erica meade

EDUCATION

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

• MBA in Design Strategy. Attended from 2008-2010.
• Member of the first class of the innovative program that blends design, business and sustainability.
• Areas of study include: finance, operations, market insights, leadership and innovation.

Skidmore College

Saratoga Springs, NY

• B.S., Studio Art. Attended from 2001–2005.
• Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Art (3.78 GPA).
• Member of the Periclean Honor Society.
• Studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Boston, MA

• Continuing Education courses in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Dreamweaver.

Corcoran College of Art + Design

Washington, DC

• Continuing Education courses in Flash, CSS, and Typography.

EXPERIENCE

StumbleUpon

San Francisco, CA :: Senior Design Lead. 2010-Present.

• Leads StumbleUpon's visual and interactive design team to create new features, apps and experiences for our 20 million+ users.
• Works directly with executive, marketing, product and engineering teams to ideate, prototype and implement new features and product enhancements.
• Contributor to strategic decision making, internal culture development and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

Keymind, A Division of Axiom Resource Management

Falls Church, VA :: user interface Designer. 2007-2010.

• Created accessible, user-friendly interactive experiences for a wide range of end users.
• Mentored team members and fostered collaboration between the technical and creative teams.
• Designed user interfaces, animations, logos and print materials for federal and commercial clients.

Edelman Public Relations

Washington, DC :: Online Advocacy Intern. 2006–2007.

• Created website/blog design concepts and illustrations for a diverse range of clients.
• Built websites and email newsletters to support online advocacy campaigns.

Ranablue

Montgomery Village, MD :: Junior Designer and Consultant. 2005–2006.

• Provided marketing and design consultation for a variety of clients.
• Created logos, print work, and website concepts for clients.
• Built websites using semantically-correct HTML with CSS-based layouts.

Freelance Work

Designer and Illustrator. 2005-present.

• Designed logos, booklets, illustrations, advertisements, flyers and websites for a wide array of clients.
• Built unique websites using Flash, XML and CSS-driven designs.

SKILLS

• Empathic design strategist with an understanding of business viability.
• Highly creative and enthusiastic approach to problem solving and collaborative work.
• Engaging presenter and visual storyteller.
• Fluency in design and prototyping tools, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and Dreamweaver.