[ VAL BLACKBURN ]
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[ Design & Art Direction ]

Val is a visual designer & art director based wherever the wifi is.

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[ 01 — Selected Work ]

Stuff I've made

[ 02 — Resume and Accolades ]

Experience

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Experience

Bioligent

Art Director (03/25–Present)

Lead visual and brand direction across paid ads, packaging, email, and social content for Bioligent: a clean, science-backed supplement brand.

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Freelance Designer (2023–Present)

Partner with independent clients to build brand identities, print assets, digital design, and social media graphics, from concept to final delivery.

I.E. Productions

Visual Editor (02/21–04/25)

Designed on-brand marketing materials and supported social campaigns for Idaho State College of Education events.

Video Production Intern (06/19–08/19)

Produced organic social media motion graphics and provided on- and off-set video production support for various client campaigns.

Idaho State University

Social Media Intern (01/20–02/21)

Designed on-brand marketing materials and supported social campaigns for the College of Education's internal and external events.

University of Idaho

Social Media Intern (08/18–12/19)

Grew and managed the School of Journalism's Instagram presence through original content and email newsletter production.

Recognition

Startup Winner, Reacharge

Tomorrow Brand Challenge — Bioligent (2026)

Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Extralytes Product Launch" — Bioligent (2026)

Gold Rocky, Idaho Advertising Federation

"Spud King Arena" — IF Spud Kings Junior Hockey, Out of Home & Ambient Media (2024)

Star Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Thunderspud" — Spud Kings, I.E. Productions, Out of Home & Ambient Media (2024)

Star Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Spud King Arena" — Spud Kings, Teton Toyota, Bingham Healthcare, I.E. Productions, Campaign (2024)

Star Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Potty Posters" — Bingham Healthcare, I.E. Productions, Poster Campaign (2024)

Opal, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Animated Fairtastic" — Eastern Idaho State Fair, I.E. Productions, Animation or Special Effects (2024)

Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"City of Idaho Falls Gift Bus" — City of Idaho Falls, I.E. Productions, Webisodes (2023)

Garnet, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Warbonnet Campaign" — Warbonnet, I.E. Productions, Consumer Campaign (2023)

Opal, Idaho Falls Advertising Federation

"Food Hero Campaign" — Basic American Foods, I.E. Productions, Campaign–Billboard (2022)

National Student Advertising Competition

Idaho State University, District 11 — "Tinder" Regional 1st, "Adobe" Regional 3rd (2020–21)

Education

B.A. Visual Communications, Emphasis in Advertising & PR — Idaho State University

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Skills & Software

Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, Premiere, Lightroom, Figma, Canva

AI-Assisted Workflows

Claude, ChatGPT, Firefly, Higgsfield, Notion

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