Joe Milburn
Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director
JoeMilburn08@gmail.com | 513-550-9748 | Middletown, OH

Professional Summary

Visionary Senior Designer with 15+ years of experience crafting high-impact visual solutions across corporate, B2B, agency, lifestyle, and entertainment sectors. Adept at leading end-to-end design for digital, print, presentation, and branded content. Known for translating complex ideas into compelling visuals that drive engagement, retention, and brand growth. Trusted creative partner to C-suite leaders, with a track record of elevating internal and external communications at the enterprise level including for top-tier clients like Goldman Sachs, Martha Stewart, Kroger, Moonriver Music Festival, and Railbird Music Festival.

Design Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere), Canva, Powerpoint

Productivity & Platforms: Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Wix

Core Strengths: Visual storytelling, brand identity, presentation design, print production, cross-functional collaboration

Professional Experience

Led creative strategy across multi-channel campaigns for digital, print, and social campaigns, increasing internal consistency and external visibility
Defined company brand guidelines and managed distribution of marketing collateral across internal and external platforms.
Designed client-facing PowerPoint decks contributing to a 75% multi-year contract renewal rate.
Executed full migration from local servers to Office 365 SharePoint & Teams, supporting brand consistency and collaboration.
Designed and launched multiple websites (Wix) for HPC and affiliate brands.
Managed outside vendors to produce large-scale print collateral for major events, including the NMSDC Conference

Visual Content Creator

Hightowers Petroleum

April 2019 - January 2020,

June 2024 - Present

Delivered custom, executive-level presentations tailored to high-stakes investment banking initiatives through strategic design systems and visual storytelling.
Developed an internal design asset library to accelerate team workfl ows and streamline onboarding.
Partnered cross-functionally with bankers, analysts, and project managers to ensure visual precision in client-facing materials.

Senior Graphic Designer

Williams Lea

June 2023 - June 2024

Managed custom projects with internal and external agency teams
Design for large format printing, marketing materials, project management, website design/creation/maintenance
Completed high-profile events to successfully achieve YoY contract renewal

Senior Graphic Designer

167 Signs

June 2017 - June 2024

Developed visual identities, promotional campaigns, and creative direction for emerging and regionally successful recording artists during the influential Blog Era of digital music.
Work featured on major culture and music platforms including Karmaloop, HotNewHipHop, The Needle Drop, Elevator, and The FADER.
Collaborated with an artist whose work was signed by sync agency Audio Network, resulting in music placements on Netfl ix, VH1, Major League Soccer (MLS), and on the Off-White and Alexander Wang Fall/Winter 2019–2020 runway shows.
Gained deep, hands-on experience in graphic design through self-directed learning, experimentation, and ongoing collaboration with creatives across music, fashion, and media.