Hello, my name is

Michelle Schott

Creative Problem-Solver

Highly Accomplished and Collaborative Graphic Designer

Known for her forward-thinking
design solutions...

Michelle is a visual problem-solver inspired by creative chaos in all its many forms—music, art, film, literature, animation, nature, or some other random juxtaposed beauty. Whether collaborating with a larger team or working on her own, she is persistent in her pursuit of design or production solutions to the challenges brought about through her work as a graphic designer or just everyday life.

Skills

  • Art direction
  • Branding and identity
  • Brand cohesion
  • Color theory
  • Graphic design
  • Page layout
  • Illustration
  • Information graphics
  • Presentations
  • Photo retouching
  • Color correction
  • Image restoration

Software

  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe XD
  • Adobe Exchange
  • Figma
  • Sketch
  • Keynote
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Atlassian Jira
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Smartsheet
  • Trello
  • Flex
  • Fiery

Education

Northeastern University • Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science

Graphic Design & Visual Communication

Summa Cum Laude

Professional Summary

Michelle has more than 20 years of experience transforming intricate concepts into powerful, on-brand visual narratives across diverse media and software platforms.

Experience

2024-Now
Minuteman Press

Graphic Design & Production

2023-Now

Freelance Graphic Design

2015-2023
Age of Learning

Graphic Design Director

Lead a design team within the in-house agency, responsible for the support and development of corporate and various product brands, encompassing all brand presence and communication.

2012-2015
Age of Learning:
ABCmouse.com

Graphic Designer

Conceptualized, designed, and built featured books, puzzles, animations, offline activities, lesson plans, and more.

2009–2011
Charlie Chan Printing
2006–2009
Macson Printing & Lithography
2001–2015
Freelance

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

  • Client collaboration
  • Conceptual development
  • Brand alignment
  • Logo design
  • Page layout
  • Image restoration and manipulation
  • Preflighting
  • Digital imposition
  • Color separation
2006
Loyola Marymount University

Adjunct Instructor

Art 369 Design and Prepress: Developed and taught this art course for third and fourth year design students which explored techniques and challenges of design for offset printing
2001–2006
Delta Graphics

Prepress Manager

  • Ad preparation and submission
  • Image scanning, color correction, and retouching
  • Typesetting, revisions, and preflighting
  • Development and documentation of workflows
  • Proofing, imposition and plate making
  • Trapping and color separation
  • Management and maintenance of digital and physical archives, software, hardware, and other prepress equipment