Hi, I’m Maddy :)

When I was 10, I made
my first logo
on an illegal copy of Photoshop CS3. I used every single layer effect. I’ve been trying to top it ever since.

👩‍💻 Designer
🖌️ Sign Painter  
🤸 Art Director at UT LAITS


Ask me about:
🎧 DJing

🐱 All cats

🧶 Crafts

Contact me:
madeleine.kaniewski@gmail.com
Instagram




💎️ Design Resume


Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Print Production
UI/UX Design (Figma, Adobe XD)
HTML/CSS
Marketing Development
Email Marketing
Client Communication
Project Management


Experience
UT Austin, Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services
Art Director
July 2021 - Present
Facilitating client projects via estimates, timeline creation, and design production resulting in on-time asset delivery and repeat clients such as Dell Medical School

Improving remote learning experience for UT students by producing design assets for over 20 online course productions

Co-managing training, performance reviews, and art direction for team of 12 undergraduate designers


Design Coordinator
June 2020 - July 2021
Collaborated with director-level team to develop comprehensive marketing strategy for online courses, contributing to 9% increase in College of Liberal Arts summer enrollment since 2020

Led campaign’s art direction and produced cohesive identity system of digital and print assets


Undergrad Graphic Designer
June 2019 - June 2020
Designed branded materials for print, digital, UI/UX projects to client satisfaction using Adobe Creative Suite

Ensured consistency with UT brand style guide across all projects




UT Austin, Department of Computer Science
Administrative Assistant
Jan - June 2019
Organized career fair event attended by 60 students and eight industry partners, earning news coverage by KVUE and KUT

Performed autonomously to build program contacts and distribute timely communication through email, press release, and social media



KVRX 91.7FM
Staff Member
(graphics, music, public relations)
May 2018 - June 2020
Redesigned kvrx.org and conducted user tests to improve UI/UX

Designed merchandise - t-shirts, buttons, posters, CD cases




Texas Student Media
Junior Graphic Designer
Feb - May 2018
Created suite of promotional social and web graphics for annual fundraiser, which exceeded fundraising goals




MISH Hospitals and Clinics
Marketing Intern
May - Aug 2017
Revamped web design and copy to appeal to new clientele and improve site SEO to first page of Google results for all keywords

Produced series of six promotional videos - “Meet the Physician”



Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
Class of 2020
B.S. in Advertising
Business Foundations Minor
Certification in Design Thinking Strategies