ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Julia! I’m a Chicago-based graphic designer and avid day dreamer.

With over 6 years of professional design experience, I’m confident in my ability to take on any challenge. I’ve done the odd-job freelance thing. I’ve done the buttoned-up agency life. This fish can survive in both salt and freshwater! I’ll let you decide which is which.

I’m always hungry for new opportunities to help businesses stand out in today’s ever-changing digital era (and a good slice of garlic bread). I strive to make unique designs that live in people’s heads rent-free.

What kinds of designs, you ask?

I specialize in:

  • Brand Identity Design

  • Packaging Design

  • Print Design

  • Event Design

  • Storyboard creation

  • Logo Design

  • Social media

  • UX/UI

  • Layout

  • Typography

  • Illustration

  • AI Image Generation

In addition to my professional skillset, I also specialize in:

  • Making people laugh

  • Cooking without following a recipe in complete confidence

  • Showing up to things 15 minutes early

  • Writing world-class poetry in the notes app of my iPhone at 3 AM

  • Always having the perfect playlist for any occasion

To learn more about me, view my resume below:

Professional Experience

Walker Sands
DESIGNER

SEPT. 2024 - PRESENT

  • Partnered with creative directors and copywriters to develop pitch-winning campaign concepts, contributing to a 66% client conversion rate

  • Designed integrated digital and print campaign assets that generated $320K+ in pipeline revenue and achieved 254% ROAS within 6 months

SENIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST

OCT. 2022 - SEPT. 2024

  • Served as lead designer on 5+ social media accounts, driving an average 5.2% engagement rate across X, LinkedIn, and Meta

Freelance
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

OCT. 2020 - OCT. 2022

  • Developed a new brand identity and custom social media templates for a local jewelry business, leading to a +150% engagement rate

  • Collaborated with an emerging artist to design a custom album cover featuring original illustration, contributing to 10K+ Spotify streams within 3 months

  • Redesigned a small business website to improve user experience and visual hierarchy, increasing conversion rate by 35% and session duration by 25%

Prolific Media
DIGITAL STRATEGIST

JUNE 2020 - OCT. 2020

  • Managed 6 client accounts and reported campaign outcomes on a weekly basis to ensure alignment with business objectives

  • Designed social graphics and developed copy for paid Meta campaigns on a weekly basis for 5+ accounts

  • Launched an email campaign for a major online retailer and increased CTR 2.9% through A/B testing

expertise

SKILLS

  • Brand Identity Design

  • Packaging Design

  • Print Design

  • Event Design

  • Storyboard creation

  • Logo Design

  • Social media

  • UX/UI

  • Layout

  • Typography

  • Illustration

  • AI Image Generation

PROGRAMS

  • Adobe Creative Suite
    (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

  • Figma

  • Canva

  • Procreate

  • ChatGPT

  • Google Gemini - Nano Banana Pro

  • Weavy

  • Trello

  • Google Workspace

  • Wix

  • Squarespace

EDUCATION

CHICAGO PORTFOLIO SCHOOL

MARCH 2021 - JUNE 2022

AUG. 2016 - MAY 2020

Bachelor of Arts, Advertising and Public Relations
Minor in Psychology

Graphic Design Portfolio Program

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

Awards & Certifications

Walker Sands
GREAT WORK AWARD

SUMMER 2023

  • Amazon Business | Small Business Video Series

  • Promevo | Paid Media Campaign

Chicago Portfolio School
BEST OF DESIGN AWARD

FACEBOOK BLUEPRINT CERTIFICATION

GOOGLE MARKETING PLATFORM CERTIFICATION

GOOGLE ADS DISPLAY CERTIFICATION

WINTER 2021

OCT. 2020

MAY 2020

MAY 2020