Joe Milburn
Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director
JoeMilburn08@gmail.com
513-550-9748
Middletown, OH
Professional Summary
Senior Graphic Designer & Art Director with a creative practice since 2008 delivering brand identity, executive presentations, and high-impact event campaigns across corporate, B2B, agency, and entertainment sectors. Proven track record designing sales materials that support strong multi-year renewals and building/maintaining creative systems that streamline workflows and improve brand consistency.
Design Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere), Canva, Adobe Express, Powerpoint, Hubspot, Mailchimp
Productivity & Platforms: Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Wix
Core Strengths: Visual storytelling, brand identity, presentation design, print production, cross-functional collaboration, organizational efficiency and quality
Education
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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt - Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC), 2025
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Advanced courses via Adobe, Canva Design School, and LinkedIn Learning
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Special focus on: Brand Systems, Presentation Design, Typography, Web (Wix)
Company & Community Engagement
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Member, Hightowers Employee Engagement Committee
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Volunteer: HEAL Walk, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Adopt A Class
Professional Experience
Graphic Designer
Dimalanta (Design Agency)
February 2026 - Present
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Collaborate with sales leadership and creative director to deliver assets for print, social, email campaigns, brand identity, and events for a variety of companies.
Visual Content Creator
Hightowers Petroleum
April 2019 - January 2020,
June 2024 - Present
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Led creative strategy across multi-channel campaigns for digital, print, and social campaigns, increasing internal consistency and external visibility
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Defined company brand guidelines and managed distribution of marketing collateral across internal and external platforms.
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Designed client-facing PowerPoint decks contributing to a 75% multi-year contract renewal rate.
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Executed full migration from local servers to Office 365 SharePoint & Teams, supporting brand consistency and collaboration.
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Designed and launched multiple websites (Wix) for HPC and affiliate brands.
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Managed outside vendors to produce large-scale print collateral for major events, including the NMSDC Conference
Senior Graphic Designer
Williams Lea
June 2023 - June 2024
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Delivered custom, executive-level presentations tailored to high-stakes investment banking initiatives through strategic design systems and visual storytelling.
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Developed an internal design asset library to accelerate team workfl ows and streamline onboarding.
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Partnered cross-functionally with bankers, analysts, and project managers to ensure visual precision in client-facing materials.
Senior Graphic Designer
167 Signs
June 2017 - June 2024
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Managed custom projects with internal and external agency teams, overseeing creative direction through production
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Designed large-format print projects and marketing materials to 3x business revenue and support client acquisition and retention
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Delivered creative and production for high-profile activations (Kroger, Martha Stewart, Railbird, Bonnaroo) contributing to year-over-year contract renewals
Freelance Designer
2008 - Present
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Developed visual identities, promotional campaigns, and creative direction for emerging and regionally successful recording artists and featured on culture and music platforms including Karmaloop, HotNewHipHop, The Needle Drop, Elevator, and FADER
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Contracted by global sync agency Audio Network for music placements across Netflix, VH1, Major League Soccer, and runway shows (Off-White, Alexander Wang FW 19–20)
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