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Stephen Gage
Creative professional with over 10 years of experience in digital advertising and brand development. Known for combining strategic thinking with strong aesthetic judgment to deliver impactful, results-oriented work. I bring initiative and a collaborative spirit to every project.
Work Experience
Brand & Graphic Designer
Can You Handle It Tours
Berlin, Germany
November 2021 - Current
Developed visual identity system: logo, typography, color palettes, & graphic elements
Website material, advertisements (digital & print), guerilla sticker campaign, social media content, presentation templates, internal and external deliverables
Brand & Graphic Designer
Aids Action Europe
Berlin, Germany
April 2023 - Current
Developed visual identity system: logo, typography, color palette, & graphic elements for CORE (Community Response to End Inequalities)
Application of design to physical and digitally adaptive marketing & communication material
Knock Knock
Berlin, Germany
February 2024 - Current
Marketing material, social media content, print campaigns
Graphic design consultant for communication with partners and projects
Graphic Designer
c-4 Analyitcs
Marketing Agency / Boston, MA
July 2014 - November 2021
Senior Designer & Strategy Lead
October 2017 - November 2021
Provided strategic, industry relevent creative direction to clients for digital campaigns
Redesigned the client service journey, from briefing to deliverables
Developed design team operations and project standards
Designed a customer review scraping product, utilised by 700 clients
Led high volume asset production whilst maintaining design quality and clients brand identity
Led brand strategy discovery meetings and workshops
Supported in the recruitment and development of design talent, growing from 4 to 14 creative team members
Identified key areas of inefficiency while improving procedures, increasing production by over 40%
Led trainings and team development
Senior Designer & Developer
August 2015 - October 2017
Managed a design team supporting clients across the East Coast region
Oversaw projects for high-profile clients and specialized design requests exceeding standard complexity
graphic Designer
July 2014 - August 2015
Responsible for delivering a high volume of design projects while maintaining quality standards