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Noah Ostby | Visual & Graphic Designer
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Skills & Expertise

Brand Building, Corporate Identity, Illustration, Print & Digital, Package Design, Merchandising, Social Media, Logos, Annual Reports, Brochures, Direct Mail, Outdoor, Trade Show Design, Photo Direction, Photo Retouching, Creative Direction, Creative Management, Project Management

Proficient in: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe XD, Acrobat Pro), Microsoft Office, Font Management and MacOS.


Work Experience

HERFF JONES  Art Director, September 2019 – Current | Indianapolis, IN

Create sales and marketing collateral, emails and digital assets for a wide audience including college, greek, and scholastic accounts to help students celebrate their achievements

NOAHOSTBY  Freelance Graphic Designer, January 2018 – Current | Indianapolis, IN

Create brand identity systems, sales and marketing collateral, store merchandising and digital assets for new startup companies as well as large industry leaders

ONEAMERICA  Graphic Designer - Contractor, October 2018 – March 2019 | Indianapolis, IN

Created and designed print and digital collateral for the enterprise marketing team to support key marketing initiatives

Adhered to multiple processes to achieve consistency in the production of collateral for the highly regulated financial world

KENRA PROFESSIONAL  Senior Graphic Designer, February 2013 – December 2017 | Indianapolis, IN

Established the visual tone for all Kenra Professional brands by designing visuals for new product launches, packaging, retail merchandising as well as print and digital collateral to support brand positioning and business goals

Collaborated with in-house brand, supply chain and key account teams to bring multiple launch campaigns to market which increased Kenra’s revenues by 50% in 4 years

Orchestrated and designed packaging standards for Kenra and Kenra Platinum brand hair styling products to improve shopability and create consistency for graphic designers working on future product launches

Designed and produced in-store retail merchandising for national chains such as Ulta, BSG and Cosmoprof

 

MILLERWHITE MARKETING  Creative Services Manager, October 2005 – September 2012 | Indianapolis, IN

Led the print design process from initial concepts to completion including: client contact, budgeting, project planning, layout design/development, time tracking and vendor coordination

Collaborated with account, copywriter and digital teams to give creative input and art direction for client projects

Handled all aspects of print purchasing including planning, quoting and issuing purchase orders

Worked directly with clients handling new requests and/or new projects

 

WILLIAMSRANDALL MARKETING  Art Director, June 1997 – October 2005 | Terre Haute, IN

Designed and produced branding elements such as logos, print collateral and marketing campaigns for business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients

Collaborated and worked in many creative teams consisting of account executives, creative directors, graphic designers, web designers, copywriters and programmers

Directed multiple photo shoots and press checks to ensure final products were up to high standards


Education

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY  BFA with emphasis in Graphic Design, May 1992 – May 1997 | Terre Haute, IN


Honors & Awards

Service Industry Advertising Awards Merit, Rose-Hulman Ventures Capabilities Brochure, 2013

Service Industry Advertising Awards Merit, Indiana State University Portfolio Magazine, 2013

APEX Award of Excellence, The Columbian, Magazine of The Columbia Club of Indianapolis, 2010

MarCom Platinum Award, Indiana Primary Health Care Association Annual Report, 2008

MarCom Gold Award, Northern Indiana Community Foundation Annual Report, 2008

The Big Book of Logos, Conservatory of Music Logo, 2007

The Big Book of Logos, Womack Restaurants Logo, 2007

Indianapolis Ad Club Brass Ring, Conservatory of Music Logo, 2007

MarCom Gold Award, Herff Jones Globe Brochure, 2007

MarCom Gold Award, Conservatory of Music Logo, 2006

Millennium Gold Award, Conservatory of Music Logo, 2006