Catie Mae Haugen
As an enthusiastic graphic designer, versatile content creator, and dedicated learner, I am driven by my passions. I work as a Graphic Designer at The Gate Worldwide, MSQ, on clients from Capital Group to DoorDash. I am motivated by the underlying story and purpose behind every design and the impact it has on the user experience.
Get to know me and the experiences that have made me the designer and person I am.
Let’s solve your design solutions together
catiehaugen@gmail.com
(763) 807-3132
Available for remote or New York City based freelance work for hire.
Experience
The Gate Worldwide, MSQ, Graphic Designer | previously Junior Digital Designer
New York, New York | August 2023 - Present
Art directed and designed executive-level initiatives like Capital Ideas Pro, and Conversations with Mike Gitlin podcast for Capital Group. Delivered 50 impactful emails for DoorDash per month. Served as a versatile design resource, contributing to new business pitches and creative campaigns across clients.
Vital Impacts UX Designer and Shopify Manager
Remote | January 2023 - December 2023
Designed and executed the pages for the film Remembering Sudan, the 2023 Grant and Mentorship Program, and the Educational Speaker Series for approval from the COO and Director. Produced full pages using Shopify to aid in the sale of the film and raise donations.
Synchrony UI Designer & Emerging Technology Intern
New York City Office, Remote | February 2023 - August 2023
Uses Figma, Sketch, and Invision to create final screens for Pay Later and password alterations for approval from AVP leads. Utilizes ChatGPT and Figma to document the design system for all design employees to use.
CBRE Graphic Design & Marketing Intern
London, United Kingdom | May - July 2022
Brainstormed sales pitch concept ideas to be approved by design and sales teams, and executed into cohesive slide decks for potential clients’ viewing. Created digital financial graphics in Adobe Illustrator to explain savings to potential clients with approval from the sales lead.
University Girl Magazine Design Director | Previously Graphic Designer
Syracuse, New York | January 2022 - May 2023
Lead a team of 15 designers through three rounds of revisions to create a 46-page Guilty Pleasures spring issue. Worked with the EIC and creative team to align the design message and curation. Designed four spreads for the final product and finalized each spread for print.
Adaptive Sports CNY UIUX Designer & Content Systems Manager
Newhouse Syracuse University | March 2023
Worked as a liaison between the UIUX development teams for the website rebranding. Aided a team of 15 designers to create low and high-fidelity wireframes. Created the back-end WordPress site with custom fields for the scheduling page of the website.
Jerk Magazine Executive Web Designer | Previously Graphic Designer
Syracuse, New York | September 2021 - May 2023
Redesigned Jerk Magazine’s website using Squarespace in combination with HTML and CSS extensions. Created page layouts in Adobe XD to improve user experience and accessibility. Designed illustration graphics for one article header per week.
Teacher’s Assistant for Introduction to Front-End Website Design
Syracuse University School | August - December 2022
Attends the lab section weekly to aid in students’ understanding of HTML, CSS, and basic JavaScript. Holds a weekly office hour to answer lab questions and weekly coding concepts. Reviews lab submissions weekly to assist with grading.
Education
S.I. Newhouse School of Public
Communications BS Graphic Design
School of Information Management
& Technology BS Information
Management & Technology with a
Concentration in Website Design
May 2023 | Dean’s List | 3.7
Skills
Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator,
InDesign, XD, AfterEffects, Lightroom,
Premiere Pro, Dimension, Figma,
Sketch, Invision
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook,
Tik Tok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest
Coding and CMS: HTML, CSS,
PhP, SCSS, WordPress, mySQL,
Squarespace, Shopify
AI: Mid-journey/ Discord, ChatGPT