Kristen M. Farmin

Little Rock, AR, USA
(501) 772 - 3348
kfarmindesign@gmail.com

Experience

    • Collaborating with the marketing team to provide creative that supports campaigns across various media, print and digital

    • Designing engaging visuals for simmonsbank.com and the companyʼs intranet, mySimmons

    • Maintaining the bankʼs brand identity by ensuring and executing consistency in design elements across various marketing materials

    • Designing and formatting internal communication materials, including newsletters, presentations, and training materials

    • Creating infographics to present financial and procedural information in a clear, on-brand, and easy to understand manner

    • Designed and created layouts and visuals for digital and print communications for events, social media, quarterly magazine, emails, apparel, and more

    • Created website mockups and prototypes for EAST’s event websites

    • Served as a brand ambassador and provided guidance and support on its use internally and externally

    • Created and implemented original branding for events and programs

    • Collaborated across the organization to solve complex problems with on-brand solutions

    • Designed and built customized websites for clients including brochure-style and e-commerce sites

    • Worked directly and communicated with clients from project kickoff meeting to launch of website

    • Assisted with Search Engine Optimization-related tasks such as posting blogs, optimizing images, writing metadata, and building strategy according to analytics

    • Managed content updates and re-designs for existing website clients

    • Participated in a leadership focused on building a vision and core values for the company

    • Provided clients with logo designs, web ads, and print ads

    • Engagement, wedding, and portrait photography including edits and retouching

    • Prepared students grades 10-12 with skills needed for careers in the graphic design and photography industry as well as soft skills applicable to any career

    • Designed and facilitated lessons for Fundamentals (Level 1) and Intermediate (Level 2) Ad Design and Digital Photography

    • Served on a committee to write updated standards for the CTE Photography program’s state standards for Arkansas Department of Education

  • Taught grades 6-8. Prepared and facilitated lessons for 3 art courses

    • Responsible for marketing plan development, print and web design, logo development and design for internship program Camp Reality’s client, Museum of Discovery

    • Assisted in designing deliverables for Stone Ward clients such as web graphics and package designs

Education

University of Central Arkansas - Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, Art Education Emphasis, Graphic Design Concentration, Senior Portfolio, & Exhibition, Summa Cum Laude

Additional Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe XD

  • Figma

  • Microsoft Office 

  • Google Workspace

  • WordPress

  • Canva

  • Digital Illustration

  • HTML and CSS (Basic)

  • Project Management System - Monday.com

  • Email Marketing - Constant Contact & MailChimp

Professional Certifications

  • In Progress: Google’s UX Design Professional Certificate

    • Completed: Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design Certificate from Grow With Google

    • Completed: Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate

  • Monday.com Product Badge

  • Adobe Certified Associate in Visual Communication Using Adobe Photoshop CS6

  • Licensed Art Teacher, Grades K-12, State of Arkansas

  • Licensed to Teach Commercial Photography, Advertising Design, & Communications, 7th Grade - Post-Secondary, Arkansas Department of Education