MICHELLE
GILMAN
(503) 867 - 6417
A RT D I R E C TO R & D E S I G N E R
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EXPERIENCE
E D U C AT I O N
HOG WILD TOYS, LLC/OGOBOLLI BABY
TOYS, LLC • Portland, OR
Photographer &
Graphic Designer
Bachelor’s Degree
University of Oregon • Eugene, OR
Designed all branding and client facing design for both
companies, including the bi-annual catalog, sell sheets,
advertisements, email campaigns, website design, brand
books, letter heads, business cards, presentations,
copywriting, and client requests. Photographed and
coordinated all lifestyle and product photography, as
well as any photography requested by clients. Managed
and designed for the social media team and oversaw
the contracted Web Developer’s work on both website
updates. Worked closely with a team in Taiwan, and one
in New Jersey.
Sep 2019 - Jun 2023
2012 - 2019
EXPERTISE
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
RAIN THE GROWTH AGENCY • Portland, OR
Freelance
Production Designer
& Photographer
Art Direction
Photography
Videography
Presentation/Deck Design
Illustration
Events Planning
Conversationally Fluent in Spanish
Shot, retouched, and edited all the portrait photos of all
the employees at the agency, as well as editing photos
for clients and pitch decks. Updated and designed
newspaper ads for a handful of the agency’s clients.
Mar 2018 - Nov 2022
KELLY SERVICES FOR NIKE • Beaverton, OR
Freelance Image
Artist
Production design for numerous departments at
the Nike World Headquarters to create or update
graphics, patterns, product designs, mockups, and 3-D
product design. Finalizing and quality checking designs
and updates to send over to the factory for garment
production.
Apr 2018 - Apr 2019
AWA R D S
Award of Excellence
72 & Sunny Creative Boot Camp
Feb 2017
ICLICK, INC • Seattle, WA
Freelance
Production Designer
Designed custom shape mockups of products and brand
collateral (both 3-D and 2-D), logos, and vector art; shot
product and lifestyle photography of products, along
with photo retouching and editing, worked with sales
reps to customize existing products for various clients
ranging from mom and pop shops to Cadillac
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
Senior Campaign Showcase Winner
University of Oregon • Client: SOREL
Spring 2016
Most Likely to Become a Pop Star
I Love Chile Media
Photographer &
Graphic Designer
I LOVE CHILE MEDIA • Santiago, Chile
Did all photography/videography and retouching/editing
for publication and website, managed all social media
outlets, cover-to-cover graphic design and management
of weekly digital magazine (roughly 40-50 pages), train
new media interns, write news articles, co-pitch to
potential clients/advertisers.
Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
Jan 2016
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