Melissa Castagne
Creative Designs for Digital & Print
Creative Director.
Art Director.
Graphic Designer.
Website Developer.
Yoga Instructor.
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
— Steve Jobs
ATTRACT ATTENTION WITH THE GOALS OF DRIVING TRAFFIC TO THE WEBSITE, GENERATING AWARENESS OF THE PRODUCT OR SERVICE, AND ENFORCING OVERALL BRAND RECOGNITION.
Digital Banners and Animated GIFs
“We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.”
— Steve Jobs
A PICTURE DESIGNED IN AN ATTRACTIVE MANNER FOR THE USER TO UNDERSTAND AND IMAGINE THE SUBJECT CLEARLY.
Illustrations
“Artists are just children who refuse to put down their crayons.”
— Al Hirschfeld
Site Plans, Competition Maps, Location Maps, Timelines, Floor Plans, and More
More About Melissa Castagne
An accomplished Graphic Designer possessing a unique combination of creative design skills and technical expertise for both print mediums and digital formats servicing clients across a wide range of industries in both corporate and agency settings. Maintains current technical and latest design trends knowledge by studying toward professional certifications, attending design workshops, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional societies.
“Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.”
— Ray Kroc
My innovative and results-driven approach to design leadership has been displayed across my career of directing content creation in Website Design / Maintenance, Package and Label Ideation, Graphic Visual Design, Advertising / Digital Advertising, PR / Marketing Content, Social Media Platforms, Email Campaign Strategy, Publishing & Production, Promotions / Events, Multimedia Creation and more. I have been repeatedly recognized for winning new business, retaining existing clients, and increasing referrals through the delivery of visionary products and exemplary customer service. I have proven my ability to stand-up and lead teams of creative professionals and I have frequently influenced top-level decision making for major print and digital products. I have hands-on experience heading the end-to-end delivery of multiple, concurrent projects while making sure I adhere to strict branding standards, budgets, and timetables.
Technical Proficiencies:
- Operating Systems (OS): Mac and PC
- Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat
- Microsoft Office 365: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat
- Content Management Systems: WordPress, Shopify
- Web Applications: HTML 5/XHTML/XML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript (client-side scripting), PHP (server-side scripting), MySQL (database technology)
- Other: Canva, Figma