📍Golden, Colorado

 
 

G R A P H I C D E S I G N E R

Hello! My name is Samantha Baughman and I specialize in turning ideas into visuals. I’ve been working professionally as a graphic designer for 10 years. I love being able to create and tell stories through my work. I believe there is always a story to be told and how you tell it matters.

  • Bachelor’s Degree, New Media | SUNY Purchase College

    Associate Degree, Advertising Art | SUNY Dutchess Community College

  • Graphic Designer | Lockton Companies
    October 2021 - Present

    • Collaborating with industry leaders to create strategic marketing material

    • Creating visually tailored and story driven content to aid in winning prospects worth over $500k in revenue

    • Designing visually engaging/interactive presentations and client facing platforms using Ceros

    • Mentoring and collaborating with junior designers and other teams in brand direction and design process

    Graphic Designer & Social Media Coordinator | Joyfolie
    July 2021 - October 2021

    • Branding social media content/managing social media accounts and follower engagement

    • Designing marketing emails and contributing ideas to the monthly marketing campaign calendar

    • Creating graphics/ads for e-commerce website

    • Content design for clothing line launches

    Graphic Communications Specialist | New York Power Authority
    May 2016 - July 2021

    • Designing internal communication and employee engagement materials

    • Working with different business units to create design content for internal and external facing marketing campaigns

    • Creating event specific material/company swag

    • Creating/managing email marketing templates

    Graphic Designer & Social Media Planner | Buzz Creators, Inc.
    September 2014 - May 2016

    • Branding social media content/planning monthly content calendars for client accounts

    • Designing marketing materials for clients

  • Marketing Campaigns, Layout/Document Design, Proposals, Logo Design/Branding, Illustration, UX/UI, Email Marketing, Social Media Management, Event Collateral, Animation, Photography and Art Direction

  • Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Canva, Ceros, Salesforce, Squarespace, WordPress, Shopify, MailChimp, Klaviyo and Poppulo

  • Passport to Leadership Certificate | Lockton Companies

    April 17, 2024-August 1, 2024

    HTML Email Bootcamp Certificate | Noble Desktop
    October 4-5, 2017

    Photoshop Animated GIF Certificate | Noble Desktop
    March 29, 2018

    Employee Email Engagement Certificate | Poppulo
    September 12, 2018

    After Effects CC Certificate | Noble Desktop
    September 14, 2018

    Influencing Without Authority Workshop | New York Power Authority
    April 21, 2020

What People Are Saying

 

“Samantha stretches the boundaries of every medium and is proficient in cutting edge software. I am so impressed with her range of knowledge, her ability to meet tight deadlines and her excellent quality of work. She is a pleasure to work with.”

— Former Colleague, New York Power Authority

“I had the pleasure of working with Sam when I was first organizing my business. I told her very brief details of a logo I had in mind and in return she sent me so many wonderful designs to choose from. To say I was satisfied with the end result is an understatement!”

— Client, Photos By Meg

“Sam helped bring my vision to life! She is incredibly talented, easy to work with and took the time to create exactly what I was looking for when designing a logo for my website. I could not be happier with the outcome!”

— Client, Treat With Compassion