HI, I’M ASHLEY!

I’m a Chicago based designer and art director with over 10 years of experience across tech and nonprofit .

After wearing numerous hats in the nonprofit sector, I found myself drawn to the problem-solving and creativity at the heart of design. Art and design have always been a driving force in my life, whether it was being voted "Most Artistic" in high school, studying art history at DePaul University or building my career as a designer.

My deep understanding of art and design history, combined with the proactive mindset I developed through my nonprofit experience and the drive of being largely self-taught, provides me with a unique perspective and a strategic approach to every professional challenge I encounter. I have particular experience with branding and logo design, typography, illustration, art direction, photoshoots and digital design, as well as developing and managing project management processes for in-house teams and mentoring and managing junior and freelance designers.

When I’m not designing, you’ll probably find me doing pilates, reading a good book, traveling the world or exploring all the awesome food, coffee, and craft beer spots around Chicago.

Experience

Feeding America, Specialist, Visual Identity and Graphic Design, January 2026 - Present

Self-Employed Freelance, Senior Graphic Designer, January 2018 - Present

OpenGov, Lead Designer, July 2024 - December 2025

Grubhub, Designer, August 2022 - May 2024
Grubhub, Associate Designer, May 2021- August 2022

AIDS Foundation Chicago, Senior Graphic Designer, July 2020 - May 2021
AIDS Foundation Chicago, Graphic Designer, May 2017 - July 2020


Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, AfterEffects)

Figma

Canva

Logo + Branding Design

Art Direction

Digital Advertising

Print Design + Production

Out-of-home

Digital Illustration

Motion Graphics + 2D Animation

Environmental + Event Design

Project Management

Asana, Trello, Basecamp

Social Media Design

Digital, Web + UI Design

Design Team Management

Photoshoots + Pre-production

WordPress + Website Maintenance

Frontify, Canto + DAM Management

Brand Guidelines Development + Management


Brands I’ve Worked With

Corporate

Chicago Cubs

Marquee Development

Grubhub + Seamless

Amazon

McDonald’s

Taco Bell

sweetgreen

Wendy’s

Circuit

OpenGov

FGMA Architects

Non-profit

Feeding America

Cubs Charities

AIDS Foundation Chicago

AIDS United

Northwestern University

Johns Hopkins University

Slow Food USA

Environmental Working Group

American Dental Association

Chicago Abortion Fund

Elks National Foundation