Laura Vergara
Creative Manager at Chicago Public Media- Claim this Profile
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Jennifer Ciminillo
Laura is a fantastic talent with strong, multi-level design capabilities. She really helped elevate the level of work our team did with her illustrations, story boards and digital marketing strategies at Tribune Publishing. I knew I could always count on her to deliver excellent, beautiful work on time and with a smile. She pays great attention to detail and adeptly communicates her concepts. You will always get great work from Laura no matter how big or small the project is. She is a fantastic collaborator and provides innovative, creative solutions.
Amber Neale
Laura Vergara is a joy to work with. Her leadership in design not only shows through the work executed, but in her ability to strategically think about each ask. She views projects for brands as a whole, even if they are one-off requests. She understands how to visually tell a story from the smallest spec to the largest script. I was lucky enough to work with Laura for over 3 years where I watched her grow from someone who was managed, to someone who managed. She was critical in the on-boarding of new creative teammates and is on the fast track to becoming a creative director, if she wanted to. Her expertise as I worked with her was in paid media digital and print design, along with assets required for on-site, event execution. Anyone would be lucky to work with such a thoughtful designer.
Jennifer Ciminillo
Laura is a fantastic talent with strong, multi-level design capabilities. She really helped elevate the level of work our team did with her illustrations, story boards and digital marketing strategies at Tribune Publishing. I knew I could always count on her to deliver excellent, beautiful work on time and with a smile. She pays great attention to detail and adeptly communicates her concepts. You will always get great work from Laura no matter how big or small the project is. She is a fantastic collaborator and provides innovative, creative solutions.
Amber Neale
Laura Vergara is a joy to work with. Her leadership in design not only shows through the work executed, but in her ability to strategically think about each ask. She views projects for brands as a whole, even if they are one-off requests. She understands how to visually tell a story from the smallest spec to the largest script. I was lucky enough to work with Laura for over 3 years where I watched her grow from someone who was managed, to someone who managed. She was critical in the on-boarding of new creative teammates and is on the fast track to becoming a creative director, if she wanted to. Her expertise as I worked with her was in paid media digital and print design, along with assets required for on-site, event execution. Anyone would be lucky to work with such a thoughtful designer.
Jennifer Ciminillo
Laura is a fantastic talent with strong, multi-level design capabilities. She really helped elevate the level of work our team did with her illustrations, story boards and digital marketing strategies at Tribune Publishing. I knew I could always count on her to deliver excellent, beautiful work on time and with a smile. She pays great attention to detail and adeptly communicates her concepts. You will always get great work from Laura no matter how big or small the project is. She is a fantastic collaborator and provides innovative, creative solutions.
Amber Neale
Laura Vergara is a joy to work with. Her leadership in design not only shows through the work executed, but in her ability to strategically think about each ask. She views projects for brands as a whole, even if they are one-off requests. She understands how to visually tell a story from the smallest spec to the largest script. I was lucky enough to work with Laura for over 3 years where I watched her grow from someone who was managed, to someone who managed. She was critical in the on-boarding of new creative teammates and is on the fast track to becoming a creative director, if she wanted to. Her expertise as I worked with her was in paid media digital and print design, along with assets required for on-site, event execution. Anyone would be lucky to work with such a thoughtful designer.
Jennifer Ciminillo
Laura is a fantastic talent with strong, multi-level design capabilities. She really helped elevate the level of work our team did with her illustrations, story boards and digital marketing strategies at Tribune Publishing. I knew I could always count on her to deliver excellent, beautiful work on time and with a smile. She pays great attention to detail and adeptly communicates her concepts. You will always get great work from Laura no matter how big or small the project is. She is a fantastic collaborator and provides innovative, creative solutions.
Amber Neale
Laura Vergara is a joy to work with. Her leadership in design not only shows through the work executed, but in her ability to strategically think about each ask. She views projects for brands as a whole, even if they are one-off requests. She understands how to visually tell a story from the smallest spec to the largest script. I was lucky enough to work with Laura for over 3 years where I watched her grow from someone who was managed, to someone who managed. She was critical in the on-boarding of new creative teammates and is on the fast track to becoming a creative director, if she wanted to. Her expertise as I worked with her was in paid media digital and print design, along with assets required for on-site, event execution. Anyone would be lucky to work with such a thoughtful designer.
Experience
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Chicago Public Media
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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100 - 200 Employee
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Creative Manager
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Nov 2021 - Present
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NWEA
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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500 - 600 Employee
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Graphic Designer
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Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
Graphic Designer to the State Solution UX Experience Design team Graphic Designer to the State Solution UX Experience Design team
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World Gym International
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graphic Designer
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May 2021 - Jul 2021
Designed and developed cross-platform brand marketing collateral for World Gym International, such as social media stories, posters and print materials. Designed and developed cross-platform brand marketing collateral for World Gym International, such as social media stories, posters and print materials.
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Tribune Publishing Company
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Graphic Designer
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Jul 2019 - Jan 2021
Created cross-platform consumer and brand marketing campaigns, such as acquisition and retention print/digital marketing email templates, social media imagery, event promotion, logos and signage. Maintained consistency and ensured brand identity across 10+ markets such as Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, New York Daily News, Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel.Collaborated with the Creative Director, copywriters and project stakeholders to create innovative design concepts that maintained our brand standards while meeting tight deadlines.Responsible for onboarding freelance designers, while maintaining and organizing the file system in Dropbox, and prepping file handoffs for multiple departments. For the Chicago Tribune, I helped conceptualize and execute the 100k Digital Subscribers integrated campaign, which was the winner of the 2020 Best New Initiative to Enhance Corporate Culture. Show less
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Graphic Designer
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Dec 2016 - Jul 2019
As a graphic designer I produced multi-sized digital and print promotional ad campaigns, emails, digital marketing materials customized for multiple nationwide publications while maintaining the Tribune Publishing brand.
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Freelance Graphic Designer
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Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
Creating digital and print ads for production.Works with marketing team for marketing campaigns.Design logos for marketing/events for newspapers of Tribune Publishing.
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Extra Bilingual Community Newspaper
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Manager | Creative Director
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2015
Production manager and Creative Director.Manages production team, photographers and designers.In charge of photo shoots for special editions from start to finish.Prepares files/ads for print.Works with editorial on content,layout and creative ideas for design of paper.Manages social media on content and overall look.
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Graphic Designer
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May 2009 - Aug 2012
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La Raza Newspaper
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production/Graphic Designer
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Oct 2006 - Nov 2008
Pagination for Classifieds Create and edited ads for local business that placed ads within newspaper, and or supplements. Worked with sales and marketing team to implement marketing ideas for potential clients. Layout designs for editorial. Handled pre-press process by creating pdf files to upload to the printer's ftp site. Pagination for Classifieds Create and edited ads for local business that placed ads within newspaper, and or supplements. Worked with sales and marketing team to implement marketing ideas for potential clients. Layout designs for editorial. Handled pre-press process by creating pdf files to upload to the printer's ftp site.
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Graphic Design Intern
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Nov 2005 - Feb 2006
Designed brochures, fliers, logos, business cards and invoices for clients. Designed brochures, fliers, logos, business cards and invoices for clients.
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Education
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2001 - 2005
Loyola University Chicago
BFA, Visual Communications
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