
Studio Art

cum laude, Dean’s List every semester

ACM Chicago Arts Program
Urban Arts

Students encounter a wide range of artists and arts administrators and consider the conditions under which art is produced in Chicago, refining their artistic visions and aspirations through independent study and internship

Contact

Dean Dunakin
Chicago, IL
773-865-7471
deandunakin@gmail.com
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