Nick Ellis
Website Designer at Cougar Digital Marketing & Design- Claim this Profile
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Nick brings an artistic eye and skill to any professional setting. He is not only talented but knowledgeable and kind. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nick during our time as Interfaith Fellows.
LinkedIn User
Nick brings an artistic eye and skill to any professional setting. He is not only talented but knowledgeable and kind. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nick during our time as Interfaith Fellows.
LinkedIn User
Nick brings an artistic eye and skill to any professional setting. He is not only talented but knowledgeable and kind. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nick during our time as Interfaith Fellows.
LinkedIn User
Nick brings an artistic eye and skill to any professional setting. He is not only talented but knowledgeable and kind. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Nick during our time as Interfaith Fellows.
Credentials
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Become a UX Designer From Scratch
The Interaction Design FoundationJul, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
User Experience: The Beginner's Guide
The Interaction Design FoundationJul, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Membership Certficate
The Interaction Design FoundationApr, 2021- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Cougar Digital Marketing & Design
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Website Designer
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Aug 2021 - Present
Creating websites resulting in lead growth and improved brand awareness for clients through understanding their business (its goals, target audiences, needs, etc.) and utilizing industry best practices Managing my time across multiple projects and collaborating effectively with my team to create growth in the web department and double our average monthly internal revenue from $50k to $100k in 2022 Continuing to grow my knowledge of web design through certifications, newsletters, and a broadening of my general knowledge in digital marketing
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Freelance
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Egypt
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Human Resources
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance UX/UI Designer
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May 2020 - Present
Collaborating on the B2B desktop portion of an app called LifeMD that manages pharmacy inventory, labeling, authorization, and delivery status – with over 600,000 individual users Experimenting with projects that utilize new tools and allow me to expand into other avenues, like taking on web projects using Figma and Webflow Collaborating on the B2B desktop portion of an app called LifeMD that manages pharmacy inventory, labeling, authorization, and delivery status – with over 600,000 individual users Experimenting with projects that utilize new tools and allow me to expand into other avenues, like taking on web projects using Figma and Webflow
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The Comparison Project
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Religious Institutions
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Design/Communications Director
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Jun 2020 - Jul 2021
Handling the design of the organization’s website, brand identity, social media presence, and key collateral that allowed for more donations, grants, connect to our community, and increased impact Handling the design of the organization’s website, brand identity, social media presence, and key collateral that allowed for more donations, grants, connect to our community, and increased impact
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Drake Mag
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Art Director
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Dec 2019 - Apr 2020
Adapting quickly, to design a 60 page winter issue in a 6 week window with little assistance and a spring issue during COVID-19 constraints that won 5 national awards for design Leading a team of designers and photographers during meetings, shoots, and one-on-ones to help them produce their best work and bring the publication to life Envisioning a new look for the publication, along with a thorough style guide document that is still in use by the publication Adapting quickly, to design a 60 page winter issue in a 6 week window with little assistance and a spring issue during COVID-19 constraints that won 5 national awards for design Leading a team of designers and photographers during meetings, shoots, and one-on-ones to help them produce their best work and bring the publication to life Envisioning a new look for the publication, along with a thorough style guide document that is still in use by the publication
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Meredith Corporation
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Art Apprentice @ Traditional Home Magazine
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2020
Applying use of typography, color palettes, grids, photo selection, and page composition/layout to create digital and print materials expected to be seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers. Navigating the design of event-based marketing materials and the brand’s digital presence, designing its first social media graphics with little outside direction Exchanging quality and constructive feedback within the Traditional Home team, and embracing challenges such as new processes, projects, workflows, and software
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Graphic Design Intern
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2019
Designing event style guides and graphics for the international organization’s website, social media, and various other items Updating social media and transcribing quotes during the Laureate Announcement Ceremony, while mentors were in Washington DC Designing event style guides and graphics for the international organization’s website, social media, and various other items Updating social media and transcribing quotes during the Laureate Announcement Ceremony, while mentors were in Washington DC
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Education
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2017 - 2021
Drake University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Graphic Design -
2017 - 2021
Drake University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Journalism and Mass Communications, Magazine Media
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