ABOUT
NATALIE
Natalie Young is an art director for an ad agency based out of Salt Lake City. She is also a founding and managing editor of the award-winning poetry magazine Sugar House Review. Natalie is a member of the Utah Arts Advisory Board, as well as the board of Lightscatter Press.
Natalie is half Puerto Rican and half Brigham Young. She's left-handed and a fan of Dolly Parton and green olives.
Her poetry book All of This Was Once Under Water is available from Quarter Press. Her poems have been published in Los Angeles Times, Rattle, Tampa Review, South Dakota Review, Green Mountains Review and others.
"She's always creative, willing to explore new ideas, and technically skillful. She has an excellent eye for design. She's fun to work with: very even tempered and has a great sense
of humor."
—Mary Vivit
Former coworker and E-learning Developer
SKILLS
// GRAPHIC DESIGN & ART DIRECTION
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Art/creative direction and design team management
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Project management
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Brand development, design, implementation and management
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Graphic standards implementation and enforcement
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Marketing campaign conceptualization, promotion and design
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Display, social and traditional marketing material conceptualization and design
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Event/conference conceptualization, promotion and design
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Print production management
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Online print-on-demand system management
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Illustration and animation
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Creative and professional copywriting, editing and publishing
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Mentorship
// WRITING
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Creative and professional
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Headline and body copy
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Editing
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Publishing
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
// ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Animate, Fireworks, XD, After Effects, Premiere, Spark
// HTML
// CSS
// Word Press
// Wix
// Mac OS and Windows
// MICROSOFT OFFICE
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
EXPERIENCE
// FUEL MARKETING
Art Director, 2010–Present
// SUGAR HOUSE REVIEW
Managing Editor, Graphic Designer,
2009–Present
// SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor, Art Department,
Spring 2019
// FREELANCE DESIGN
2002–Present
// ACADEMY MORTGAGE
Contracted Graphic Designer,
2012–2014
// BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL GROUP
Graphic Designer, 2004–2009
// HARMON MUSIC GROUP
Graphic Designer, 2002–2004
EDUCATION
// UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
BFA, Art/Graphic Design
English Minor
Masters Studies/Graphic Design
Switzerland Study Abroad
// LESLEY UNIVERSITY
MFA, Creative Writing, Poetry