Areas of Expertise

Art Direction
Branding
Visual Design
Web Design
Sustainability Reports
Annual Reports

It’s all in the details.

Carrie Ceresa offers over 25 years of professional design experience, plus a passion for typography and clarity of communication. She is well versed in all aspects of the design process — from concept development through production. She offers a level of working efficiency that is uncommon. Her passion for design, attention to detail and high standard of excellence allows Carrie to bring a unique skill in the creative development and execution of every project she touches. A calm demeanor under pressure makes her a respected favorite of her colleagues, clients and suppliers. Carrie’s experience is broad-based in both print and digital mediums and is complemented by her strong understanding of business, branding and sustainability.

Carrie has worked across a broad range of industries, including but not limited to Energy, Healthcare, Insurance, Finance, Technology, Manufacturing, Education and Nonprofit. Carrie’s unyielding attention to detail, organization and client relationships — combined with her creativity and understanding of business — has earned her recognition in design publications and exhibitions for numerous clients including: Assurant, Exelon Corporation, Quantum, Composites One, Stericycle and many more.

A Columbus, Ohio native, Carrie holds a Bachelor of Science in Design from the University of Cincinnati and has worked in various firms and agencies across the country, including Boston, San Francisco, Dallas, Columbus and Chicago. Holding a remote position since 2008, she is an expert at remote discipline and workspace. She is proficient in the Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Xd, Bridge and Acrobat) as well as Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and has experience in GSuite, MailChimp, Constant Contact and social media platforms.

Select Client List

Exelon Corporation, Horace Mann, Assurant, IBM Watson, Baxter International, Optimas, Guardian Equipment, WaterSaver Faucet, Quantum, The Karn Group (TKG), Zebra Technologies, Stericycle, PharMEDium, American Association or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), American Association for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), The Ancona School, Career Education Corporation, Composites One, Prime 360, LaSalle Bank, SunTrust, Scrip Companies, Wallace, Weiss Scholarship Foundation, Gallery 37

Experience

Red Caffeine Lombard, IL | June 2022 – Present | Senior Art Director
Paragraphs LLC Chicago, IL | April 2006 – June 2022 | Art Director + Senior Designer
Petertil Design Partners Oak Park, IL | February 2002 – March 2006 | Graphic Designer
Blue Cosmos Design, Inc. Columbus, OH | January – March 2001 | Graphic Design Intern
Stoltze Design Boston, MA | June – August 2000 | Graphic Design Intern
Vanderbyl Design San Francisco, CA | January – March 2000 | Graphic Design Intern
RTKL Associates Inc. Dallas, TX | June 1998 – March 1999 | Graphic Design Intern
Fitch Columbus, OH | June – August 1995 | Graphic Design Intern

Education

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning | Graphic Design Major | Bachelor of Science in Design | June 2001 | Summa Cum Laude