Janell Conner, an award-winning Creative Director and cross-disciplinary designer, design professor and entrepreneur with more than 10 years experience designing graphic experiences, digital platforms, publications, artifacts and brand identity for organizations, agencies, communities, products and brands.
Concept and build impactful, creative design solutions for publications, brand experiences, events, iconic design systems, advertising, communications and campaigns for digital, print, social media, and environmental/interpretive delivery platforms.
Translate business and communications objectives into brand and design experiences that achieve business goals, and build connections between the target market and organization.
Establish milestones and deliverables, manage production budgets, quality control, and the timely delivery of project deliverables.
Collaborate with B2B, B2C, Multi-national agencies, Education, Non-profit and Civic Organizations.
Taught design technique, strategy and software to future Game Designers and Graphic Designers. Sharing my passion for Digital Media, design thinking and the development of interactive experiences with my students.
Consult with small to medium-sized community, arts, and Federal, State and Local government agencies to develop marketing and brand programs.
Designed and created print collateral, Annual Reports, websites, landing pages and microsites, social media graphics, brand systems and graphic elements, ad campaigns, sales materials, presentations, museum exhibits, point-of-purchase display, event design, and other digital experiences.
Taught Graphic Design and portfolio development skills to undergraduate design students. Topics include design software, visual communication techniques, graphic layout and composition. Work with students to develop portfolios.