Margaret Deignan

About

A versatile and experienced design professional, currently serving as Design Lead at Studio Nowra, with a strong background in graphic design and project management. Co-founder of Aeverywhere and SustainabiliTEA, with a focus on sustainable practices and innovative design solutions. Experienced in leading large-scale museum projects and developing educational content for organizations like NJ TRANSIT. Passionate about environmental education and driving visual communication strategies for non-profits and businesses.

Experience

• Design Lead · Studio Nowra2024-11-01 –
• Graphic Designer · Freelance2020-04-01 –

  In charge of communicating with a variety of small businesses and clients in order to solve their creative problems and create a design that perfectly fits their needs. Responsible for brainstorming ideas and conveying them to a client as well as designing and reworking projects to cater to their wants.

• Graphics Project Manager · Design and Production Incorporated2023-12-01 – 2025-04-01

  - Guided large-scale multi-million dollar museum projects through their various phases from concept to completion and ensured that all graphic production involved stayed on schedule and on budget; - Met often with high-profile clients, designers, and subcontractors, in order to accurately monitor and update the proofing, production stages, shipping & installation of all graphic items included in an exhibit; - Used an advanced knowledge and understanding of Adobe Creative Suite to uphold and ensure an expected level of quality for each graphic and project.

• Lead Design Strategist/Lead Graphic Designer · Sustainable & Just Future2023-04-01 – 2023-10-01

  Sustainable & Just Future is making environmental education accessible. This non-profit is solutions-based oriented and action-focused, with the goal of equipping the next generation with the knowledge and skills they need to survive and adapt to a climate-changed world. - Once joining the team when the non-profit was just a few weeks old, I was vital in designing and driving the organization's branding, visuals, and content creation. - Driving force behind the non-profit’s brand visuals and content creation; - Collaborated with all SJF members/departments to precisely solve visual communication needs and onboard new designers to similarly understand the SJF voice; - Produced content for a rapidly growing, mainly Gen-Z age audience, on Instagram (9,000+ followers), LinkedIn, and Facebook; - Consistently improved SJF’s website to enhance donor’s and activist’s experiences on the site and ensure SJF’s mission is accurately represented.

• Graphic Designer · National Maritime Museum of Ireland2023-06-01 – 2023-08-01

  - Designed promotional flyers, social media content, and an introduction video about the museum’s permanent exhibits for tourists entering the museum; - Participated in exhibition research and helped devise funding strategies for future exhibits; - Helped organize and run public events with guest speakers and conducted guided tours around the galleries

• Communication/Design Education Training Intern · NJ TRANSIT2022-06-01 – 2023-06-01

  - Helped develop and design cohesive/concise interactive online course materials, consisting of instruction and online tests/quizzes with feedback, using established in-person-classes-based training. - Created dozens of instructional materials, recording how to use necessary platforms, including Outlook, Cornerstone, and Navori. - Collaborated with and received feedback from my superiors in order to create not only a visually appealing but accurate and beneficial training programs. - Worked with other training departments, including Light Rail and HR, to develop and release important safety announcements to 5,700+ employees via NJTV screens located in various garage locations around NJ. - Communicated with superiors in the IT and Design department in order to convey accurate and detailed information when preparing informational materials. - Organized files both physical and digitally to aid in the efficiency of finding important information when needed. - Kept employee records updated by logging training details and attendance to keep track of their progress. - Traveled on-site to various operations and sat in on established courses for Bus Operational and Regional Supervisor training for training research.

Education

• New Jersey City UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Graphic Design
• School of Visual ArtsAfter Effects/Motion Design - Continuing Education

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