Linda Bigirindavyi

About Linda Bigirindavyi

Accomplished creative visionary leader with an extraordinary 20+ years of work with corporate and nonprofit organizations, developing strong brands, marketing communications, and creative workforces. Driven to grow superb and committed collaborative teams. Passionate about strategy, problem solving, branding, team-building, people-centered designs, humanitarian causes, and social change. My passion for people and creativity inspires me to grow superb creative teams that create impactful marketing communications and brand expression across print and digital media. As a leader, I listen, learn, organize, and solve problems, excelling at workflow management and juggling multiple projects in fast-paced environments on tight deadlines and on-budget. CORE COMPETENCIES: Art Direction • Leadership • Team Mentoring • Collaboration • Brand Expression • Concept Design • Strategy • Graphic Design • Visual Design • Technical and Communication Arts • Print and Digital Design • Web Design • UX / UI • Social Media • Email Marketing • Google Analytics • Copywriting • Audio / Video Production • Digital Photography • Print and Digital Publishing • Editing / Proofing • Project Management • Workflow Management • Color / Typography / Layout Design • Creative Briefs • Presentations • Budgets • Vendor Management • Illustration • Advertisement Design • eCommerce • Amazon Storefronts TECHNOLOGY: Adobe Creative Suite • Creative Cloud • Illustrator • Photoshop • InDesign • InCopy • Premiere Pro • XD • Animate • After Effects • Lightroom • Bridge • Acrobat • Microsoft Office Suite • Word • Excel • PowerPoint • Outlook • WCMS • WIX • Drupal • Blogger • WordPress • Elementor • WPBakery • Wix • HTML • CSS • Constant Contact • MailChimp • iMeet • Slack • Trello • Podio • Woodwing • Asana • Monday • WebDAM • ElvisDAM • Widen Collective • Canva • CutStory • Boomerang • VideoLeap • ProTools First • Google Docs • Google Drive • DropBox • WeTransfer • Macintosh • PC • Windows 365 • CreateSpace • Lightning Source • Figma • Sketch ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Volunteer Humanitarian Worker / Education Specialist, WORLD RELIEF, Kigali, Rwanda Marketing Communications Manager / Art Director, AMBION INC, THE RNA COMPANY (biotech), Austin, TX Production Coordinator / Photography Art Director, ZIGY KALUZNY PHOTOGRAPHY FOR TONY STONE/GETTY IMAGES (stock photography), Austin, TX Creative Services Coordinator / Art Director, ADLINK, INC.(advertising agency), Los Angeles, CA Art Director, Marketing and Product Designer, SF CERAMICS AMERICAS, INC. & EMERGETEK (dinnerware / beauty), HOUSTON, TX

Experience

1. Creative Manager

   Bizzell

   Jun 2023 — Present · New Carrollton, MD, US

   Develop strategic plans for advancing brand communications and adding industry value. • Establish guidelines to strengthen brand presence, reach, and engagement on social media using targeted and compelling copy and graphics. • Develop integrated omni-channel marketing and media to improve brand messaging. • Art direct and manage creative team to produce impactful motion graphics, interactive infographics, videos, websites, social media, and presentation decks. • Spearhead ideation processes to include creative briefs, brainstorm sessions, scripts, storyboards, mood boards, and presentations. • Improved brand messaging to include strong graphics and purpose-driven, impactful copy writing with hooks, CTAs. • Established procedures to organize and streamline creative workflow processes and procedures to ensure effective shared and collaborative work environment.

Education

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Design and Visual Communications, General

• Otis College of Art and Design

  Design and Visual Communications, General

• The Art Institute of Houston

  Associate of Applied Arts, Audio and Video Production and Business

• New York University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Fine and Studio Arts

• Loyola Marymount University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Fine Arts/Art History