Arin Lee / Resume

Education

Graphic Design
Nova Scotia Community College,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2013 - 2015

Applied Media & Communication Arts
Nova Scotia Community College,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2012 - 2013

Experience

04/2021 - Present

Graphic Designer
Dalhousie University / Halifax, Nova Scotia

Collaborating with departments and units to tell the stories of the students, faculty, and staff in order to support Dalhousie University’s strategic priorities. The graphic design team within Communications, Marketing & Creative Services enhances the university’s strategic plans by providing consultation, creating, developing, and implementing visual communications that are in line with Dalhousie’s brand strategy and suitable for target audiences, ensuring brand application and alignment.

Marketing (Brochures, Posters, Print + Digital Ads, Social Media Graphics, Banners, Presentations), Publications (Magazines, Annual Reports, Handbooks)

04/2015 - 04/2021

Lead Designer
Able Sense / Halifax, Nova Scotia

As Lead Designer in a small studio, responsibilities ranged from providing creative direction and client leadership to managing social media accounts, building briefs, presenting ideas and working as part of the studio management team to help grow the business and further develop the Able Sense brand.

Rebrand, Website Redesign, Event Marketing, Event Coordination, Illustrations,
Project Management, App Explainer Video (Creative Direction, Animation, Editing), Content Management

Lead Designer
Able Sense / Halifax, Nova Scotia

As Lead Designer in a small studio, I take on many roles. This ranges from providing creative direction and client leadership to managing social media accounts, building briefs, presenting ideas and working as part of the studio management team to help grow the business and further develop the Able Sense brand.

Rebrand, Website Redesign, Event Marketing, Event Coordination, Illustrations, Project Management, App Explainer Video (Creative Direction, Animation, Editing), Content Management

02/2012 - 04/2013

Junior Graphic Designer
GOALLINE Sports Administration Systems / Halifax, Nova Scotia

Through a Co-op program in high school, I interned with GOALLINE Sports Administration Systems as my first experience in the design industry. I worked closely with their senior designer to compose graphics for sports team website banners; learning the tools within Photoshop and Illustrator. After graduating, I was hired on as a part-time junior designer.

Skills & Tools

Print Design
Brochures, Newsletters, Visual Identity, Business Cards, Posters, Advertising, Packaging & Product Design

Print Design
Brochures, Newsletters, Visual Identity, Business Cards, Posters, Advertising, Production, Packaging & Product Design

Web Design
Wireframing, UX/UI, Web Design

Multimedia
Storyboarding, Video Editing, Animation, Product Photography

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, XD, Lightroom), Sketch, InVision, MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Selected Projects

Grand Pré Winery
grandprewines.com

Web Design & UI/UX, Packaging & Product Design, Photography, Marketing & Promotion, Project Management

Custom Shopify Theme, Wine Labels (Vintner’s Reserve, Classic Collection, and Moscato), Product Photography, Advertising Concepts & Production

Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards
lightfootandwolfville.com

Web Design & UI/UX, Packaging & Product Design, Photography, Marketing & Promotion, Project Management

Custom Shopify Theme, Greeting Card Set, Candle Merch, Restaurant Menus, Product Photography, Print Advertising, Event Marketing, Retail Promotions, Wedding Package

Annapolis Cider Company
drinkannapolis.ca

Visual Identity, Videography, Marketing & Promotion

Company Video - Creative Direction + Editing, Cider Club Logo, Retail Promotions, Social Media Templates

Baie Run Pet Products
baierun.com

Web Design & UI/UX Design, Marketing & Promotion

Custom Shopify Plus Theme, Trade Show Marketing, Social Media Templates, Marketing Plan

Chef Jason Lynch
lecaveaurestaurant.com

Packaging & Product Design, Photography, Marketing & Promotion

Product Labels, Restaurant Menus, Marketing Materials, Product Photography

Additional Projects

Teichert Gallery
Custom Shopify Theme
teichertgallery.ca

BrewHQ
Custom Shopify Plus Theme
brewhq.ca

House Full of Plants
Rebranding
housefullofplants.com

Stanfields
Custom Shopify Plus Theme
stanfields.com

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Beyond the Frame Blog
artgalleryofnovascotia.ca/blog

Tightline Anchor
Rebranding tightlineanchor.com

Let's talk

For work inquiries, feel free to get in touch with me hello@erinlee.design