Leah Apodaca

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About Leah Apodaca

Driving project and team success through effective graphic design and marketing leadership is my passion. Whether that means leading the facilitation of successful branding programs or creating a new, innovative approach to assisting the management team understand project results, solving the impossible is what I seek to do. I’m driven to deliver impactful team and project results. Over my 8 years of progressive experience in graphic design and marketing coordination, I’ve developed an approach to driving success through excellent operations support and leadership activities. In-depth experience designing graphics for small clients without clear direction or an established brand, and have also designed graphics for larger clients who have a well established branding and identities. Have a successful track record working effectively for both small local businesses, as well as large corporations. From making smart, informed strategic decisions through to contributing to cross-functional teams that excel, I’m well-suited to propel organizations to the next level of profitability and efficiency. Some examples of successful projects I’ve led include: • Collaborated with diverse leaders to drive process improvements, practices, and activities. • Successfully increased communication workflow efficiency within a multidimensional department. • During tenure as a Mobile Graphic Artist, built and managed graphic assets for over 80 mobile banking clients across both iOS and Android. Created mobile graphic assets including splash screens, app and UI menu icons, background images, and app colors that aligned with each client’s branding. • Effectively designed marketing and advertising material including flyers, direct mailers, branding documents, and other print items used to promote organizations Help attract new clients and existing clients for services and products through engaging designs. • While employed with Microtek, created a six foot tall backdrop for use at expositions to ensure the audience was attracted to our sales booth. • Directed and setup processes to ensure positive customer interactions. • Excellent project collaborator and on the job leader. I’m constantly in-search of new and more complex challenges. I’m motivated to learn and expand my horizons with every day and new opportunity that presents itself.