Alex Taylor
Visual Designer
Multi-disciplinary American designer in Amsterdam with over 13 years of experience, passionate about user-centric product design and translating brand strategies into bold, 360° visual identities.
EMAIL BONJOUR@ALEXRTAYLOR.COM
PHONE +33 6 27 12 19 33
Experience
2020–Present (4+ yrs)
Freelance Visual Designer
Branding/identity and UI design projects for small to medium clients around the world. Strategic, creative solutions for both print and digital thanks to experience working on designs for a wide variety of applications and channels.
Select clients:
Back Market (refurbished tech reseller)
bunny.money (socially-responsible Fintech startup)
Envolve Wellness (non-profit)
Velo Labs (crypto / Fintech)
2022–2023 (1+ yrs)
Freelance Product Designer at Meetic
Creation of a brand new mobile dating app for single parents now available in 3 countries. Working in 2 cross-functional, multicultural, agile product teams, we launched the MVP and MMP versions of a new product.
2020–2022 (1.5 yrs)
Freelance Visual Designer at bunny.money
bunny.money was a socially-responsible Fintech startup with whom I worked to create marketing assets and build out both their mobile application and nonprofit backend dashboard.
2016–2020 (4+ yrs)
Mid-weight UI Designer at Idean, Part of Capgemini
Digital Service Design / Product Design for some of France’s largest players in the banking, insurance, retail, travel, and compliance sectors.
Select clients:
DGDDI / French customs and border control (government)
ING, LCL, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale (banking)
Meetic (online dating)
Unibail-Rodamco (retail)
Amadeus (travel tech)
EDF / Électricité de France (utility)
Bureau Veritas (compliance)
2014–2015 (1.5 yrs)
Lead UI Designer & Art Director at myBlee
Initially hired as an illustrator for all of the app’s clipart, I was promoted in order to completely overhaul the visual universe and interface for this major Edtech application which teaches math to children.
2012 (8 MOS)
Intern for Mary Kate McDevitt, Letterer & Illustrator
Learned the ropes of day-to-day freelance illustration activities while assisting in the studio collective’s events.
2011–2012 (1 yr)
Assistant Designer at PSU Student Graphic Design Center
Creation of logos and posters for student organizations and clients on campus
2007–2008 (1 yr, 8 MOS)
Lead Graphic Designer at Kansas City Public School District
After 7 months as Assistant to the Lead Designer, I was promoted to the Lead position in the school district’s Public Relations department where I was responsible for creating communications materials for internal and external purposes. I was in charge of producing both print (banners, posters, flyers, newsletters, stationery) and digital (email templates, presentations, websites) pieces for a variety of stakeholders and events. Just prior to leaving, I also initiated the large task of unifying the visual identities of the 60 schools.
2005 (6 MOS)
Intern at Kilde Communications GmbH creative studio
Administrative office duties and light design production tasks within a small, German design firm
Education
2009–2012
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design,
Advertising Mgmt. minor
Portland State University
OREGON, USA
2006–2008
Associate’s Degree:
Liberal Arts focus
Johnson County Community College
KANSAS, USA
Skills
Technical
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Basic After Effects
Sketch, Figma
Responsive Design, HTML, CSS
Design Systems, Zero Height
WordPress, Squarespace
UX-oriented
Accessibility-oriented
Agile methodology
Google Workspace
Microsoft Office
Canva
Soft
Thorough + detail-oriented
Team player + autonomous
Dynamic + takes initiative
Articulate communicator
Adaptable + lifelong learner
Strategic, systems thinker
Plays well with developers
Languages
English: Native
French: Fluent
German: Intermediate
Dutch: In Progress