Janell  Conner

Janell Conner (Janell Conner)

Creative Director at Art + Legend
Chicago, United States

About me

Janell Conner, an award-winning Creative Director and cross-disciplinary designer, design professor and entrepreneur with more than 10 years experience designing graphic experiences, digital platforms, publications, artifacts and brand identity for organizations, agencies, communities, products and brands.

Positions

Creative Director
Chicago, United States
May 2016 - Present (8 years 7 months)
Concept and build impactful, creative design solutions for publications, brand experiences, events, iconic design systems, advertising, communications and campaigns for digital, print, social media, and environmental/interpretive delivery platforms.

Translate business and communications objectives into brand and design experiences that achieve business goals, and build connections between the target market and organization.

Establish milestones and deliverables, manage production budgets, quality control, and the timely delivery of project deliverables.

Collaborate with B2B, B2C, Multi-national agencies, Education, Non-profit and Civic Organizations.
Adjunct Professor
Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX
United States
January 2017 - January 2019 (2 years)
Teach Adobe Creative Suite, Design Technique, Graphic Layout, Brand Design and Development, Graphic Illustration, Layout Skills, and Design Foundations
Adjunct Professor, Interactive Digital Media
Lone Star College
United States
January 2015 - June 2015 (5 months)
Taught design technique, strategy and software to future Game Designers and Graphic Designers. Sharing my passion for Digital Media, design thinking and the development of interactive experiences with my students.
Creative Director + CEO
Public Design Unit
United States
May 2006 - December 2014 (8 years 7 months)
Consult with small to medium-sized community, arts, and Federal, State and Local government agencies to develop marketing and brand programs.

Designed and created print collateral, Annual Reports, websites, landing pages and microsites, social media graphics, brand systems and graphic elements, ad campaigns, sales materials, presentations, museum exhibits, point-of-purchase display, event design, and other digital experiences.
Adjunct Professor
Jacksonville University
United States
January 2007 - June 2009 (2 years 5 months)
Taught Graphic Design and portfolio development skills to undergraduate design students. Topics include design software, visual communication techniques, graphic layout and composition. Work with students to develop portfolios.

Education

Coursework, Motion Graphics

January 2010 - May 2010 (4 months)

BFA Visual Communications / Graphic Design

August 1998 - June 2002 (3 years 10 months)

Trade Organizations

American Institute of Graphic Arts

Member, Chicago Chapter
January 2019 - Present (5 years 11 months)

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