Anthony Closkey

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About Anthony Closkey

I practice design at a company offering marketing and communications services. Among my colleagues my specific responsibilities focus on shaping strategies, building digital products, improving team workflows, and effectively engage our clients' audiences. I work hands-on with visual designers, web developers, and content editors. On some projects I serve as the point of contact for our client and I regularly engage stakeholders for our research. My early career trajectories orbited websites and business operations. When necessary, I have picked up retail and sales experience, which remains instructive perspective whenever I am unpacking stakeholder motives and decisions, or when implementing changes to robust institutions. Throughout my (relative) maturation, my appreciation for the fluid meaning of words and symbols grows. I recognize and welcome nuances in how different people will interpret, accept, and transform information. In my experience, many systems, cultural histories, personal biases, technological constraints, and social dynamics can be exciting media to explore as a designer. With great pride and enthusiasm I earned an architecture degree in a studio design program. This was when few programs existed to study what I am practicing today. At a glance the path followed from that origin may appear capricious but I see consistent themes. Each turn has been a variation on constructing with intention and with helping any parties collaborate toward material solutions. Every few years I am found serving some small community group by joining their volunteer leadership team. If you are inspired to contact me, I remain happy to hear about similar opportunities.