Maud Ward

Maud Ward has a diverse work experience in the field of graphic and digital design. Maud currently works as a Marketing Graphic Designer at Minitab since December 2019. Prior to this role, Maud worked as a Freelance Digital Designer at their own company, Maud W Design, from February 2011 to March 2021. In this role, they provided various design services including logo and branding, print materials, and website design and development. Additionally, Maud worked as a Freelance Digital Designer at Newark Electronics from October 2018 to November 2019.

Before pursuing freelance work, Maud gained valuable experience at other companies. Maud served as a Web Designer for Zacks Investment Research from June 2016 to May 2018. Their responsibilities included designing and developing email ads, landing pages, and ads for the corporate website. Maud also took the lead on a project to re-build the UX of the company's mobile app.

Prior to that, Maud worked as the Lead Digital Designer at Measured Marketing, Inc. from October 2013 to June 2016. In this role, they managed work for 16 markets and supervised up to 2 junior designers. Maud was responsible for tracking jobs, ensuring efficiency, and completion in a timely manner. Maud also developed new products and trained the design team to use them.

In addition, Maud gained experience as a Freelance Project Coordinator at The Ocean Agency in April to May 2013. Their tasks included working directly with clients to develop WordPress-based sites, integrating copy, styling, and formatting WordPress templates, and installing the sites onto client servers. Maud also assisted with wireframing, creating graphic assets, and basic SEO.

Furthermore, Maud worked as a Freelance Graphic Designer at Zondervan Publishers from May to September 2012. Their responsibilities included sorting, touching up, and categorizing print assets scanned to digital for a children's Bible. Maud also assisted in updating e-Book covers and general information for e-Books.

Maud started their career as a Graphic Design Intern at Deksia from August to October 2011. In this role, they created social media posts, blog posts, and managed them on various websites. Maud also redesigned order forms for one of Deksia's partner businesses to improve efficiency and legibility.

Overall, Maud Ward's work experience showcases their expertise and versatility in graphic and digital design, with a strong focus on branding, print materials, website development, and UX/UI design.

Maud Ward attended Central Michigan University from 2005 to 2011, where they pursued and completed a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Graphic Design.