Design

Art Direction

Advertising

Branding

Digital Design

Editorial Design

Graphic Design

Logo Design

Marketing

Motion Graphics

Packaging Design

UI/UX Design

Video Editing

Skills

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Premiere

After Effects

Adobe Acrobat

Figma

Framer

Word Press

Webflow

Microsoft 365

(Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

HTML

CSS

Blender

Certifications

Google UX Design Certificate

Graphic designer with over 12 years of experience working with brands focusing on developing their digital presence. I'm based in Houston, Texas, with a Bachelor’s in Graphic Design from Louisiana State University. I have worked with a variety of brands ranging from local to national both in agency environment and in-house setting as well.

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Email me at paulguidrydesign@gmail.com

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See Experience below ↓

BlueByrd Strategic Sales and Marketing

Graphic Designer

Jan. 2025 – Present

Develop brand identities, sales collateral, & digital assets that support client growth initiatives, including demand generation, product launches, and go-to-market strategies.

Streamlined creative workflows with team where on average 87% of design deliverables approved without any revisions from clients.

Developed ebooks, whitepaper, case studies, LinkedIn ads, email graphics & landing page for a client’s campaign which resulted in 30 MQLs and 27 SQLs surpassing the original goal of 10 each.

Partnered with strategists and fractional CMOs to align design deliverables with measurable growth goals, helping clients achieve 90%+ campaign delivery success rates.

Network Funding LP

Multimedia Designer

July 2020 – January 2025

Designed and developed responsive websites & pages for both existing branches & new DBAs leading to higher conversions rates and lower bounce rates.

Streamlined brand guidelines and design library to increase brand consistency across multiple platforms & media & raised production efficiency.

Shot and edited videos for loan officers and special occasions, events, & updates. Edited videos for twice-weekly podcast and designed marketing materials & social media posts for the podcast.

Designed online editable templates for flyers, business cards, social media posts & videos.

Richards/Carlberg

Art Director

Jan. 2020 – July 2020

Designed and provided art direction for clients through marketing materials such as print ads, social media posts, digital ads (static and animated), websites, OOH ads, presentations, logos, packaging, posters, email campaigns, and websites.

Presented concepts that fully represented the brand strategy, process, & creative recommendations & anchor back to the creative brief and user-informed research.

Edited videos & created animations for clients on social media posts, digital ads & TV ads as well. Managed pre-press production on marketing, digital, & printmaterials for clients.

Pangea Industrial Group

Web Designer

Aug. 2019 – Jan. 2020

Led in UX and UI design for products & collaborated with development team by conducting user research, creating user personas, implementing user testing plus user feedback, & designed apps and responsive websites.

Created digital ads, print ads, social media posts, logos, signage, brand identity systems, & other marketing materials for products.

Rushing Media

Graphic Designer

May 2017 – Aug. 2019

Managed design pre-press production for 8 different weekly, monthly, & quarterly publications. Designed marketing materials for sales teams promoting company brand & success.

Created branding materials and marketing such as print ads, publications, OOH ads, signage, flyers, digital ads, & packaging for local companies.

Red Six Media

Graphic Design Intern

Jan. 2016 – June 2016

Collaborated with creative directors, designers, and account teams to develop visual concepts aligned with client brand strategies and campaign goals

Conducted visual research and trend analysis to inform creative direction and design solutions

Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and high design standards

Louisiana State University Health & Wellness Center

Graphic Design Assistant

Jan. 2014 – Jan. 2016

Designed branding for LSU Health & Wellness Center's annual and semester events held on campus.

Prepared production-ready files for print and digital distribution, managing revisions, formatting, and quality control

Assisted in designing assets for web, social media, email campaigns, and internal communications to promote programs, and initiatives