Inga Brel

Web & Graphic Designer

Professional Profile

Graphic and web designer with 7 years of experience working as a freelancer as well as Creative Director at an advertising agency. Excel in front-end web design and development, managing multiple projects, executing ideas from concept to launch, creating digital marketing strategies, and solving problems creatively.

UNDERGRADUATE + GRADUATE

Education

Master of Public Administration
2008 – 2010
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
G.P.A. – 3.7
New York, NY

Bachelor of Science
in Criminal Justice
2004 – 2008
Saint John’s University
Summa Cum Laude
G.P.A. – 3.91
Queens, NY

TECHNICAL

Graphic
Design Skills

Adobe Photoshop
7 Years experience 95%
Adobe InDesign
7 Years experience 80%
Adobe Illustrator
7 Years experience 75%
Adobe Lightroom
1 Year experience 44%
Adobe After Effects
1 Year experience 55%
Final Cut Pro
1 Year experience 78%
MS Office Applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
10 Years experience 95%
Apple Pages + Keynote
1 Year experience 95%

SKILLS IN

Advertising

Facebook & Instagram Pixel Tracking
3 Years experience 55%
Google Ads Planning and Deployment
1 Year experience 45%
Google Analytics Reports
1 Year experience 56%
Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram Ads Creative & Deployment
1 Year experience 78%

SKILLS IN

Web Design

Front-end WordPress web design & development
5 Years experience 75%
Responsive web design
5 Years experience 75%
HTML + CSS
1 Year experience 55%
eCommerce
5 Years experience 88%
Membership websites
5 Years experience 45%
Email Newsletter Campaign setup and deployment
3 Years experience 76%
Shopify platform web design
1 Year experience 45%

SKILLS IN

3D Rendering

Cinema 4D
1 Year experience 45%
Corona Renderer
1 Year experience 45%

GRAPHIC & WEB DESIGN

Experience

CREATIVE NY, Creative Director

10/2016 - 7/2017 | Brooklyn, NY

As a creative director for an OOH advertising agency, I managed all digital and print creative work including:

Designed billboard, bus, and transit ads in Photoshop and Illustrator
Prepared digital assets for online banner ads, complying with size and delivery standards
Designed restaurant menus, business flyers, and brochures in Photoshop & InDesign
Set up and deployed Google and Youtube video Ad campaigns
Designed and developed landing pages and WordPress e-commerce websites
Produced and edited promotional videos for social media and digital signage
Received certification for Google Ads management

HANNIEL LEVENSON, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

Rabbi Hanniel Levenson provides wedding ceremony services for traditional and interfaith couples. He needed a new website to showcase past ceremonies and promote his services in a professional and modern manner:
Created personalized modern branding – logo and font combinations
Designed and developed responsive blog style WordPress website

SE2OND Games, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

SE2OND is a luxury board game design and development company specializing in hand crafted, newly invented tabletop games.As a freelance web and graphic designer:
Designed and developed luxury board game company responsive, ecommerce WordPress website.
Manage social media content on Instagram and Facebook.
Produce 3D set designs to showcase board games on social media.

EARLY BEGINNINGS DAY SCHOOL, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

Early Beginnings is a local daycare center in Downtown Jersey City.
Designed and developed local daycare’s responsive WordPress website.
Designed new logo and brand.
Deployed Mailchimp lead generation funnel.
Responsible for maintaining the website and making monthly content updates.

THE EVOLUTIONIST, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

The Evolutionist is a brand of holistic living practices by Melvin Hart:
Designed and developed responsive e-commerce WordPress website.
Directed photoshoot for website content.
Deployed Mailchimp lead generation funnel.
Responsible for maintaining the website and making monthly content updates.

REHOME NY, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

RE Home NY is a local real estate brokerage company.
Designed and developed real estate brokerage responsive WordPress website.
Designed new logo and brand.
Responsible for maintaining the website and making monthly content updates.

MR LIFEHACK, Freelance Web & Graphic Designer

Mr LifeHack is a Shopify store selling high quality durable products to make each and every one of their costumers lives easier..
Designed and developed responsive ecommerce Shopify website.
Photographed umbrella product in a studio to be used on the website and Amazon store.

CAFE GALLERY, Freelance Web Designer

Cafe Gallery in a local European cuisine restaurant. The owner needed a new website to showcase the restaurant, menu, and facilitate phone bookings and reservations:
Designed and developed responsive WordPress website.
Incorporated social media into web design to make website more engaging.

ILONA MEMORY FUND, Freelance Web Designer

Ilona Memory Fund is a nonprofit organization, formed in 2014 by Ilona’s parents with a mission to preserve her legacy and memory by proactively fighting eating disorders.
Designed and developed responsive WordPress website.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Interpersonal Skills

ENFP Personality (“The Campaigner”) – 7% of the population

I pride myself on the ability to come up with original solutions when I have the freedom to be innovative.

Imaginative and open-minded, I tend to see all things as part of a big, mysterious puzzle called life. I would say that there are no irrelevant actions, that every idea is part of something bigger.

Excited about learning new ideas, I can easily read between the lines with curiosity and energy. I see life as a big, complex puzzle where everything is connected is always looking for a deeper meaning.

If I find a cause that sparks my imagination, I will bring the energy necessary to make it come to life, jumping through obstacles and soaking up new information effortlessly.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Hobbies & Interests

New Web Designs Inspirations
Finding new web design inspiration on AWWWARDS.com

Tech & Design Trends
Staying on top of all new tech with Product Hunt Newsletter

Marketing & Advertising
Learning SEO hacks from Niel Patel

Writing & Research
Blogging about local businesses and lifestyle on LocalDigg.com

Travel
Looking for travel destinations with geotaggied Instagram stories