About Me

From concept to copy—

Hi! I’m Paige, a designer and illustrator with over 5 years expertise in user experience, branding, and illustration.

Some accomplishments I’m proud of:

• Spearheading a brand refresh for Servos with the rest of our Experience Team and successfully deploying a new website design in Jan 2023. 
• Growing Hargrove’s LinkedIn presence 40% 2020–2022; refreshing Hargrove’s branding and creating a marketing collateral library that has reduced the amount of requests to our marketing team.
• Redesigning the brand and website for HCP Pumps America, Inc.; maintaining a 35% open rate and 3% CTR on our email marketing.
• Doubling podcast downloads for Side Hustler’s Perspective Podcast in 2018–2019 as part of a two-person team; ensuring the team has the assets they need to meet tight weekly deadlines as head assistant.
• Supporting diversity and education initiatives as Content Director of AIGA Mobile and as Ambassador to both Gameress and Women in Games groups; growing the Gameress Facebook group community 50% in 2021.

When I’m not solving design problems or writing new social copy, you can find me drawing, eating lots of snacks, and playing video games.

My concepting and wordsmithing tendencies have allowed me to work with podcasters, local design organizations, and international gaming organizations.

I focus on—

• User Experience
• Branding
• Illustration

Want to know more? Contact me at jpaigegarland@gmail.com.

Professional Experience

Download a PDF version of my resume.

EXPERIENCE DESIGNER • Servos • Aug 2022–Present

• Design low-fidelity and high-fidelity mockups for ServiceNow platform
• Develop and lead client workshops as well as present and pitch designs to clients
• Interface with development teams and projects in varying phases to develop wireframes, mockups, and branding/configuration guidance
• Spearhead Servos brand refresh with Experience Team (including website, presentations, social media, and marketing collateral)

AMBASSADOR • Women in Games • Apr 2022–Present

• Support Women in Game’s diversity & inclusions initiatives in the international gaming community
• Support event planning & execution

GRAPHIC DESIGNER • Hargrove Team of Companies • Feb 2020–July 2022

• Grow Hargrove’s LinkedIn following 40% in 2020–2022
• Launch the Tormod social media pages and the Hargrove Controls + Automation and Life Sciences division LinkedIn pages
• Write copy and design layout for social media posts, flyers, and more
• Maintain content calendars and major design projects as needed
• Design logos, print ads, trade show setups, and other collateral as needed

COMMUNITY MANAGER • Gameress • Sept 2021–Apr 2022

• Grow our Facebook community group over 50% in 2022
• Perform as one of the top community wizards in 2021-2022
• Champion the Gameress mission to create a fun and safe environment for girls and women who are passionate about gaming
• Manage the Gameress Facebook community group and create/maintain social content calendar

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT • Perspective Podcast • Jul 2018–Feb 2022

• Double podcast downloads from July 2018–July 2019
• Prepare body copy and resize artwork for website, podcast host, email, and others
• Proofread and edit blog posts, PDF resources, sales pages, grant applications, and others

CONTENT DIRECTOR • AIGA Mobile • Jul 2018–Mar 2021

• Email blasts have an average 14.6% open rate and 0.9% CTR
• Collaborate with the Promotions Director to develop and maintain AIGA Mobile’s online and social media presence
• Collaborate with other board members to promote and run events such as Flourish: The Emerging Designers Conference
• Generate graphics and body copy for social media

GRAPHIC DESIGNER • HCP Pumps America, Inc. • Aug 2017–Jan 2020

• Magazine ads have generated over 500 potential sales leads
• Email blasts have an average 35.1% open rate and 3.2% CTR
• Interpret and format technical curves, graphs, and data
• Develop and manage advertisements, graphics, flyers, posters & other corporate materials
• Develop and manage website and implementing SEO

ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGNER • The Printed Paige Shop • Jul 2018–Mar 2020

• Art direct & produce products such as prints, t-shirts, sticker sheets, & other product
• Research manufacturers & conduct competitor research
• Research keywords and optimize posts for SEO
• Create compelling graphics & body copy to generate sales

GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN • Portside Advertising Agency • Jan 2017–May 2017

• Produce print collateral and digital marketing including magazine ads, flyers, e-mail blasts, web banners, and social media ads
• Manage multiple client social media pages
• Shot photography and built rapport with clients and clients’ employees

GRAPHIC DESIGNER • Visual Arts Department, University of South Alabama • Aug 2016–May 2017

• Design posters, flyers, mailers, and other collateral for visual arts, art history, and archaeology departments
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and professors to implement designs

WEBMASTER & SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER • Oracle Fine Arts Review • Aug 2016–May 2017

• Assemble, manage, and create content for Oracle’s university webpage and Facebook group
• Implement the vision of the art directors and editor-in-chief

STUDENT AMBASSADOR & DESIGNER • University of South Alabama • Aug 2016–Dec 2016

• Consult with multiple subcommittees to generate marketing strategies and design posters, flyers, and social media imagery to promote outreach events
• Assist with and attend outreach events