Wendie Goers

Wendie Goers has had a diverse range of work experience in graphic design and art direction. Wendie worked as a Senior Art Director at Heritage Auctions, where they focused on marketing graphic design and art direction for print advertising and catalogs. Wendie also worked at Giant Publications as a Graphic Designer, Production Artist, Promotions, and Writer, where they were responsible for international coordination of website design and production, as well as creating engaging web banners. Wendie also worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer at WonderWendieDesign, creating invites, banners, and posters for events, managing budgets, and coordinating social events. Additionally, Wendie worked at CardsDirect as Graphic Design Support/Customer Service, assisting with B2B customer service, preparing images and graphics for the website, and troubleshooting in the print production process. Wendie also has experience working at the US Census Bureau as a Crew Leader, leading a team and training enumerators. Prior to that, Wendie worked at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in various roles, including Senior Graphic Designer for AJC Marketing, where they designed promotional items for events and served as a liaison for charitable advertising. Wendie also worked as a Senior Design Consultant in Automotive Advertising, where they designed templates for automotive clients and secured new clients through extensive market knowledge.

Wendie Goers has a strong educational background in advertising, journalism, communications, and cosmetology. Wendie completed their Bachelor's of Science degree in Advertising/Communications/Journalism at Northern Arizona University from 1988 to 1994. Wendie then pursued an Associates degree in Advertising Design at The Art Institutes from 1998 to 2000. Later on, in 2011 to 2012, they obtained a Masters in Cosmetology from Paul Mitchell the School-Atlanta.

In addition to their formal education, Wendie Goers has also obtained several certifications to enhance their skills. These certifications include "Before and After: Logo Design Tips and Tricks" from Lynda.com in January 2016, "InDesign: 10 Tips for Troubleshooting Files" from lynda.com in July 2015, "Print Production Essentials: Direct Mail" from lynda.com in July 2015, "Creativity Training: Generate Ideas in Greater Quantity and Quality" from lynda.com in June 2015, "Designing an Infographic" from lynda.com in June 2015, "InDesign Insider Training: Color" from lynda.com in June 2015, "Foundations of Branding for Designers" from lynda.com in May 2015, "Humor in the Workplace" from lynda.com in May 2015, "Print Production Essentials: Folding" from lynda.com in May 2015, "Branding Fundamentals" from lynda.com in March 2015, "Brainstorming Basics" from lynda.com in February 2015, "Breaking Out of a Rut" from lynda.com in February 2015, "InDesign Insider Training: Preflight and Printing" from lynda.com in February 2015, "The Five-Step Creative Process" from lynda.com in February 2015, "Creating PDF Forms with InDesign" from lynda.com in October 2014, "Developing Brand Identity Collateral" from lynda.com in October 2014, "Developing Ideas and Design Concepts" from lynda.com in October 2014, "Foundations of Typography: Choosing and Combining Typefaces" from lynda.com in October 2014, "Foundations of Typography: Hierarchy and Navigation" from lynda.com in October 2014, and "LogoLounge: Visual Effects in Logo Design" from lynda.com in October 2014.