Desiree Byrd
Graphic Designer & Front End Web Developer
Desiree is an Arizona native with a love for art and design. She has over 17 years of professional experience in graphic design, marketing and photography, in addition to 4 years experience as a front end developer of custom responsive bootstrap websites. Her time spent in the fast-paced work environment of the newsprint world allowed her hone her skills to create layout solutions that were both aesthetically pleasing and met the clients needs. Desiree recently moved from Yuma to Queen Creek and is hoping to find a local company to call home where she can in to growing her web development career.
Experience
Yuma, AZ
2018 - Current
Front End Web Developer & Graphic Artist
Designed and developed custom coded responsive websites for over 150 clients in multiple industries. Traditional design projects, such as logos, packaging & brochures. Maintain templates and clean, updated code bases for individualized, customizable & dynamic website solutions. Work directly with back end programmers to design custom interface solutions for database projects. Design and code e-mail templates using HEML & MJML. Train new hire front end devs in best practices and current trends for front end development. Ensure websites & UIs meet industry accessibility standards.
Yuma, AZ
2014 - 2016
Advertising Manager
Oversaw all media needs for the largest real estate brokerage in Yuma, to include, 3D Matterport tours, regular website maintenance & updates, billboards, agent head shots, property photos, adherence to corporate brand guidelines, social media, event planning, promotional contests, postal mailings, business cards, and the quarterly production of a full color real estate magazine.
Yuma, AZ
Est. 2010
Owner / Freelancer
Byrd Creative is my graphic design business which was established in 2010. This business is active when I'm not working for other companies. As a freelancer, I specialize in vector graphics, logo design, brand identity, print media & photography.
Yuma, AZ
2008 - 2009
Graphic Designer
Designed newspaper ads and special publications in keeping with modern design practices and printing procedures. Received a monetary award from the Publisher twice for my redesign efforts on two of their full slick magazine publications.
Murphy, NC
2006 - 2008
Graphic Designer & Page Layout Artist
Worked directly with the sales team daily to create newspaper advertisements according to client’s design briefs, worked under tight deadlines and printing schedules. Layout for newspaper page layout while adhering to the strict style guides specific to CNI Newspapers.
Skills
HTML(5)
CSS(3) / SASS
BOOTSTRAP
HEML / MJML
CLI
GULP
GIT
JS / JQUERY
PHP
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
INDESIGN
LIGHTROOM
PROCREATE
FIGMA
SVG ANIMATION
IMAGE MAGICK
WORDPRESS
Portfolio
I designed & wrote the front end code for each of the websites you see in my portfolio. This interactive resume site serves as an example of what I can do on my own without a supporting back end team.
