Creative and award-winning graphic designer with 17+ years active experience in branding, digital illustration, and surface design.
Expertise in delivering innovative visual solutions and managing end-to-end design projects across diverse industries. My perseverance is reflected in a robust portfolio and consistent five-star customer reviews, underscoring a commitment to exceptional service and innovative design solutions.
5-Star
17
Years Experience
E-commerce Reviews


2
Design Awards
Social Media Management
Project Management
Marketing
Nonprofit Marketing
SEO and E-Commerce
Surface Design
Customer Service
Specialties
Software


Proficiency
Strengths
Organized
Resourceful
Clear Communication
Creative Strategy
Experience
Sara Lynn Design | Oregon
Owner , Graphic Designer
Xtreme Grafx | Albany, Oregon
2010 - Present
2022 - 2024
Successfully launched multiple Etsy stores, maintaining consistent 5-star ratings.
Designed and managed over 600 printables and surface design patterns and consistently assuring digital delivery to clients through Etsy, Spoonflower, and Dropbox.
Created event displays, presentations and marketing plans, and social media reels and slides.
Won 2nd Place in Woodland Animals fabric design challenge at Spoonflower.com.
Over 7,900 sales of unique party printables, invitations, digital art, fabric, and wallpaper designs.
Managed all aspects of business, such as workflow planning, accounting, marketing, and product delivery.
Managed around 60 jobs per month, in a fast-paced print shop working with clients, project managers, and production teams to develop quality large-format printing, paper products, and apparel that met a variety of design ratio and material specifications.
Designed high-impact environmental advertising such as vehicle wraps, window wraps, and signs.
Designed branded printed materials such as brochures, business cards, tradeshow displays, menus, and apparel.
Collaborated with cross-functional production teams and manufacturing vendors to meet budget and timeline constraints, consistently exceeding project expectations.
Applied a strong work ethic and implemented efficient design workflows, contributing to a 95.4% increase above the average revenue generated from a graphic designer.
Adhered to and designed SOPs for graphic design and customer service positions creating multiple slideshow documents for training and effective quality workflows.
Filmed and edited social media marketing videos and managed email
Graphic Designer
My Brands
2007 - 2013
EE Schenck | Portland, Oregon
Graphic Designer, Data Entry, Mailroom
& 2014 - 2015
Scanned and photographed thousands of fabrics, quilts, and notion products, editing images as needed, cataloging in various file formats for print collateral and web use.
Developed and maintained visually compelling sales collateral, trade show materials, and product catalogs for a leading wholesale distributor, ensuring accuracy across thousands of SKUs.
Website maintenance and optimization.
Created clear, brand-aligned visual assets for technically detailed products, increasing buyer engagement and strengthening sales team presentations.
Designed 12 fabric prints for globally distributed fabric lines.
Paper Jam (formerly Take Notice Card Company) | Portland, Oregon
Production
Assembled custom embellished invitations using craft and bindery techniques such as layering vellum, tying tiny ribbon bows, and layering cardstock with adhesive.
Packaged deluxe invitations and envelopes for shipping, assuring quality and professional presentation.
2006 - 2007
2004 - 2005
DomeTag | Salt Lake City, Utah
Graphic Designer
Work directly with sales reps, to design and create sticker graphics for industrial product labels.
Work with outsourced printer, and ensure quality standards are met.
Education
Brooks College | Long Beach, CA
Associate of Science, Graphic Design
Awarded "Best Graphic Design" at Portfolio Showcase