Thom Heileson

About Thom Heileson

I have 20 years’ professional design experience working with a wide array of projects and media, including interactive/digital design, brand identity, print, publications, environmental graphics, and video. As a freelance and contract designer, I’ve collaborated with a variety of clients, including 4Culture, the American Institute of Architects, Conservation International, Henry Art Gallery, Starbucks, University of Washington, and the Wing Luke Museum. More recently, I excelled as an in-house senior Multimedia Designer with the nonprofit National Retail Federation’s Marketing team, supporting NRF’s communications and elevating its brands across a broad spectrum of channels and campaigns, in a fast-paced environment. I’m expertly skilled in Adobe Creative Cloud products (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and XD), Final Cut Pro, and Microsoft Office, and am highly fluent in CSS, HTML, and Drupal—familiar with wireframing, designing with developers, and doing hands-on web styling/coding. Detail-oriented, well organized, aesthetically intuitive, and used to tight deadlines, I thrive on creative problem-solving and collaboration.thomheileson.comhttp://thomheileson.com/s/SelectedWork.pdf

Experience

1. Senior Communications Designer

   PATH

   Oct 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   As part of PATH\'s Creative Team, collaborate with team and colleagues throughout Communications and External Affairs to lead design for various communications campaigns and deliverables, with a focus on email design, coding, testing, metrics tracking, and management of Campaign Monitor in conjunction with Salesforce and in concert with analysts. Research, resource, and optimize photography selections for communications materials. Execute digital and print design, including for social, web, brochures, and illustration assets, while actively supporting the PATH brand.

Education

• General Assembly

  User Experience Design

• University of Washington

  Master of Fine Arts - MFA

• University of Oregon

  Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA

Skills

• Logo Design
• Advertising
• Multimedia
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Graphics
• Interaction Design
• Image Editing
• Drawing
• Photography
• Layout
• Video
• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Fine Art
• Image Manipulation
• Art
• Corporate Identity
• Typography
• Indesign
• Motion Graphics
• Photoshop
• Flash
• Interactive Media
• Mac
• Web Design
• Art Direction
• User Interface Design
• User Experience
• Adobe Photoshop
• Digital Photography
• Creative Direction
• Adobe Acrobat
• Editing
• Visual Communication
• Illustration
• Video Editing
• Dreamweaver
• Illustrator