Hi,
I'm Ryan Nguyen,
a Strategic Visual Designer

Graphic Designer | July, 2024 - October, 2025

• Spearheaded creative vision: Developed and executed creative concepts and visual strategies that align with brand guidelines, marketing objectives, user-centric goals, and business goals.
• Design & production: Created a wide range of high-quality visual assets, including preparing and revising files for production, such as banners, social media posts, print ads, brochures, flyers, brand identity elements and guidelines, trade show booth graphics, and internal communications materials; designed and revised 40–80 deliverables per campaign within 3–4 weeks while handle different concurrent projects; responsible for projects with budgets up to $12,000.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborated closely with managers and specialists from creative, marketing, project management, production, and UX/UI teams; worked closely with external vendors to understand project requirements and translate them into effective visual solutions.
• Presented projects: Pitched creative concepts to internal teams and stakeholders, articulating design rationale and strategic intent; showcased ideas and created execution plans with 3rd-party partners.
• Supported quote and project timeline development: Worked closely with vendors to get quotes, make pricing adjustments, and create project timelines that meet budget and quality requirements.
• Inspected proofs: Reviewed to check quality and approve proofs, mock-ups from vendors to ensure products meet quality standards.
• Handled multiple brands: Simultaneously designed for multiple brands, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, Bojangles Entertainment Complex, Charlotte Convention Center, Visit Charlotte and Charlotte Film.

Graphic Designer | August, 2021 - July, 2024

• Boosted engagement with strategic graphics: Strategized design plans, and executed on-brand email campaigns, social media graphics, motion graphics, digital ads, and videos that enhance social media engagement metrics, email click-through and open rates. Created at least 20-50 graphics each week.
• Established brand identities: Created brand guidelines that bridge internal and external teams.
• Responsible for creative segments: Designed digital brochures that target B2C and B2B segments to promote products and events.
• Elevated brand visuals for spaces: Designed captivating and on-brand print graphics, ranging from small to large scale, for event spaces.
• Simultaneously handled multiple brands: NBA, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Skates, Breeders' Cup, NHL, NASCAR, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, The Open, Australian Open, Formula 1, MotoGP, College Football Playoff, LIV Golf, Barrett-Jackson, Pro Football Hall of Fame, USAB, Detroit Lions, X Games, USGA, WNBA, and Quint.

Self-employed | September, 2019 - Present

• Consult design solution
• Develop brand identities that describe clients visually and connect them with their targeted audiences
• Design and manage websites
• Create social media posts and print deliverables that uplift marketing plans
• Clients: Poly Guard Garage, Divinity Nail Spa, Cane Creek Park, Cachet Nail Boutique, Noda Charlotte Nails, Vanity Nail Bar, and more

Social Media Assistant | August, 2021 - August, 2022

• Managed social media channels, emails, and websites
• Created and planned content on social media and website to promote events

Marketing Graphic Design Intern | January, 2021 - May, 2021

• Created highly engaging graphics that could boost engagement on social media platforms
• Conducted social media algorithm research to help create engaging content and graphics
• Searched and analyzed hashtags, and social media influencers to match with brands
• Assisted with brainstorming content Clients: Pearl, Vana, Bardo, Designbar, and Black Wednesday