Melissa Feldstein

Melissa C Feldstein

Senior Graphic Designer

Los Angeles, CA
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Mel is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer who’s delivered creative and engaging solutions across many different platforms. She's passionate about unique and beautiful design. Working as a designer pushes her creativity to its best self. Mel's skills are wide and growing stronger every day! She lives in the Adobe Creative Suite, loves typography, social branding, and personal branding. Mel is interested in positions that challenges her and pushes her skills to the next level.
Mel's graphic design experience and expertise expand across designing on a wide range of project types, including social media (content and strategy), websites (EPK), banners ads, online media, motion design, brand identity, print, packaging, and logo design. Mel’s designs will engage, delight, and impact her audience, in addition, to deliver accuracy and punctuality. Based out of the Los Angeles area, Mel graduated from FIDM, Fashion Institute of Merchandising and Design, with her Associate’s degree. Mel also has studied and taken courses for motion graphics.

Experience

2020 Sep - Present
Freelance Designer
Melissa Jo Designs / Los Angeles, CA

Melissa Jo Designs specializes in original digital illustrations, graphic design works, branding kits, logo design, and social media marketing.

• Uses creative skills to create original high-quality images for a range of printed and digital products.
• Works closely with clients to turn ideas into inspiring illustrations.
• Responsible for formulating concepts and rendering draft illustrations from written words, sketched ideas, reference images, and imagination.
• Passionate for creative technologies.
• Work on set deadlines and communicate with clients on the overall progress and development of the artistic image.
• Deliver high-quality images for clients.
• Help small businesses define their online image
• Create Instagram and Facebook for fellow small business entrepreneurs in order to enhance their growth and reach organically.
• Consult with small businesses regarding best practices for marketing on social media
• Create original custom logo designs
• Designs branding kits that include; custom logo design, sub mark logo, double-sided business card design, website cover photo, social media avatar x2, social media cover photo for Facebook, brand identity board with fonts + color codes, color, black, and white versions, logo design files in .jpg, + transparent .png formats, business card design in high-quality .jpg format, website graphics in .jpg file formats & I will work with you until you love your logo design!
• Clients include, Known, Unfold Agency, Sunkissed Pantry, Dominate Technique, Awkward Adventure, Awkward Overland, The Moon Gazing Rabbit, Kiki's Bakery, Cooper.ai, Swggr, and more.

2021 Oct - 2022 Jun
Senior Graphic Designer
Known / Los Angeles, CA

Known is a modern marketing agency specializing in data science & engineering, creative & production, experiential, social, brand strategy & identity, and more.
• Worked on the Studios Growth and Innovation team to help bring in new business.
• Lead designer on pitch presentations and company deck presentations
• Trusted go-to designer for quick turnaround projects
• Works quickly, efficiently, and in a timely manner.
• Clearly communicates on projects and project needs
• Experience and expertise in designing on a wide range of project types, including pitch presentations, company capabilities presentations, RFPs, social media (content and strategy), static and motion design, websites, experiential, stunts, OOH.
• Audible / Bravo / CBS / CNN / CNN+ / eOne / FaZe Clan / HBO / HBO Max / Hulu / MPL / NBC/ Netflix / Nickelodeon / Paramount+ / Paramount Pictures / PrendeTV / Spotify / TBS / TCM / TikTok / Univision / Universal Music Group / ViacomCBS

2018 Nov - 2020 Jul
Senior Graphic Designer
Unfold Agency / Culver City, CA
Unfold Agency is a digital creative agency specializing in social media, online advertising, key art design & web development for top brands & entertainment companies.
• Works closely and collaborates with other creative leads, designers, motion graphics artists, producers, social strategists, copywriters, and developers.
• Experience and expertise in designing on a wide range of project types, including social media (content and strategy), websites (EPK), banners ads, online media.
• Clients include Netflix, Warner Bros., ABC, Facebook, Spotify, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Sony/Columbia Pictures, Annapurna Pictures, Hulu, Ubisoft, Fox, Lionsgate, STX Entertainment, CBS Films, and more
2016 Aug - 2018 Nov
Senior Graphic Designer
BLKBX Creative Group / Hollywood, CA
• Creative Lead on numerous campaigns, including Best Fiends, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, Spirit Riding Free, Hotel Transylvania 3 and more.
• Worked closely and collaborated with other creative leads, designers, motion graphics artists, producers, social strategists, copywriters, and developers.
• Creative lead on pitches from the ideation phase to in-person client presentation.
• Experience and expertise in designing on a wide range of project types, including social media (content and strategy), websites (EPK), branded photography shoots, and set production.
• Clients include Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Sony/Columbia Pictures, Dreamworks Animation, Freeform, Seriously, Stx and more.

Education

2014 - 2016
FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising)
Associate's Degree / Graphic Design
2012 - 2014
Mansfield University
Bachelor's Degree/ Transfer Student / Graphic Design

Completed 2 years of education at MU and transferred to complete education at FIDM.

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