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RESUME 2025

SARA SHOWERS 

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Industry Experience: 7+ Years 

Located in: Detroit 

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Looking For: 
Mid-level to Senior Full-Time Positions

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Open To: 

Contract, Project-Based Gigs

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EDUCATION

 

BFA Advertising Design – Minor Crafts 

College for Creative Studies 2019

 

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STRENGTHS
 

  • Detail-driven 

  • Multitasker in fast-moving environments

  • Clear written + verbal communicator

  • Strategic thinker with practical logic

  • Skilled in messaging + tone

  • Collaborative problem solver

  • Expert in presentation deck building

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CREATIVE SOFTWARE/SKILLS
 

  • Photoshop

    • comps, layout, retouching
       

  • Illustrator

    • vector design + branding
       

  • InDesign

    • layout + longform
       

  • After Effects / Premiere

    • video editing + motion design
       

  • Lightroom

    • photo color + batch processing
       

  • Figma

    • Design + Basic UX

    • Collaborative prototyping + version management
       

  • Google Workplace + Microsoft Office

    • Presentation deck building

      • Slides / PowerPoint / Keynote

    • File organization + handling

    • Scheduling + workflow support

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A.I. TOOLS + AUTOMATION
 

  • Midjourney + Runway + Adobe Firefly + ChatGPT

    • Image and Video Generation​​

    • ​Ideation + Workflow​

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DONER ADVERTISING 

Senior Art Director

July 2023 – September 2025

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Took daily ownership of consistent visual brand-voice for key client accounts across organic, paid and internal media

Produced multiple TV and social productions from conceptual kick-off, through production, and into final color and finIsh.

Mastered A.I. tools to create engaging, hyper-realistic concept images/video for storyboards and pitch decks

Conceptual and design ideas for 3 business-winning pitches

Major clients: Meijer, The Detroit Zoo, Serta, The UPS Store,
and Owens Corning

FUSION92

Art Director

August 2022 – July 2023

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Designed and shot social media assets in the healthcare space for high-level brand-awareness and seasonal content calendars

 

Produced 2 TV spots to launch a sports betting app

 

Designed desktop and mobile website templates for a major
Dental Services Organization to customize for individual offices

 

Major clients: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Heartland Dental and Jack Entertainment.

DONER ADVERTISING 

Art Director

June 2019 – August 2022

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Created a spokesperson personality to drive mid-funnel education for a major regional utility provider

 

Extensive off-shore video stock searching to fill templated TV spots for a national casino brand

 

Created a look/feel for a member rewards program on-site and digital messaging campaign

 

Led art direction for a new mattress store brand’s TV debut

XENITH

Freelance Retoucher

August 2019 – June 2020

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Consistent treatment and re-touching of product/portrait images for a niche sports equipment manufacturer.

IDENTILOCK

Freelance Art Director

July 2018 – September 2018

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Worked with CEO and Lead Strategist to revitalize branding assets, website and social media presence for a biometric-security product.

MILO DIGITAL

Creative Intern

July – August 2018

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Designed/animated Milo social graphics and social media content for a range of small-business based in Detroit.

THE MARS AGENCY

Art Direction Intern

September – December 2017

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Concept and design of shopper marketing campaigns for Lowes, Crayola, and Snuggle with oversight and direction from The Mars Agency team.

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