About Elizabeth Ward
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I am a graphic designer with an MFA from the New York Institute of Technology. I have over three years of industry experience in roles at Wheaton College and InterVarsity Press.
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EDUCATION
New York Institute of Technology
Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Media Innovation
Graduated May 2025
GPA: 4.00, Dean’s Award for Excellence, Graduate Programs: M.F.A
School of Visual Arts
Artist Residency, Building Brands with Type
Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
GPA: 4.00, Dean’s Award for Excellence, Graduate Programs: M.F.A
Wheaton College
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature Major, Art and Psychology Minors
GPA: 3.84, Dean’s List (All Semesters), Magna Cum Laude, National Merit Scholar, Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society
Graduated May 2025
WORK EXPERIENCE
Glimpse Group | New York, NY
Glimpse Scholar
March 2025 - Present
Create branding items, headers, and webpage layouts and test UX/UI for a VR product where users interact with an AI avatar
New York Institute of Technology | New York, NY
Department Assistant and Designer
Sep 2023 - May 2025
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Worked independently to design Digital Art and Design department rebranding, posters, and postcards
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Created TouchDesigner interactive tabletop projection mapping and particle system displays with creative problem-solving
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Worked collaboratively with a team to research cart abandonment issues for Kim’C Market Shopify e-commerce site
Wheaton College | Wheaton, IL
Freelance Digital Communications Consultant
Aug 2023 - Nov 2024
Updated alumni database, acted as project manager for email marketing campaigns, and completed creative design projects
Senior Digital Communications Coordinator
Jan 2022 - Jul 2023
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Managed 200-300 mass HTML email campaigns to ~800,000 recipients yearly, managing multiple projects at once in a fast-paced environment, communicating effectively with stakeholders, and delivering high-quality work with attention to detail
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Organized engagement for the Alumni Office’s Facebook and Instagram and the College’s LinkedIn by curating a weekly posting calendar and creating content such as photos (using photo editing/retouching skills), graphics, and motion graphics/animation.
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Executed graphic design projects for print and digital mediums (including marketing collateral, signage, email banners, and web design), completing the process from ideating and concepting to execution, adhering to layout, color theory, typography, and composition best practices, and ensuring all visuals aligned with brand and style guidelines
Digital Communications and Alumni Programs Coordinator
Dec 2019 - Jan 2022
Scheduled email projects, curated social media, designed marketing graphics, edited website, and reported on monthly data
ALE Solutions | St. Charles, IL
Hotel Collections and Support Specialist
Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
Provided customer service for those needing temporary housing, increasing Hotel Agreement return rate to 86% (year’s highest)
InterVarsity Press | Westmont, IL
Freelance Marketing Copywriter
Nov 2018 - Jul 2019
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Originated copy for print (promotional cards, a monthly digest, table-top banners, etc.) and digital (web banners, marketing email content, etc.); compiled articles, tweets, and podcasts for a monthly justice-focused content marketing email
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Invented graphics about new releases in weekly InterVarsity Christian Fellowship emails and authored over 40 author bios
Marketing Copywriting Intern
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
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Crafted copy for print and digital projects, input text into a monthly digest in InDesign, and compiled a monthly marketing email
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Wrote and published over 60 author bios, improved Search Engine Optimization keywords for 135 books, completed an editing project, categorized brand survey results, and observed meetings (including a book design meeting)
CORE SKILLS
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Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Lightroom, Premiere), Glyphs, Figma, Canva, TouchDesigner, Procreate, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook), Google Suite, HTML, and CSS
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Skilled in Email on Acid, Wix, Webflow, WordPress, Lens Studio, Open Brush, Gravity Sketch, ShapesXR; basic JavaScript, Unity
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Interests: Books, Art, Painting, French Language (Intermediate), Dogs, Tea, Cinema, Theater, Fashion, Running, and Travel
