Emerson Keppler
Graphic Design
Design Lead
Brand Expression
 

Phoenix, AZ
Superiorly aligned brand expression and graphic design in correlation with your mission. Through most vital business objectives, dedicated to ensuring all facets of visual design follow suit to brand goals.

Full spectrum of visual design - marketing material, UX/UI configurations, Figma interfaces, logos, email marketing, infographics, web graphics, website layout designs, complete variety of print design, motion graphics, GIFs, social media graphics, internal application branding, external facing presentations, custom sales team headshot photography, human and character illustration, billboards (digital & vinyl) vehicle fleet wraps, bus graphics, and large-scale high-visibility signage.

Design work has been featured in notable locations: Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Chase Field, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Camelback Ranch Stadium, Times Square NYC and used by various Transit Authorities across the United States.


Services 
Full spectrum of visual design - marketing material, UX/UI configurations, Figma interfaces, logos, email marketing, infographics, web graphics, website layout designs, complete variety of print design, motion graphics, GIFs, social media graphics, internal application branding, external facing presentations, custom sales team headshot photography, human and character illustration, billboards (digital & vinyl) vehicle fleet wraps, bus graphics, large-scale high-visibility signage (Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, Chase Field, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Camelback Ranch Stadium, Valley Metro Buses)


Clients
Apogee Training Solutions (BETA)
Aspen Fireplace
Breakthrough Physical Therapy Marketing
City of Gahanna
COMTO Columbus
Columbus Sports & Social
Copper Blossom Events
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Enhance Life Chiropractic
Focus CFO
Magna Auto Styling & Luxury Collection
Ohio Public Transit Authority (OPTA)
Palm Tran
Pike County Auditor
Proto Precision Manufacturing + Proto Additive
Robles Designs
Someburros
Transit Authority of River City (TARC)
Vineyard Columbus
Wes Linden



Full-Time Work Experience


Graphic Designer 
YellowBird, Phoenix, AZ
Design Lead for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) tech company specializing in pairing EHS workers to companies across the US. Created engaging and strategic branding for this newly expanding industry: EHS Workers On Demand. Designed all marketing material, was the lead designer on updated UX/UI configurations of external “Professional and Organizations” dashboards, Figma mockups, logos, email marketing, infographics, web graphics, signage, prints and layouts, motion graphics, GIFs, social media graphics, internal application branding, external facing presentations, custom sales team headshot photography and illustrations. Served as Audio Engineer for the Canary in a Coal Mine Podcast, and was instrumental in designing the newly branded website launching in Q1 2024.
April 2022 - January 2024


Graphic Artist 
Embry Health, Phoenix, AZ
Artist and Designer for Arizona's largest COVID-19 service provider, and affiliates Embry Aesthetics and Embry Women's Health. Lead Designer on widely recognized company branding, marketing material, sales team graphics, medical reference sheets, branding for new products and services, social media, website graphics, test site signage, patient site way-finding systems, flyers, print and digital advertisements, logos and company apparel. Mentored fellow marketing department creatives to ensure visual tone was met for clear and concise healthcare education to Arizona residents. Designed vehicle fleet wrap designs (cars, trucks, SUVs, and RVs). Designed Embry wraps for Valley Metro buses. Designed vinyl and electronic billboards placed throughout Arizona. Work was featured in concourses at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. Graphic work was installed in Tempe Diablo Stadium, Camelback Ranch Stadium, and Chase Field, home of MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks.
February 2021 - April 2022

Web/Graphics Designer
ZED Digital, Columbus, OH
Produced graphics for a dozen WordPress website clients within Local Governments, the transit industry, retail, and manufacturing. Clients included Transit Authority of River City (TARC, Louisville, KY), PalmTran (West Palm Beach, FL) and transit authorities in Ohio. Lead Designer for ZED digital marketing efforts, website and ZIG app development. Collaborated daily with international development team. Served as Project Manager and head usability tester, branding expert for logos, icons, photography, email design, trade-show booth design, UX/UI, and app flows.
May 2017 - January 2021


Graphic Designer Intern
City of Gahanna, Department of
Parks & Recreation, Gahanna, OH
Designer for Parks and Recreation Department within city government. Established branding for the Department which led to branding for the City of Gahanna. Designer of templates for Parks Department future use, cover to cover designer of The Gateway Program Guide (Department's quarterly publication) t-shirts, logos, icons, and signage. Worked with Recreation Department entities: Gahanna Pools, Golf Course, Senior Center, Herb Center, and was Lead Designer for Creekside Blues and Jazz Festival signage 2016.
May 2016 - May 2017


Columbus College of Art & Design
BFA, Advertising & Graphic Design, 2017 


Proficient in MacOS and Windows, Adobe Suite: Acrobat, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere Pro, WordPress, Figma, Webflow, HubSpot, Mailchimp, SendGrid, GarageBand, Canva, Instagram, X, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile and Yelp Business.
When not creating art, I can be found playing baseball or playing guitar/ bass.

I will think creatively for your project to WOW you
and more importantly,FIND SOLUTIONS!
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