Steven Miller
Designer
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Toptal Member Since
February 22, 2016
Steve is a digital art director at DDB, with years of experience in digital design. He freelances for companies all over the world as a visual and UI/UX designer on websites, web apps, and mobile apps. Steve has had the pleasure of working for advertising agencies such as DDB, Tribal Worldwide, Grand Creative, Colenso BBDO, and many others. He communicates exceptionally well with his clients and has worked in teams of all sizes.
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Work Experience
2016 - PRESENT
Digital Art Director
DDB
- Designed a digital experience to help with the launch of new shoe for Adidas.
- Redesigned and art direction for UBC Sauder's new university website.
- Provided art direction and concept development on Tostitos's 2019 Canada commercial campaign.
- Designed BCAA's new website and provided art direction for the production of new brand assets.
- Redesigned and provided art direction for Simon Frasier University's new rebrand.
Technologies: Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, InVision
2015 - 2016
Senior Web and Interaction Designer
Grand Creative
- Delivered UI/UX designs to help achieve milestones for key interactive and website projects.
- Designed the information architecture and wireframing of the user interfaces.
- Provided art direction and visual designs for all creative projects.
- Created new websites, mobile applications, landing pages, and iconography.
- Introduced and designed new product features.
Technologies: Slack, Asana, OmniGraffle, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision
2015 - 2016
Visual and UI/UX Designer
VariQuest
- Designed an entire platform as a resource for teachers; including the design of the marketing website and the responsive website application.
- Worked on refreshing the art direction and the user experience of the company's digital presence by supplying new imagery, graphics, typography, and implementing new best practices and usability standards.
- Developed and provided direction for micro-interactions and animations for an educational web app.
- Worked with the developer and project management team in creating user flows, information architecture, and wireframes.
- Built an entire web application using InVision prototyping software.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, InVision
2014 - 2014
Senior Web Designer
Creo Design
- Worked as the lead interactive designer for all web projects.
- Wireframed and created new responsive websites, landing pages, and iconography.
- Created new concepts, estimates, and proposals for acquiring new business.
- Delivered the UI/UX designs to help achieve milestones for key interactive projects.
- Provided art direction and development of new web standards for 2015.
Technologies: OmniGraffle, InVision, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
2014 - 2014
Digital Designer
Colenso BBDO
- Delivered UI/UX designs to help achieve milestones for key interactive projects.
- Conceptualized, designed, and delivered internal and external design materials.
- Provided creative solutions to implement strategic plans for key clients.
- Wireframed user flows and mapped information architecture with team members.
- Created brands from concept to completion; provided creative direction and drove brand standards.
Technologies: Asana, OmniGraffle, Slack, InVision, Adobe Photoshop
2012 - 2014
Design Director
Advertising Federation of Minnesota
- Led a team of highly creative designers/writers.
- Created AdFed’s design materials for the year while maintaining the current prestige of the AdFed brand.
- Attended monthly board meetings and built a committee of experience creatives.
- Created brands from concept to completion; provided creative direction and drove brand standards.
- Designed the Information architecture and wireframed the user interfaces.
- Implemented a brand refresh and aided in the development of new standards for 2015.
Technologies: Adobe Illustrator, Basecamp, InVision, Adobe Photoshop
Education
2007 - 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN, USA
