I’m Marissa,

a people-first designer, excellent at perceiving subtle emotional cues and translating them into delightful user experiences. 

Bi-Rite Family of Businesses
Art Director
2021-present

• Creates seasonal campaigns consisting of typographic design, store decor and online advertising
  
• Bi-weekly art direction of photography for social media, web and advertising
  
• Designs features for the markets’ ecosystem of sites and e-commerce platforms
  

Loyola University New Orleans
Web Designer
2017-2019

• Strategized and planned user experiences, laid out and styles responsive Drupal, php and static websites, implemented and evolved brand standards across all web collateral, interfaced with clients and performed CMS training
  
• Revamped admissions/marketing portal; saw increased traffic and 18% increase in admissions year over year
• Worked with the digital marketing team to create scheduled messaging and visual assets, helping to run campaigns

Design the Planet
Senior Designer
2011-’17

• Designed award-winning websites, identity systems, campaigns and various print and digital collateral
• Prototyped tablet and mobile apps 
• Managed client and vendor relationships, communicating on project status
• Managed social media accounts for multiple clients 

Additional Design Roles
2015-Present

Creates digital and print products for various clients in the non-profit and
retail sector. Clients include:

• American Cancer Society
• Elektra Cosmetics
• In My Opinion
  
• Loyola University New Orleans (consultant, 2020)
• Motor Media
• RIDE New Orleans (Non-profit)
• Sheet Music Plus
• Voodoo Creative

RosyRipe
Owner
2015-Present

• Designs and fabricates accessories and standalone art
• Manages brand publicity and inventory
• Styles and merchandises items for physical and digital store fronts

Skillset

• Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Emphasis Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects and XD) InVision Studio, Sketch
• CMS’s: Drupal, Grav, WordPress
• Programming: CSS, some html/php
• Marketing: Constant Contact, Hootsuite, MailChimp
• Various skills: copy writing, some project management

Awards & Honors

• Loyola University New Orleans Website Redesign – Silver
  2019 Collegiate Advertising Awards
  
• Loyola Loyal Day Fundraising Campaign – Silver
  2019 Collegiate Advertising Awards
• Tenacious Ignatius – Gold
  2018 JAA Recognition Awards, AJCU
• Jefferson Door – Silver
  2016 W3 Awards
• Kaufman Lynn – Silver
  2016 W3 Awards