[ Design & Art Direction ]
Val is a visual designer & art director based wherever the wifi is.
[ 01 — Selected Work ]
Stuff I've made
[ 02 — Resume and Accolades ]
Experience
[ 02 — Resume and Accolades ]
Experience
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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